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A force can change the shape and size of an object.

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Important Questions on Forces and their Effect

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Force can change the shape of objects.
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Galileo's experiments show that a constant unbalanced force is required to keep a body moving in uniform motion.
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When we pull a rubber band, it gets stretched. Why?
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Describe Galileo's experiment. What was the result of this experiment ?

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A body moves with constant velocity of 20 m s-1. The mass of body is 2 kg. The unbalanced force acting on the body is _____ N.

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Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the bracket

Force that enables us to walk is called _____ (magnetism/friction).

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A moving football comes to a stop due to _____.
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A child bends his plastic measuring scale as shown in the diagram. Is he pushing or pulling the scale? What is the effect of the force on the scale?

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Name the force used to pull a trolley.

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Lifting a book makes the book move. Is lifting a push or a pull?
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Define Newton's first law and Inertia.

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State Newton's first law of motion.

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What are the things force can do?
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A force can change the direction of motion of an object.

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To move a light object, you will have to use more force.
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Newton's first law and Galileo's law of inertia have the same meaning.
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A motor car of mass 1200 kg is moving along a straight line with uniform  velocity of 90 km/h. Its velocity is slowed down to 18 km/h in 4 s by an unbalanced external force. Calculate the acceleration and change in momentum. Also calculate the magnitude of the force required.
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Match the columns.

Column 1 Column 2
1. Push or pull                   a. deep inside the Earth
2. Animal fibre b. obtained from petroleum
3. Polluted water c. force
4. Plastic d. diseases
5. Petroleum e. wool
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Think about the following real-life examples where force is applied. On the right side, the possible effects of force are given. Select and write the correct effect for each of the examples. 

Force applied Effect of force
1. A girl is pushing a baby stroller. Question Image The force causes a change in the shape.
2. A boy is hitting a ball with a bat. Question Image Force stops the movement.
3. A girl is pressing a balloon. Question Image Force starts movement in the object.

4. A girl is catching a ball.

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The force causes a change in the path of the object.
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What is friction? How is it a beneficial force?