Stop on the right equilibrium
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- Answer
- Stable
- Question
- A marble at the bottom of a bowl.
- Answer
- Unstable
- Question
- A ball balanced on top of a dome.
- Answer
- Neutral
- Question
- A ball resting on a flat floor.
- Answer
- Stable
- Question
- Force after a nudge opposes the nudge.
- Answer
- Unstable
- Question
- Force after a nudge follows the nudge.
- Choices
- Stable
- Unstable
- Neutral
- Instructions
- Tap once to start the sweep, then tap again to stop it on the right type.
Explanation
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Statics and Torque', sections 9.1-9.5_