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8th Foundation
IMPORTANT
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Which of the following statements are true?
(i) An object will continue moving uniformly until the resultant force on it is zero.
(ii) The bodies do not change their state of rest or motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced external force.
(iii) If a body is at rest on the surface of the Earth then the net downward force exerted by the Earth and net upward force exerted on the body are not equal to each other.

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Important Questions on Force and Pressure

EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Match the column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

  Column I   Column II
(a) A girl pulling the leash of a running dog (i) Impact of force can make stationary object to move
(b) A driver turning the steering wheel of a car (ii) Gravity acts upon an object
(c) When you hit a nail with a hammer (iii) Force can make an object go slower
(d) A ball released from the top of a tower (iv) Force can change the direction of a moving object
EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT
The surface area of the base of a brick X is 100 cm2. The surface area of the base of the brick Y is 250 cm2. Each brick weighs 100 N. Which of the following is correct if P1 and P2 are the pressures exerted by the bricks X and Y respectively?
EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT
When we walk on sand our feet sink into it, and it is difficult for us to walk, but a camel can easily walk on sand because
(i) The weight of the camel, that is the force, is spread over the large area of its feet.
(ii) The pressure exerted by the camel's body on the sand is very large.
EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

There are three tins filled with water and have holes of the same size as shown in figure. Which of the following options correctly identifies true (T) and false (F) for the given statements?

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(i) The farthest spout is from the middle hole in case (a).
(ii) The stream of water falls out the farthest through the upper hole in case (b).
(iii) The farthest spout is from the lowest hole in case (c).

 

EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

The diagram shows an object hanging from a string. Which of the following is the correct statement about the diagram?

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8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer. The mercury level is at a height h when the atmospheric pressure is 100000 Pa. What is the pressure at P?

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EASY
8th Foundation
IMPORTANT
As we go higher up on mountains, our ears pop because:
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8th Foundation
IMPORTANT

In the given figure, a beaker is filled with water. A, B and C are three holes in beaker, which of the following statements is correct regarding this?

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