Force and Pressure 8 Assignment 03

Answers are at the end.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1.

Which of the following is a property of force?

  • A) It has only magnitude
  • B) It has only direction
  • C) It has both magnitude and direction
  • D) It has neither magnitude nor direction

2.

A hockey player flicks a ball to change its direction. What does this action demonstrate?

  • A) Force can only increase speed
  • B) Force can change the direction of motion
  • C) Force can only stop an object
  • D) Force cannot affect a moving object

3.

What type of force is responsible for a coin falling to the ground when dropped?

  • A) Muscular force
  • B) Friction
  • C) Gravitational force
  • D) Electrostatic force

4.

Two students push a table in the same direction, making it easier to move. What happens to the forces?

  • A) They cancel each other out
  • B) They add up
  • C) They oppose each other
  • D) They reduce the table’s weight

5.

Which activity shows that force can change the shape of an object?

  • A) Kicking a football
  • B) Pressing a lump of dough
  • C) Pulling a rope in tug-of-war
  • D) Pushing a bicycle

6.

In Activity 8.6, a magnet on rollers moves when another magnet is brought near it without touching. What does this indicate?

  • A) Forces require contact to act
  • B) Magnetic force is a contact force
  • C) Magnetic force is a non-contact force
  • D) Magnets only push objects

7.

The force that opposes the motion of a moving object, such as a bicycle slowing down, is called:

  • A) Gravity
  • B) Friction
  • C) Magnetic force
  • D) Pressure

8.

A sharp knife cuts vegetables more easily than a blunt one. Why?

  • A) The sharp knife applies less force
  • B) The sharp knife has a smaller area, increasing pressure
  • C) The blunt knife has more friction
  • D) The sharp knife reduces the weight of the vegetables

9.

What is the effect of atmospheric pressure demonstrated by in Activity 8.11?

  • A) It pulls objects upward
  • B) It makes a rubber sucker stick to a surface
  • C) It increases the speed of objects
  • D) It changes the shape of liquids

10.

A spring on a bicycle seat compresses when someone sits on it. What does this show about force?

  • A) Force can only change motion
  • B) Force can change the shape of an object
  • C) Force requires no contact
  • D) Force only acts in one direction

Answers:

  1. C) It has both magnitude and direction
  2. B) Force can change the direction of motion
  3. C) Gravitational force
  4. B) They add up
  5. B) Pressing a lump of dough
  6. C) Magnetic force is a non-contact force
  7. B) Friction
  8. B) The sharp knife has a smaller area, increasing pressure
  9. B) It makes a rubber sucker stick to a surface
  10. B) Force can change the shape of an object