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Lower Secondary Stage 7
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A sky-diver, dropping very fast, opens his parachute just a few hundred metres before reaching the ground. Draw and label a diagram and use it to explain the forces that act just before he lands safely. What is the difference between these forces and the forces that act on him when the parachute first opens?

Important Questions on Forces and their Effects

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Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7 : Student's Book>Chapter 10 - Forces and their Effects>End of chapter review>Q 9
Dogs pull a sledge over a flat, icy surface. Their pulling force is 240 N forwards. Air resistance is 160 N and friction from the ice is 60 N. Calculate the size and direction of the overall resultant force on the sledge.
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Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7 : Student's Book>Chapter 10 - Forces and their Effects>End of chapter review>Q 9
Dogs pull a sledge over a flat, icy surface. Their pulling force is 240 N forwards. Air resistance is 160 N and friction from the ice is 60 N. Explain how you know whether the sledge is speeding up or slowing down.
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Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7 : Student's Book>Chapter 10 - Forces and their Effects>End of chapter review>Q 10
Explain why most of a swimmer’s body will normally be under the water level.
MEDIUM
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7 : Student's Book>Chapter 10 - Forces and their Effects>End of chapter review>Q 11
Astronauts on a space mission travel from the Earth to the Moon. Describe the different sizes and directions of gravitational forces they experience when they are close to the Earth.
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Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7 : Student's Book>Chapter 10 - Forces and their Effects>End of chapter review>Q 11
Astronauts on a space mission travel from the Earth to the Moon. Describe the different sizes and directions of gravitational forces they experience when they are halfway between Earth and the Moon.
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Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7 : Student's Book>Chapter 10 - Forces and their Effects>End of chapter review>Q 11
Astronauts on a space mission travel from the Earth to the Moon. Describe the different sizes and directions of gravitational forces they experience when they are when they have landed on the Moon.
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Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7 : Student's Book>Chapter 10 - Forces and their Effects>End of chapter review>Q 11
Astronauts on a space mission travel from the Earth to the Moon. Is there is any point on the journey when their measured weight would be zero? Explain where and why.
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Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science Stage 7 : Student's Book>Chapter 10 - Forces and their Effects>End of chapter review>Q 12
Explain how you feel your own weight, and why astronauts in a space station do not feel their weight even though they are still pulled by the Earth’s gravity.