Force and pressure A force can: water

a) Stop a moving object c) Pressure due to

Which of the b) Move a stationary gravity
following is a contact object d) Pressure inside the
force? c) Change the shape of earth
a) Magnetic force an object
b) Gravitational force d) All of the above Which factor does
c) Frictional force NOT affect friction?
d) Electrostatic force Frictional force acts a) Roughness of
in the: surfaces
Force is measured in: a) Same direction as b) Area of contact
a) Joules motion c) Weight of the object
b) Newtons b) Opposite direction to d) Color of surfaces
c) Pascals motion
d) Watts c) Perpendicular to The pressure exerted
motion by a liquid depends
Which of these is NOT d) Direction of gravity on:
an effect of force? a) Volume of the liquid
a) Changing the shape What type of force is b) Depth of the liquid
of an object exerted by a c) Shape of the
b) Changing the stretched rubber container
direction of a moving band? d) Color of the liquid
object a) Magnetic force
c) Increasing the mass b) Muscular force Which of these is an
of an object c) Elastic force example of muscular
d) Changing the speed d) Gravitational force force?
of an object a) Lifting a bag
Pressure in liquids b) A magnet attracting a
What is the SI unit of acts: nail
pressure? a) Downward only c) Water flowing in a
a) Pascal b) Upward only river
b) Newton c) In all directions d) Wind blowing
c) Joule d) Horizontally only
d) Watt A book lying on a
Which of these is a table experiences:
What happens to non-contact force? a) Gravitational force
pressure if the area a) Tension b) Frictional force
over which the force b) Gravitational force c) Magnetic force
is applied decreases? c) Friction d) Electrostatic force
a) Increases d) Air resistance
b) Decreases What is the unit of
c) Remains the same Which device is used force?
d) Becomes zero to measure pressure? a) Watt
a) Thermometer b) Newton
Which of the b) Barometer c) Pascal
following represents c) Speedometer d) Joule
pressure? d) Hygrometer
a) Force × Area Which of these forces
b) Force / Area What is atmospheric can act at a distance?
c) Area / Force pressure? a) Friction
d) Force + Area a) Pressure of air at sea b) Magnetic force
level c) Elastic force
b) Pressure exerted by d) Tension
The thrust acting on a liquid is: b) Barometer
unit area is called: a) Higher c) Anemometer
a) Force b) Lower d) Hygrometer
b) Pressure c) Same
c) Gravity d) Zero The SI unit of
d) Friction atmospheric pressure
What happens to is:
In which direction pressure as altitude a) Newton
does liquid pressure increases? b) Pascal
act at a given depth? a) Increases c) Joule
a) Downward only b) Decreases d) Atmosphere
b) Upward only c) Remains constant
c) Perpendicular to the d) Becomes zero What happens when a
surface force is applied to a
d) In all directions Which is a property of rigid object?
liquids related to a) It changes shape
The force of gravity pressure? b) It deforms
acts: a) They flow upward permanently
a) Only on heavy objects b) They exert pressure c) It may not show any
b) Only on light objects equally in all directions noticeable change
c) On all objects c) They expand when d) It starts rotating
d) Only on liquids cooled
d) They have no weight Which is NOT a
An example of a force characteristic of
causing motion is: Which of the force?
a) A stationary car following is NOT a a) It has magnitude
b) A rolling ball force? b) It has direction
c) A chair at rest a) Weight c) It is a scalar quantity
d) A pencil lying on a b) Friction d) It can cause motion
table c) Velocity
d) Gravity Force per unit area is
Which of the expressed as:
following can reduce What type of force is a) Density
friction? applied by a moving b) Pressure
a) Oil vehicle on the road? c) Volume
b) Sandpaper a) Gravitational force d) Velocity
c) Increasing weight b) Frictional force
d) Increasing roughness c) Magnetic force What causes friction?
d) Elastic force a) Magnetic force
Which is true for b) Rough surfaces
balanced forces? Air pressure c) Smooth surfaces
a) They change the decreases as: d) Gravitational force
object's speed a) Altitude increases
b) They change the b) Altitude decreases Which force helps us
object's direction c) Temperature walk on the ground?
c) They do not change increases a) Friction
the object's state of d) Weight increases b) Magnetic force
motion c) Gravitational force
d) They always act in The instrument used d) Tension
the same direction to measure
atmospheric pressure Which is an example
The pressure at is: of a force causing a
greater depths in a a) Thermometer change in direction?
a) Kicking a ball pressure?
b) A car turning around a) Movement of clouds
a corner b) Suction of liquid in a
c) A book falling from a straw
table c) Heat transfer
d) An apple at rest d) Formation of rainbows

Pressure increases The unit Pascal is

with: equivalent to:
a) Increase in force and a) Newton per meter
decrease in area b) Newton per square
b) Increase in area and meter
decrease in force c) Joule per meter
c) Decrease in both d) Joule per square
force and area meter
d) Decrease in force and
increase in area Which material has
the least friction?
Which is true for a) Rubber
unbalanced forces? b) Metal
a) They cause no c) Ice
change in motion d) Sandpaper
b) They cause
acceleration A force that opposes
c) They act only motion is called:
vertically a) Gravity
d) They are always b) Friction
equal c) Tension
d) Normal force
Which of these is not
a contact force? The pressure on an
a) Air resistance object immersed in
b) Friction liquid increases with:
c) Tension a) Decrease in liquid
d) Magnetic force density
b) Increase in liquid
Liquids exert more depth
pressure when: c) Decrease in liquid
a) The container is wide depth
b) The depth is less d) None of the above
c) The depth is more
d) The liquid is cold Which force always
acts vertically
Pressure is inversely downward?
proportional to: a) Tension
a) Force b) Friction
b) Mass c) Gravitational force
c) Volume d) Normal force
d) Area

Which phenomenon is
caused by
atmospheric