VELAMMAL BODHI CAMPUS
IIT/NEET FOUNDATION
FORCE AND PRESSURE
CLAS S -8 W ORK S HEETS
1. What is force?
(a) Pull (b) push (c) pull and push both (d) none of these
2. What is state of motion?
(a) Position of rest (b) position of motion
(c) Both by the state of rest or motion (d) none of these
3. The strength of force is expressed by?
(a) Weight (b) mass (c) Magnitude (d) longitudinal force
4. The force between two charged bodies is called
(a) Muscular force (b) gravitational force (c) magnetic force (d) electrostatic
force
5. When two forces act in opposite directions, then net force acting two forces
(a) Sum of two factors (b) difference between two factors
(c) Both of these (d) none of these
6. Magnetic force is
(a) Contact force (b) non-contact force (c) both a and b (d) none of these
7. Force acts on an object may change
(a)Direction (b) shape (c) speed (d) all of above
8. Leaves or fruits fall on the ground due to
(a)Magnetic force (b) gravitational force (c) electrostatic force (d) muscular
force
9. 1 kilogram weight is equal to
(a) 98 N (b) 9.8 N (c) 0.98 N (d) 0.098 N
10. Force acting on per unit area is called
(a) Non-contact forces (b) contact forces (c) force (d) pressure
11. A spring balance is used for measuring
(a) Mass (b) weight (c) pressure (d) speed
12. Frictional force always acts in which direction?
(a) On any direction (b) Along the direction of motion
(c) Perpendicular to the direction of motion (d) Opposite to the direction of motion
13. The pressure exerted by a liquid:
(a) Decreases with depth (b) does not change with depth
(c) Increases with depth (d) is different in different directions at the same depth
14. When a given force is applied on larger area of contact the pressure exerted by it:
(a) Increases (b) decreases (c) does not change (d) none of these
15. A ball rolling on the ground slows down and finally stops. This is because of
(a) Force (b) Less force applied (c) Friction (d) None of the above
16. Which one of the following forces is a contact force?
(a) Force of gravity (b) Magnetic force (c) Force of friction (d) Electrostatic
force
17. Which of the following is NOT a force?
(a) Muscular (b) Magnetic (c) Chemical (d) Electric
18. The unit of thrust is
(a) Kgf (b) kg (c) g (d) ms−1
19. The pressure and thrust are related as
(a) Pressure = thrust (b) pressure = thrust x area
(c) Pressure= thrust /area (d) pressure = area/thrust
20. A body weighing 5 kgf, placed on a surface of area 0.1 m2, exerts a thrust on the
surface equal to
(a) 50kgf (b) 5kgf (c) 50kgf m2 (d) 5kgf m−2