The Real Semi Privat Eksakta with Total Solution

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Exercise 1

Force and Pressure

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PHYSICS
Secondary

1. 1) 2) 3) 4)

The following phenomena related to the long range force is A coconut falls from its tree To push a table Magnet attracts nails A horse pulls truck The correct statements are

A. B. C. D.

1) and 2) 1) and 3) 2) and 3) 3) and 4) ( )

2. A. B. C. D.

Force is something that can cause changes in Phase and shape Movement nd shape Mass and movement Mass and weight ( )

3. Which statement is correct? A. Mass is a force, measured in kilograms. B. Mass is a force, measured in newtons. C. Weight is a force, measured in kilograms. D. Weight is a force, measured in newtons. ( )

4. Three children, X, Y and Z, are using a see-saw to compare their weights.

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Which line in the table shows the correct order of the childrens weights?

( 5. Two forces act on an object. In which situation is it impossible for the object to be in equilibrium? A The two forces act in the same direction. B The two forces act through the same point. C The two forces are of the same type. D The two forces are the same size. ( 6. The weights of four objects, 1 to 4, are compared using a balance.

Which object is the lightest? A object 1 B object 2 C object 3 D object 4 ( )

7. Which diagram shows the child exerting least pressure on the ground?
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( 8. Two boys X and Y each have the same total weight and are standing on soft ground

Which boy is more likely to sink into the soft ground and why?

( other has four wide wheels.

9. A farmer has two carts. The carts have the same weight, but one has four narrow wheels and the

In rainy weather, which cart sinks less into soft ground, and why?

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10. Four blocks, each weighing 10 N, rest on a horizontal table.Which block applies the greatest pressure on the table?

( Paper 2 1. The densities of three solids are aluminium 2 700 kg/m3, concrete 2 200 kg/m3, wood 600 kg/m3,

Blocks having identical dimensions are made of these three substances. The blocks are stood on a horizontal surface, as shown in Fig.

(i) Which block has the greatest weight? ....................................................................... (ii) Which block exerts the greatest pressure on the horizontal surface? .......................
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(iii) The wood block can be placed on the horizontal surface in any one of three ways, A, B or C (see Fig.)

In which position does the wood block exert the greatest pressure?................................... How do you know this? ...................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................[2] 2. A manufacturer of car tyres estimates that the area of a car tyre in contact with the road is about the same as the area of a persons shoe in contact with the ground. A car weighs 10 000 N and a person weighs 500 N. i) Calculate pressure of car on ground ?

ii) Calculate pressure of person on ground? (Remember that the car has 4 tyres and a person has 2 feet) iii) Calculate the ratio

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