PHYSICS CLASS 10 ICSE

CHAPTER 1 FORCE EXTRA QUESTIONS

1.Define Equilibrum and its types with example.
2. State the principles of moment of force.
3.State the conitions necessary for equilibrium.
4.Two bodies of mass ratio 1:2 have same kinetic energy find
the ratio of their momentum.
5.State the S.Iunit of the following:
Force
Distance
Moment of force
6.State the cente of gravity of the following:
Uniform wire
Ring or hollow spere
Rectangle
Circular disc
Rod
Square
Cylinder
Triangular lamina
7.What do we mean by balance point?
8.A ball is suspended from a wall by a string of length 3 metre
What will be the moment of force of the ball due to force of 5
newton?
9.The appliance which works on the principle of moment is:
a. pendulum clock b. beam balance
c.spring balance d.balance wheel
10.In the examples of effects of forces identify ‘cause’ and
‘effect in two different examples.
11. The earth attracts a ball with a force of 1 newton. If this is
the force of action ,what will be the force of reaction and who
exerts this force?
12.Why cannot a couple acting on a rigid body produce
translator motion?
13.What is the source of frictional force?
14.Give an example of which force does no eork on the body.
15.Give one example of the push/ pull applied upon an body
which changes :
a.the state of rest
b.the state of motion
c.only the direction of motion and not the speed
d.both speed and direction of motion
16.A book is placed on top of thr table.Find the action and
reaction of force in each case.
17.Why do passengers in the train tends to fall backwards when
it starts?
18.Distinguish between centripetal and centrifugal force.
19.Why do boatman pushes the bank with an ore to take the
boat away from the bank of the river?
20.A small coin is placed on a rotator record.The coin does not
fly away from where does it get the centripetal force from?
21.Diffrentiate between uniform circular and uniform linear
motion.
22.Classify the following among the contact and non contact
forces
a.gravitational force b.magnetic force
c.frictional force d.normal reaction force
e.force of tension f.electrostatic force
23.Whenever the shape and size of the body changes,the cause
may be a pair of forces.Give an example,identifying the pair of
forces in each case.How do their magnitude and directions
compare?
24.Name two effects when force is applied to non rigid body.
25.Name the two factors on which the rotational motion of the
force depends.
26.What will happen to the earth if sun will stop to attract the
earth?
27.Give one example of force in each case.A force that:
a.streaches b.compresses
c.resists d.lifts
28.A ball is placed near the periphery of the marry go round
and is rotating about an axis passing through the centre.
a.what will be ur observation when ur standing outside the
marry go round/
b.what will be be ur observation when ur standing at the cente
of the marry go round?
29.The outward force experienced by an object moving in a
circular path is due to_________
a.gravitational force b.centrifugal force
c.centripetal force d.inertial force
30.The necessary centripetal required for taking a turn along a
curved road is provided by______________
a.gravitational force of the car b.car internal engine
c.frictional force b/w tyres and and roads d.normal force by
road on cars
31.Aforce is applied on a rigid body and a non rigid body how
does the effect of force difer in both the cases?
32.State the conditions necessary for the body to be in
equilibrium?
33.When a spring is held fixed at one end and the other end is
streached,the spring tends to regain its original shape due
to_____
a.electostatic force b.tensile force
c.compressive force d.restoring force
34.The uniform linear motion is an________motion ,while an
uniform circular motion is an _______motion.
35.How can the moment of force be zero when the force itself
is not zero?
36.For a particle moving in constant speed the acceleration is
constant in both
a.magnitude and direction b.niether magnitude
nor direction
c.magnitude d.direction
37.whenever force is applied on a body there is always a
change in________of the body.
38.Is it correct to say that the uniform linear motion is
unaccelarated while the uniform motion is accelerated?
39.In a uniform circular motion the velocity is constant while
the acceleration is__________
40.The unit of moment of force is__________
41.The moment of force of a body in linear motion is the
product of the mass of the body and its acceleration
a.true b.false
42.state weather the following statements are true or false:
a.The units of work done by a body are the same as the units of
torque.
b.when a body is acted upon by two equal moments acting
in opposite direction ,the body rotates about the axis
c.Streamlined bodies can move with a higher velocity
as compared to bodies which donot have a streamlined shape .
43.Define one newton and one kgf
44.Define contact and non contact force.
45. How is gain in speed and torque obtained ?
46.When the line of action of the force passes through the
point,about which the moment of the force is to be calculated
the moment of force becomes____________.
47.if the anticlockwise moment is equal to the clockwise
moment the body is said to be in __________.
48.Give three examples of couple.
49.Can torque of a small force be large?
50.What is the work done by moon when it revolves around the
earth?
51.State the relation b/w S.I unit of force and the CGSunit of
force
52.diffrentiate between mass and weight
53.How is wodone related to the applied force?
54.The driver of a truck is taking a turn to the right.What are
the signs (positive or negative)of the moments applied by
(a)right hand(b)left hand(c)both hands together?
55.Name the rotational analog of force.
a.angular velocity b.torque
c.angular momentum d.angular acceleration
56.define the following:
a.moment of force e.centrifugal force
b.force f.centre of gravity
c.coupe g.equilibrum
d.centripetal force h.unstable equilibrium
57.Name the two factors on which the turning effect of a body
depends.
58.The product of one of the forces and the perpendicular
distance b/w the two equal and opposite forces ,constituting
the couple,is known as the __________
59. What do u mean by axis of rotation?
60.Give the signs associated with the clockwise and the
anticlockwise moments of force.
61.Which type of motion is shown by the vehicles and its
wheel?
62.Give reasons for the following:
a.why force is applied at right angles to the heavy door at the
outer edge while closing or opening it?
b.Is it difficult to open a door by pushing it or pulling it at the
hinges.Why?
c.Why do we use a long handle with a screw jack?
d.Why are doors provided with handles near the outer edges
far away from the engines?
e.Why is it easier to open a top with two fingers than one
finger?
63.Define linear and translational motion.
64.A body is acted upon by two forces of magnitude F,but in
opposite directions.State the effects of forces if the forces act
along the same line of action.
65.The incorrect statement is:
a.The algebraic sum of moments of the weights of all the
particles constituting a body is zero about its centre of gravity.
b.The centre of gravity of a body does not depend on how is it
placed.
c.A body can be balanced as its centre of gravity
d.The total weight of a body acts as its centre of gravity.
66.Write an expression for moment of force about a given axis.
67.How can we maximize the moment of force?
68.Give reasons:
a.It is easier to turn a steering wheel of a large diameter than of
a small diameter.
b.The stone of a hand flour grinder is provided with a handle
near its rim.Give reason for ur answer.
69.The moon revolving around the earth is in
__________equilibrum.
70.Give one example of motion in which speed remains
constant and the velocity changes.
71.Compare the magnitudes of the centripetal and the
centrifugal force.
72.the centrifugal force is a _________force while the
centripetal force is a ______force(real/imaginary)
73.The centre of a gravity of a hollow cone of height h is at a
distance x from its vertexwhere the value of x is_______
a.h/3 b.h/4
c.2h/3 d.3h/4
74.Why does a child learning to walk tends to keep her/his legs
wide apart?
75.Give reasons:
Why is it advisable to hae a wide base for the table lamps?
Why is it suitable to carry 20 litres of water in two buckets of 10
litre each capacity than in one bucket having a capacity of 20
litre?
Why passengers are not allowed to stand in the upper deck of a
double decker bus ?
76.