What forces can do? - class-IX
Understanding the effects and properties of forces, including friction, contact and non-contact forces, Newton's laws of motion, force equilibrium, and how forces can change the motion and shape of objects. Designed for Class 9 physics students.
Questions
For a surface molecule,
- the net force on it is non zero
- the net force on it zero
- there is net downward force
- there is net upward force
An iron block of sides $50 cm\times 8 cm\times 15 cm$ has to be pushed along the floor. The force required will be minimum when the surface in contact with ground is
- $8 cm\times 15 cm $surface
- $50 cm\times 15 cm $surface
- $8 cm\times 50 cm $surface
- Force is same for all surfaces.
Fill in the blanks:
- non-contact force
- force of friction
- magnetic force
- muscular force
Fill in the blanks:
- magnetic
- friction
- gravitational
- electrostatic
- non-contact force
- muscular force
- contact force
- gravitational force
Why does a boat, in still water, come to rest if we stop rowing it?
- Due to non-contact force
- Due to force of friction
- Due to muscular force
- Due to magnetic force
What brings the rolling ball to rest?
- Force of friction
- Gravitational force
- Electrostatic force
- Magnetic force
Which of the following cases represent that a force can change the shape of an object?
- A man trying to stop a sliding car.
- A weight put at the centre of a metal scale placed between two bricks.
- Two girls pulling each other.
- A man pulling a cow with a rope around his neck.
A spring is compressed when a force is applied. This is an example of
- force changing the shape of an object
- force changing the motion of an object
- force breaking a rigid object
- none of these
Other than changing the state of motion of an object, force
- can change the shape of an object
- has no other effect
- can change the colour of an object
- can change the state of rest of an object
If a force changes the shape of a body, the body should be
- non-rigid
- rigid
- fluid only
- none of these
Mark the incorrect statement(s)
- Length of a rubber band increases,when a stretching force is applied
- A spring shortens in length on the application of a compressive force
- Gold on hammering flattens to form a thin leaf
- None of above
In the game of cricket,the stumps fall when the ball strikes them.This is an example of
- Contact force
- Non contact force
- Displacement force
- None
Mark the correct option
- The state of motion of an object is described by its speed only
- Many a time application of force does not result in a change in the state of motion of an object.
- By sitting on a bicycle seat force is applies to the spring fixed to the seat of a bicycle
- All of the above
Mass differs from weight in that :
- Weight is a force where as mass is not a force.
- The mass of an object is always more than its weight.
- Mass can be expressed only in the metric system.
- There is no difference.
Swimming is possible on account of :-
- First law of motion
- Second law of motion
- Third law of motion
- Newton's law of motion
Four forces are acting on a body. If the body doesn't change its position or shape, the forces
- Must be of equal magnitude
- Must be parallel & opposite
- Must add up to zero when taken as vectors
- Must be in a single line and in same direction
When you and your friend push a table in opposite direction, it becomes difficult to move. This is because the net force becomes the difference of the two forces.
- True
- False
Make the correct statement (s)
- Force in the same direction by addition.
- Force in opposite direction by subtraction
- Force in same direction by subtracting
- Force in opposite direction by addition
To move at the same speed, a car with a face and another with streamlined body will require a different amount of force from the engine. the engine of the streamline bodied car will
- exert less force
- exert more force
- exert zero force
- exert no force
A bock of mass m moving with u sticks to an identical block at rest The combined mass will be
- Not move
- Move with 2 u
- Move with u
- Move with u/ 2
Force can only increase or decrease the speed of a moving object or change its direction.
- True
- False
Which of the following property of a substance cannot be changed by application of force?
- Shape
- Size
- elasticity
- reactivity with water
A body can change its state of rest or of uniform motion on its own. True or false.
- True
- False
Choose the wrong statement:
- 1 kg wt = 9.8 N
- Momentum is a vector quantity.
- Force is always conserved.
- Momentum is conserved in the absence of an external force.
The action of a force on an object imparts:
- motion.
- change in shape.
- change in size.
- all of these
If you push a light object continuously, its speed:
- will keep on increasing.
- will keep on decreasing.
- will remain same.
- will become zero.
Change in state of motion of an object can be described as:
- change in speed only.
- change in direction of motion only.
- change in both speed or direction.
- change in neither speed nor direction.
- a change in the shape of the object.
- a change in the state of the motion of the object.
- a change in the mass of the object.
- no change anywhere.
If the the magnitude of the applied force changes while maintaining its direction, then choose the correct statement.
- Effect of force remain the same.
- Effect of force changes.
- Effect of force may or may not change.
- Insufficient information
The application of a force would result in a change in the state of motion of an compressible object. The given statement is:
- always true.
- not always true.
- always false.
- insufficient information
What is the direction of force of friction acting on a body moving on a fixed surface?
- Along the direction of motion
- Opposite to the direction of motion
- It has no direction
- At an angle to the direction of motion
When a force is applied on a non-rigid object,
- its shape changes
- its shape remains same
- only its state of motion changes
- nothing happens
Fill in the blank.
- Expands
- Contracts
- No change in dimension is seen
- All of the above
Study the impact force when a golfer drives a golf ball $230$ meters down the fairway.
- The impact force on the golf ball is greatest
- The impact force on the club head is greatest
- The impact force is the same for both
- The impact force has no effect on the club
- The impact force has no effect on the ball
An object is subjected to a non-zero net force, $F$. Which of the following statements about its motion could not be true?
- The object will remain at rest
- The object has a constant velocity
- The object is travelling in a straight-line path with a constant speed
- The object is travelling in a circular path with a constant speed
- The acceleration of the object is perpendicular to the net force
The amateur boxers, use larger and more padded gloves than professional boxers. The amateur boxers are more protected from injury because:
- The larger glove exerts a larger impulse on the boxer
- The larger glove exerts a larger force on the boxer
- The larger glove exerts more energy on the boxer
- The larger glove increases time of impact on the boxer
- The larger glove increases the power exerted on the boxer
Which of the statements about force are true?
- It can be seen
- It causes an object to move
- It is pull or a push
- It can change the motion of an object
- True
- False
Force is an external effect in the form of a push or pull, which ..................
- Produces or tries to produce motion in a body at rest
- Stops or tries to stop a moving body
- Changes or tries to change the direction of motion of the body
- None of these
You are on a frictionless horizontal plane. How can you get off if no horizontal force is exerted by pushing against the surface?
- By jumping
- By splitting or sneezing
- By rolling your body on the surface
- By running on the plane
What causes a moving body to resist a change in its state of motion?
- Its acceleration
- Its speed
- Its inertia
- Its weight
A rider on horse falls back when horse starts running all of a sudden because
- Rider is taken back
- Rider is suddenly afraid of falling
- Inertia of rest keeps the upper part of body at rest while lower part of the body moves forward with the horse.
- Inertia of motion keeps the upper part of body at rest while lower part of the body moves forward with the horse.
If a body is moving with a constant speed along a straight line; then in order to change its direction of motion, an external force has to be applied in a direction normal to the direction of motion.
- True
- False
Which of the statements about force are true?
- It can be seed
- It causes an object to move
- It is pull or a push
- It can change the motion of an object
Three forces are acting on a body in which of following option (s) can the body be in equilibrium?
- $2N, 4N, 5N$
- $1N, 2N, 4N$
- $3N, 3N, 7N$
- $5N, 2N, 1N$
A ball of mass 250 g moving with a speed of hits a wall normally . it rebounds with the same speed . If the two were in contact for , the average force exerted by the wall on the ball is
- $4 \times {10^{ - 3}}N$
- $2 \times {10^{ - 3}}N$
- ${10^{ - 3}}N$
- ${10^{ - 2}}N$
A force of $15 N$ increases the length ofa by $1 \mathrm { mm }$. The additional force require increase the length by $2.5 \mathrm { mm }$ in N is
- $2.25$
- $22.5$
- $37.5$
- $3.75$
The force between two identical bar magnets whose centers are r meter apart is $2.8$N when their axis are in the same line. If the separation is increased to $2r$ meters, the force between them is reduced to
- $2.4N$
- $1.2$N
- $0.7$N
- $0.175$N
A lift coming down is just about to reach the ground floor. Taking the ground floor as origin and positive direction upwards for all quantities, which of the following is correct ($x$=displacement, $v$= velocity, $a$=acceleration):
- $x < o, v<0, a>0$
- $x > 0, v < 0, a < 0$
- $x > 0, v < 0, a> 0$
- $x > 0, v >0,a >0$
A particle moves in a potential region given by $U = 8{x^2} - 4x + 400,J.$ Its state of equilibrium will be$-$
- 8 m
- 10 m
- 12 m
- 0.25 m
Which of Newton's three laws does the following example illustrate? If you have a hockey pick sliding along a table, it will eventually come to a stop.
- Newton's First Law
- Newton's Second Law
- Newton's Third Law
- All of the above
A force produces transnational motion:
- when the body is free to move
- when the body is hindered to move
- when the body is rigidly fixed
- when none of the above are true
When no force acts on a body , it must be _______.
- Moving
- At rest
- In uniform motion
- Either B or C
If we apply the brakes to a moving car, it comes to rest. This shows that force can make a moving object go slower.
- True
- False
- Ambiguous
- Data insufficient
Eqbal has to push a lighter box and Seema has to push a similar heavier box on the same floor. Who will have to apply a larger force ?
- Eqbal
- Seema
- Both apply same force
- cant say
- True
- False
In which of the following cases, the net force acting on the body is not zero?
- An object floating in mercury
- A ball freely falling from a certain height
- A cork floating on the surface of water.
- All of the above cases.
Two bodies of masses ${m} _{1}$ and ${m} _{2}$ are acted upon by a constant force $F$ for a time $t$. They start from rest and acquire kinetic energies ${E} _{1}$ and ${E} _{2}$ respectively. Then $\dfrac{{E} _{1}}{{E} _{2}}$ is
- $\dfrac{{m} _{1}}{{m} _{2}}$
- $\dfrac{{m} _{2}}{{m} _{1}}$
- $1$
- $\dfrac{\sqrt{{m} _{1}{m} _{2}}}{{m} _{1}+{m} _{2}}$