Question 1 Define the term force?
Question 2 Define the term direction of force?
Question 3 What are the various effects of force?
Question 4 Give an example where a force stops a moving body?
Question 5 Give an example where a force changes the shape of a body?
Question 6 What do you understand by balanced forces.Give example?
Question 7 What do you understand by unbalanced forces.Give example?
Force and Law of motion
A push or pull on a body is called force.
Ball thrown downwards,moves with a fast speed due to force of gravity(pulling force of earth)but if thrown upwards,speed decreases(because earth applies a pulling force of gravity on a ball in downward direction)
1)Balanced:If the resultant of all forces acting on body is zero,the forces are called balanced forces.
For Ex:Suppose a heavy box is lying on the ground.The box does not move.This is due to four forced acting on it.
a)Force of friction
b)Force of gravity
c)Force of push or pull
d)Force of reaction
2)Unbalanced Forces:If the resultant of all forces acting on body is not zero,the forces are called unbalanced forces.
Unbalanced forces can move a stationary body or they can stop a moving body.
Unbalanced forces acting on a body can change its speed or direction of motion.
For Ex:A toy car lying on a ground.
The forces acting on it are:
1)Force of friction
2)Force of gravity(weight of toy car)
3)Force of reaction(exerted by ground)
4)Force of our push
Force of reaction=Force of gravity(balanced)
Force of push > Force of friction(unbalanced)
Resultant of all forces acting on toy car is not zero.
For Ex:In a tug of war,if one of the team suddenly releases the rope,an unbalanced force acts on other team due to which it falls backwards.
An unbalanced force can stop a moving body.
For Ex:When a ball is rolling on ground,an unbalanced force of friction acts on it which brings the ball to stop after sometime.
If the speed or direction of motion of body changes the some balanced force is acting on it.
When we stop pedalling a moving bicycle,it slow downs due to unbalanced forces of friction acting on it.The force of friction opposes the motion of bicycle.
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