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Make a list of some examples in which contact and non contact forces are applied. Write the types of force.

Important Questions on Force and Pressure

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Electrostatic force is a non contact force. To verify this, which experiment will you perform?
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It is easy to cut vegetables, fruits with a sharp knife. A blunt knife does not work here. Why does this happen?
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You must have seen a vegetable vendor carrying a basket on her head. She keeps a twisted piece of cloth on the head, below the basket. How does it help?
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We cannot stand at one place for a long time. How then can we sleep on a place for 8 and odd hours?
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For skiing on ice, why are long flat ski used?
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At the sea level, the atmospheric pressure 101 × 103 Pa is acting on a tabletop of size 1 m2. Under such heavy pressure, why doesn’t the tabletop crumble down?
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While pulling a bucket from a well, the bucket full of water immersed fully in water appears to weigh less than when it has been pulled out of water. Why?
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Take a long rubber band and cut it at one point. At one of its ends tie a clean washed stone or a 50 g weight as shown in the figure. Explain the observations in this experiment according to the Archimedes Principle.

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