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The document contains questions and answers about force and pressure. It discusses why an arrow falls to the ground after being shot horizontally (gravity overcomes the initial force), why it is difficult to cut cloth with blunt scissors blades (less pressure due to larger blade area), which of two rods of equal weight but different thickness will sink more in sand (the thinner rod sinks more due to greater pressure on the sand), why sandals with flat soles are more comfortable than pointed heels on sand (flat soles exert less pressure), and why it is easier to burst a balloon with a needle than a finger (the needle tip exerts greater pressure due to smaller area).

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8 Science

The document contains questions and answers about force and pressure. It discusses why an arrow falls to the ground after being shot horizontally (gravity overcomes the initial force), why it is difficult to cut cloth with blunt scissors blades (less pressure due to larger blade area), which of two rods of equal weight but different thickness will sink more in sand (the thinner rod sinks more due to greater pressure on the sand), why sandals with flat soles are more comfortable than pointed heels on sand (flat soles exert less pressure), and why it is easier to burst a balloon with a needle than a finger (the needle tip exerts greater pressure due to smaller area).

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EXTRA QUESTION & ANSWER

Class: 8 CHAPTER – FORCE & PRESSURE


(To be written in note book)
Subject: SCIENCE
DATE – 30.04.2021

Question. 1
An archer shoots an arrow in the air horizontally. However, after moving some distance, the
arrow falls to the ground. Name the initial force that sets the arrow in motion. Explain why
the arrow ultimately falls down?

Answer. The archer shoots an arrow by applying muscular force to stretches the string of
the bow. When the string is released, it regains its original position that provides the initial
force to set the arrow in motion horizontally.
The force of gravity that acts on the arrow in the downward direction and hence, the arrow
ultimately falls to the ground.

Question. 2
It is difficult to cut cloth using a pair of scissors with blunt blades. Explain.

Answer. It is difficult to cut cloth using a pair of scissors with blunt blades because blunt
blades have more area and due to which applied force produces very less pressure. As we
know that pressure is inversely proportional to area of cross-section, so it is difficult to cut
cloth
from blunt blades.

Question. 3
Two rods of the same weight and equal length have different thickness. They are held
vertically on the surface of sand as shown in figure. Which one of them will sink more?
Why?

Answer. As we know that pressure exerted by the body is inversely proportional to the area
where force is applied. So, the thinner rod, i.e. rod B will sink more because it has less area
of cross-section in contact with the surface, hence it will exert more pressure on the sand
with respect to the rod A.
Question. 4
Two women are of the same weight. One wears sandals with pointed heels while the other
wears sandals with flat soles. Which one would feel more comfortable while walking on a
sandy beach? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer. While walking on a sandy surface, one needs the footwears of larger area so that
the pressure exerted on the ground is minimum. So, in this case, the woman having the
sandals with pointed heels will be less comfortable in walking while the other woman wears
sandals with flat soles feels more comfortable while walking on sandy beach.

Question. 5
It is much easier to burst an inflated balloon with a needle than by a finger. Explain.

Answer. Because needle tip has very less area of cross-section in comparison to that of our
finger and we know that pressure exerted by a force is inversely proportional to the area
where it has been applied, so pressure exerted will be more by the needle tip than the finger.

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