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Important Questions For CBSE Class 8 Science Chapter 11

The document provides a set of multiple choice and short answer questions about forces and pressure from a Class 8 Science textbook chapter. It tests understanding of key concepts such as the definition of pressure, examples of different types of forces like friction and gravity, and how forces can affect the motion of objects. The questions cover topics ranging from identifying the type of force involved in everyday examples to explaining experiments that demonstrate pressure and the effects of applying various forces.

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Important Questions For CBSE Class 8 Science Chapter 11

The document provides a set of multiple choice and short answer questions about forces and pressure from a Class 8 Science textbook chapter. It tests understanding of key concepts such as the definition of pressure, examples of different types of forces like friction and gravity, and how forces can affect the motion of objects. The questions cover topics ranging from identifying the type of force involved in everyday examples to explaining experiments that demonstrate pressure and the effects of applying various forces.

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Important Questions for Class 8

Science
Chapter 11 – Force and Pressure

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following forces always opposes motion?


A. gravitational force
B. electrostatic force
C. muscular force
D. friction
Ans: D. friction

2. Pressure is defined as _____________.


A. force per unit area
B. force per square unit area
C. force
D. force per area
Ans: A. force per unit area

3. Which one of the following statements is false about force.


A. Forces applied on an object need not to be in the same direction.
B. No objects interaction is required for a force to come into play.
C. Motion imparted to objects will be due to the action of a force.
D. The strength of a force is usually expressed by its magnitude.
Ans: B. No objects interaction is required for a force to come into play.

4. When a force applied on an object are equal and opposite, then this force
A. May move the object.
B. Change the shape of the object and may move the object.
C. May stop a moving object.
D. Do not move the object but may cause a change in its shape.
Ans: D. Do not move the object but may cause a change in its shape.

5. Leaves and fruits fall to the ground when they get detached from a plant.
Which one of the following force is acting on it?

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A. muscular force
B. magnetic force
C. gravitational force
D. electrostatic force
Ans: C. gravitational force

6. Which one of the following is an example of contact force?


A. magnetic force
B. muscular force
C. electrostatic force
D. gravitational force
Ans: B. muscular force

Very Short Answer Questions 1Mark

1. What is a force?
Ans: Force is a push or a pull exerted on one object from another.

2. The strength of a force is usually expressed by its_______________.


Ans: Magnitude.

3. Objects or things fall towards the earth because it pulls them. This force
is called the ______.
Ans: Force of gravity or gravitational force.

4. Write the formula to find out pressure.


Ans: The formula of pressure is:
Force
Pressure 
Area

5. State whether the following statement is True or False.


Gases exert pressure on the walls of their container.
Ans: True. Gaseous particles move randomly and due to this motion they also hit
the walls of the container, thus creating pressure on its walls.

6. The pressure exerted by this air is known as __________________.


Ans: Atmospheric pressure.

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7. Which force acts on every object in the universe?
Ans: Gravitational force acts on every object in the universe.

Short Answers Questions 2 Marks

1. Find out the type of force acting on the below situations.


a. A coin or a pen falls to the ground when it slips out of your hand.
Ans: Gravitational force acts when something falls to the ground after slipping
out of our hand.

b. A boat comes to rest if we stop rowing it.


Ans: A boat comes to rest if we stop rowing it dur to friction.

c. When a person lifts a bucket of water.


Ans: Muscular force acts when a person lifts a bucket of water.

2. Describe the state of motion of an object.


Ans: The motion of an object is defined by its speed and direction. The resting
state is considered to be the state of zero speed. An object may rest or move; these
can be its two states of motion.

3. Write one point of difference between contact and non-contact force with
an example.
Ans: A point of difference between contact and non-contact force along with an
example is provided below,
Contact force Non-contact force
Contact force is a force that is Non-Contact force is a force that
applicable when two objects are can be applied even when two
placed such that they have a objects are not in contact
physical contact with each other. physically.
For example, Frictional force For example, Magnetic force

4. Why do you think a ball rolling along the ground gradually slows down
and comes to rest?
Ans: A ball rolling along the ground gradually slows down and comes to rest due
to friction. This force of friction acts between the surface of the ball and the

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ground and acts opposite to the direction of motion which brings the ball to rest
after some time.

5. Porters place a round piece of cloth on their head when they have to carry
heavy loads. Why?
Ans: Porters place a round piece of cloth on their head when they have to carry
heavy loads because this increases the area of contact of the load and their head
which decreases the pressure on their head. Since, pressure is inversely
proportional to the area of contact. This makes it easier for porters to carry heavy
loads.

6. What type of force is friction – contact or non-contact? Why?


Ans: Friction is a contact force because it arises due to contact between two
surfaces. The surface of contact witnesses’ frictional motion while rubbing
against each other. This force acts in the direction opposite to the direction of
motion.

7. Why do you think pressure acts on the area of a surface?


Ans: Pressure is inversely proportional to the area of surface, that is, a small area
will provide greater pressure with the same amount of force applied. Which
means that a pointed needle will hurt more or exert more pressure than a plank of
wood with the same force applied on both.

8. Do you think sometimes application of force does not result in a change in


the state of motion? Describe with an example.
Ans: Sometimes application of force does not result in a change in the state of
motion. This does not mean that force is not applied instead, it means that the
force applied is not enough to move the object.
For example, applying pressure on a wall or a heavy stone and it may not move.

9. Why does a rubber sucker stick to the surface of any object?


Ans: The rubber sucker sticks to the surface of any object because of the pressure
of the atmosphere that acts on it.

10. Define muscular force. Give examples.


Ans: The force exerted due to the action of the muscles of someone’s body is
called muscular force. For example, running, lifting something, jumping, etc.

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11. Write a short on electrostatic force.
Ans: Electrostatic force is the force caused due to attraction or repulsion of
electric charges between two particles. This is a non-contact force, therefore it
acts when two charged bodies are brought closer to each other. It is also known
as Coulomb’s force.

Long Answer Questions 3 Marks

1. Describe an activity to show that ‘a force can change the state of motion’.
Ans: To show that a force can change the state of motion place a rubber ball on
any flat surface. Now, push the ball in any direction along the surface. Pushing it
again increases its speed while placing a palm in front of it stops its motion and
brings the ball to rest. It will move again if a force is applied to it. This proves
that a force can change the state of motion.

2. What are the effects of application of force on an object? Explain.


Ans: The effects of application of force on an object are:
a. The shape of an object can be changed.
For example, a cricket ball changes its shape temporarily when hit by the bat.

b. The direction of a moving object can be changed.


For example, the direction of the cricket ball changes when hit by the bat.

c. A moving object can be brought to rest.


For example, putting a hand in front of a rolling ball brings it to rest.

d. A stationary object can be brought to motion.


For example, rolling a stationary ball on a plane surface brings it to motion.

e. It can change the speed of an object.


For example, further pushing a rolling ball on a surface in the same direction
as its motion increases its speed.

3. Demonstrate an experiment to show that liquids exert pressure on the


walls of the container.
Ans: To show that liquids exert pressure on the walls of the container, take a
plastic bottle and fix a cylindrical glass tube of a few centimetres near its bottom.
To do this, you can simply heat an end of the glass tube and insert it immediately

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near the bottom of the plastic bottle. Seal any leakage, if present, with molten
wax. Now, cover the open end of the glass tube with a thin rubber sheet. Fill the
half of the bottle with water.
Note that the rubber sheet bulges out due to the pressure applied by water. This
proves that liquids exert pressure on the walls of the container.

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