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    (1) Force is a push or pull that can cause an object at rest to move or change the motion of a moving object. It can change the shape of an object or the direction of a moving object. (2) Forces interact with each other, such as in arm wrestling where the players push against each other's force. The player applying the greater force wins. (3) A force cannot be seen directly but its effects, such as moving or stopping an object, can be observed. Forces can be contact forces, like friction between touching surfaces, or non-contact forces like magnetic and gravitational forces.

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    (1) Force is a push or pull that can cause an object at rest to move or change the motion of a moving object. It can change the shape of an object or the direction of a moving object. (2) Forces interact with each other, such as in arm wrestling where the players push against each other's force. The player applying the greater force wins. (3) A force cannot be seen directly but its effects, such as moving or stopping an object, can be observed. Forces can be contact forces, like friction between touching surfaces, or non-contact forces like magnetic and gravitational forces.

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    (1) Force is a push or pull that can cause an object at rest to move or change the motion of a moving object. It can change the shape of an object or the direction of a moving object. (2) Forces interact with each other, such as in arm wrestling where the players push against each other's force. The player applying the greater force wins. (3) A force cannot be seen directly but its effects, such as moving or stopping an object, can be observed. Forces can be contact forces, like friction between touching surfaces, or non-contact forces like magnetic and gravitational forces.

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    Physics Project Work

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    (1) Force is a push or pull that can cause an object at rest to move or change the motion of a moving object. It can change the shape of an object or the direction of a moving object. (2) Forces interact with each other, such as in arm wrestling where the players push against each other's force. The player applying the greater force wins. (3) A force cannot be seen directly but its effects, such as moving or stopping an object, can be observed. Forces can be contact forces, like friction between touching surfaces, or non-contact forces like magnetic and gravitational forces.

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    Force and pressure

    Physics Project Work


    Force: Push or Pull

    A table can be moved from one place to


    another by either pushing it or pulling it.
    Similarly, you can open a door by either
    pushing or pulling it. When a ball is
    thrown with more force, it travels a
    longer distance. The shape of a bottle
    can change when it is squeezed. Also,
    the direction of a moving ball can change
    by striking it.
    All the above activities can be associated
    Interaction Between Forces

    In an arm wrestling match, both the


    players try to push each other’s hand
    towards the table. Hands move along the
    direction of the player who applies a
    greater force. The player who is able to
    apply more force wins the match. A table
    in room or a vehicle parked outside a
    house cannot move unless it is either
    pushed or pulled. To move a table, We
    have to either push or pull it. In cricket, a
    bat exerts force on the ball. Thus, the
    Effects of Force

    Force cannot be seen, heard,


    or tasted. Only its effects can
    be felt or seen. The various
    effects of force are:
    It can move a body initially at
    rest.
    It can bring a moving body to
    rest.
    Contact Forces

    Anuj is cycling on the road. He observes


    that as he stops pedaling, the cycle stops
    moving after traveling for some distance.
    Let us see why this happens?
    Forces acting between two bodies can be
    classified into two broad categories:
    Contact force and non-contact force.
    Contact forces are those that act
    between two objects, which are in
    direct contact with each other. The
    Contact forces

    Frictional force is a contact force.


    Frictional force always acts between
    two moving objects, which are in
    contact with one another.
    Frictional force always acts opposite
    to the direction of motion.
    Frictional force depends on the
    nature of the surface in contact.
    Muscular Force
    Non contact forces

    Magnetic forces
    let us perform a small activity. We will first take a bar
    magnet and an iron nail. We will afterwards bring the
    magnet close to the iron nail, but do not bring them in
    contact.
    The iron nail moves towards the magnet. This means
    that there must be a force that is acting between the
    magnet and the iron nail.
    That force is magnetic force.

    Magnetic force can be attractive as well as


    Non contact force

    Electrostatic forces
    To under stand this force another
    activity can be performed.
    Take a paper and tear it into
    pieces. Now, rub a plastic scale
    against dry hair and bring this
    scale close to the paper pieces.
    It will be observed that the
    Non contact force

    Gravitational force
    The Earth attracts
    everything (that is near
    or on its surface) towards
    its centre by a non-
    contact force known
    Pressure

    We know that it is easier to push a nail


    into a wooden plank by its pointed edge. 
    When we walk on loose sand, our feet go
    inside the sand. However, this is not the
    case when we lie on loose sand. The
    force that is acting on the sand is our
    weight. Our feet have smaller surface
    areas than our entire body. This is the
    reason why our feet go deep inside the
    sand, but our bodies do not.
    Gases exerts pressure
    The Earth is surrounded by an envelope of different gases. This envelope of
    different gases is known as the atmosphere. It extends up to a few thousand
    kilometers. These gases exert pressure known as atmospheric pressure. This
    pressure results from the weight of the gas molecules present in air.

    An empty soft drink can is taken. All the air is pumped out of it, till practically there
    is no air left inside the can.Due to the absence of air inside the can, it can be
    squeezed and crumbled under the effect of atmospheric pressure acting on the
    outer surface of the can.

    Interesting Fact:
    Otto von Guericke, a German scientist, in 1654 at Magdeburg took two hollow metallic
    hemispheres of 51 cm each. He joined the two hemispheres together. When there was air
    inside them, they could be easily separated from each other. However, when all the air was
    pumped out, the force due to the atmospheric pressure on the outer surface of the two
    hemispheres became so large, that even horses on each side could not separate the two
    hemispheres.
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