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Chapter Force and Pressure Questions

The document discusses multiple choice and short answer questions about forces and pressure. It covers topics like friction, gravitational force, contact forces, pressure formula, and how forces can change an object's motion, speed, or shape. An example is given that it is harder to walk in sharp heels on sand than flat slippers due to the higher pressure sharp heels exert on the sand from their smaller contact area.

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Chapter Force and Pressure Questions

The document discusses multiple choice and short answer questions about forces and pressure. It covers topics like friction, gravitational force, contact forces, pressure formula, and how forces can change an object's motion, speed, or shape. An example is given that it is harder to walk in sharp heels on sand than flat slippers due to the higher pressure sharp heels exert on the sand from their smaller contact area.

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Force and Pressure

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following forces always opposes motion?


A. gravitational force
B. electrostatic force
C. muscular force
D. friction
Ans: D. friction

2. Pressure is defined as _____________.


A. force per unit area
B. force per square unit area
C. force
D. force per area
Ans: A. force per unit area

3. Which one of the following statements is false about force?


A. Forces applied to an object need not to be in the same direction.
B. No objects interaction is required for a force to come into play.
C. Motion imparted to objects will be due to the action of a force.
D. The strength of a force is usually expressed by its magnitude.
Ans: B. No objects interaction is required for a force to come into play.

4. When a force applied on an object are equal and opposite, then this force
A. May move the object.
B. Change the shape of the object and may move the object.
C. May stop a moving object.
D. Do not move the object but may cause a change in its shape.
Ans: D. Do not move the object but may cause a change in its shape.
5. Leaves and fruits fall to the ground when they get detached from a plant. Which
one of the following forces is acting on it?
A. muscular force
B. magnetic force
C. gravitational force
D. electrostatic force
Ans: C. gravitational force

6. Which one of the following is an example of contact force?


A. magnetic force
B. muscular force
C. electrostatic force
D. gravitational force
Ans: B. muscular force

Very Short Answer Questions

1. What is a force?
Ans: An influence which changes or tends to change its shape, size, direction, state of
motion and magnitude is called FORCE.

2. The strength of a force is usually expressed by its_______________.


Ans: Magnitude.

3. Objects or things fall towards the earth because it pulls them. This force is called
the ______.
Ans: Force of gravity or gravitational force.

4. Write the formula to find out pressure.


Ans: The formula of pressure is:
Pressure= Force/Area
P=F/A

5. State whether the following statement is True or False.


Gases exert pressure on the walls of their container.
Ans: True. Gaseous particles move randomly and due to this motion, they also hit the
walls of the container, thus creating pressure on its walls.

6. The pressure exerted by this air is known as __________________.


Ans: Atmospheric pressure.

7. Which force acts on every object in the universe?


Ans: Gravitational force acts on every object in the universe.

Short Answers Questions

1. Find out the type of force acting on the below situations.


a. A coin or a pen falls to the ground when it slips out of your hand.
Ans: Gravitational force acts when something falls to the ground after slipping out
of our hand.

b. A boat comes to rest if we stop rowing it.


Ans: A boat comes to rest if we stop rowing due to friction.

c. When a person lifts a bucket of water.


Ans: Muscular force acts when a person lifts a bucket of water.

2. Describe the state of motion of an object.


Ans: The motion of an object is defined by its speed and direction. The resting state is
considered to be the state of zero speed. An object may rest or move; these can be its two
states of motion.
3. Write one point of difference between contact and non-contact force with an
example.
Ans: A point of difference between contact and non-contact force along with an example
is provided below,

Contact force Non-Contact force


Contact force is a force that is applicable Non-Contact force is a force that can be
when two objects are placed such that they applied even when two objects are not in
have physical contact with each other. contact physically.
For example, Magnetic, Electrostatic an
For example, Frictional and Muscular force.
Gravitational force.

4. Why do you think a ball rolling along the ground gradually slows down and
comes to rest?
Ans: A ball rolling along the ground gradually slows down and comes to rest due to
friction. This force of friction acts between the surface of the ball and the ground and acts
opposite to the direction of motion which brings the ball to rest after some time.

5. Porters place a round piece of cloth on their heads when they have to carry heavy
loads. Why?
Ans: Porters place a round piece of cloth on their head when they have to carry heavy
loads because this increases the area of contact of the load and their head which decreases
the pressure on their head. Since pressure is inversely proportional to the area of contact.
This makes it easier for porters to carry heavy loads.

6. Why do you think pressure acts on the area of a surface?


Ans: Pressure is inversely proportional to the area of the surface, that is, a small area will
provide greater pressure with the same amount of force applied. This means that a
pointed needle will hurt more or exert more pressure than a plank of wood with the same
force applied on both.
7. Do you think sometimes the application of force does not result in a change in the
state of motion? Describe with an example.
Ans: Sometimes application of force does not result in a change in the state of motion.
This does not mean that force is not applied instead; it means that the force applied is not
enough to move the object.
For example, applying pressure on a wall or a heavy stone and may not move.

8. Why does a rubber sucker stick to the surface of any object?


Ans: The rubber sucker sticks to the surface of any object because of the pressure of the
atmosphere that acts on it.

9. Define muscular force. Give examples.


Ans: The force exerted due to the action of the muscles of someone’s body is called
muscular force. For example, running, lifting something, jumping, etc.

10. Write a short on the electrostatic force.


Ans: Electrostatic force is the force caused due to attraction or repulsion of electric
charges between two particles. This is a non-contact force, therefore it acts when two
charged bodies are brought closer to each other.

Long Answer Questions

1. Describe an activity to show that ‘a force can change the state of motion.
Ans: To show that a force can change the state of motion. Place a rubber ball on any flat
surface. Now, push the ball in any direction along the surface. Pushing it again increases
its speed while placing a palm in front of it stops its motion and brings the ball to rest. It
will move again if a force is applied to it. This proves that a force can change the state of
motion.

2. What are the effects of the application of force on an object? Explain.


Ans: The effects of the application of force on an object are:
a. The shape of an object can be changed.
For example, a cricket ball changes its shape temporarily when hit by the bat.
b. The direction of a moving object can be changed.
For example, the direction of the cricket ball changes when hit by the bat.
c. A moving object can be brought to rest.
For example, putting a hand in front of a rolling ball brings it to rest.
d. A stationary object can be brought to motion.
For example, rolling a stationary ball on a plane surface brings it to motion.
e. It can change the speed of an object.
For example, further pushing a rolling ball on a surface in the same direction as its
motion increases its speed.
3. Demonstrate an experiment to show that liquids exert pressure on the walls of the
container.
Ans: To show that liquids exert pressure on the walls of the container, take a plastic
bottle and fix a cylindrical glass tube of a few centimeters near its bottom. To do this, you
can simply heat an end of the glass tube and insert it immediately near the bottom of the
plastic bottle. Seal any leakage, if present, with molten wax. Now, cover the open end of
the glass tube with a thin rubber sheet. Fill half of the bottle with water.
Note that the rubber sheet bulges out due to the pressure applied by water. This proves
that liquids exert pressure on the walls of the container.

4. Why is it More Difficult to Walk with Sharp Heels on Sand than with Flat
Slippers?
Answer: A sharp heeled shoe will have a little area in touch with the sand. It exerts a
much greater pressure on the sand. Hence, it is difficult to walk with high heels as the
heels sink deeper into the sand due to high pressure. On the other hand, for flat slippers, a
larger amount of area is in contact with the sand. It exerts a much lower pressure on the
sand. Therefore, it is much easier to walk on the sand with flatter shoes than with high
heels.

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