Question

A box is at rest on the table. What can you say about the forces acting on the box? The upward____ and the downward ____ are balanced 1st blank options are: Applied force, normal force,frictional force2nd blank options are: drag force, gravitational force, tension

Answer 1

Since the box rests on the table, net force is zero, both forces are balanced.

Those forces are:

The Gravitational force that points downwards, (weight)

The normal force that reacts to the gravitational force.

Answers:

Normal force

Gravitational force