Force and Pressure

SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL SCHOOL
CHENNAI
2020-2021
CLASS-VIII
SCIENCE
DATE TOPIC:CH:11-FORCE AND PRESSURE
1.(a)Define force.
(b)How many objects should be present for a force to come into play?
(c)Two friends A and B are applying a force of 2 newton and 4 newton
on a box in the same direction. What will be the total force applied by
them?
(d)In a tug of war, side A applies 10 newton force and side B applies 8
newton force. Which side will the rope move?
Answer:
(a)Force is a push or pull on an object.
(b)There should be atleast two objects for a force to come into play.
(c)The total force will be 6 newton, i.e., the sum of their individual forces.
(d)The rope will move towards side A as more force is applied by side A.
2.Give two examples each of the situations in which you push or pull to
change the state of motion of objects.
Answer:
(i) Push: We close drawer by pushing.
We move a wooden box by pushing.
(ii) Pull: We draw water from a well by pulling the rope.
A horse pulls a cart.
3.Give two examples of situations in which applied force causes a

change in the shape of an object.
1
Answer:
When we apply force on a rubber band to stretch it and on clay to change its
shape.
4.In the following situations identify the agent exerting the force and
the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in each case.
(a) Squeezing a piece of lemon between the fingers to extract its juice.
(b) Taking out paste from a toothpaste tube.
(c) A load suspended from a spring while its other end is on a hook
fixed to a wall.
(d) An athlete making a high jump to clear the bar at a certain height.
Answer:
(a) Agents are fingers, object is lemon, effect of force changes the shape of
lemon.
(b) Agents are fingers of the person squeezing the tube, object is toothpaste
tube and effect of the force can be observed as the paste coming out of the
tube (change in shape).
(c) Agent is the load suspended, object is the spring and effort can be seen in
the form of elongation of spring on suspension of load (change in shape).
(d) Agent is muscles of athlete, object is athlete himself and effect of the
force changes the state of motion of the athlete.
5.A blacksmith hammers a hot piece of iron while making a tool. How
does the force due to hammering affect the piece of iron?
Answer:
The force due to hammering causes the change in the shape of the iron and
iron can be moulded in the shape of the required tool.
6.Name the forces acting on a plastic bucket containing water held

above ground level in your hand. Discuss why the forces acting on the
bucket do not bring a change in its state of motion.
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Answer:
Forces acting on bucket are as follows:
(i) Muscular force of arms acting upward.
(ii) Force of gravity acting downward.
Both the forces do not bring any change in the state of motion because both
of them are acting in equal and opposite directions and thus they cancel
each other’s effect.
7.A rocket has been fired upwards to launch a satellite in its orbit.
Name the two forces acting on the rocket immediately after leaving the
launching pad.
Answer:
The forces that act when a rocket leaves launching pad are as follows:
(i) Gravitational force of the earth (downward).
(ii) Frictional force of air (in opposite direction).
8.(a) Define atmospheric pressure.
(b)What happens to the atmospheric pressure on mountains?

(c)What makes a balloon stretch if it is filled with air?
Answer:
(a)Atmospheric pressure is the pressure exerted by air.
(b)As we go on the mountains, the atmospheric pressure decreases.
(c)The air exerts pressure on the balloon and therefore, it stretches.
9.A force 8N is applied on an area of 2cm2.Calculate the pressure.

Answer:
Force = 8N Area = 2cm2
=_ 2___ m2
10000
=___2___ m2
104
= 2 x 10-4 m2
3
P=F = 8N______ = ___4N___
A 2 x 10-4 m2 10-4 m2
= 4 x104 Nm-2
= 4 x 104 Pa
10.What is the force needed to produce a pressure of one pascal over a

square area of side 2m?
Answer:
Pressure = 1 Pa/N/m2
Side = 2m
Area = Side x Side
= 2m x 2m = 4m2
F = P x A = 1N/m2 x 4m2
= 4N

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DATE TOPIC:CH:11-FORCE AND PRESSURE

3.Give two examples of situations in which applied force causes a

6.Name the forces acting on a plastic bucket containing water held

8.(a) Define atmospheric pressure.

(b)What happens to the atmospheric pressure on mountains?

9.A force 8N is applied on an area of 2cm2.Calculate the pressure.

10.What is the force needed to produce a pressure of one pascal over a

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