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ICSE Class 10 Force, Pressure & Fluids — practice questions

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Decide these force and pressure claimsRead the answer and worked solution →Force can:Read the answer and worked solution →Pressure is defined as:Read the answer and worked solution →The same force is applied to a sharp knife and a blunt knife. Which exerts greater pressure?Read the answer and worked solution →Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about:Read the answer and worked solution →Liquid pressure depends on:Read the answer and worked solution →A force can change all of the following EXCEPT:Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of force is friction?Read the answer and worked solution →Gravitational force on a body is also known as its:Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the foundation of a tall building made wide?Read the answer and worked solution →Which has the highest atmospheric pressure?Read the answer and worked solution →Pressure exerted by 10 N on an area of 2 m^2 is:Read the answer and worked solution →Liquids exert pressure:Read the answer and worked solution →Why do straps of a heavy bag bite into the shoulders if they are thin?Read the answer and worked solution →A non-contact force is one that:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is an example of a non-contact force?Read the answer and worked solution →Pressure at the bottom of a tall water column compared with a short column:Read the answer and worked solution →A camel can walk easily on desert sand because:Read the answer and worked solution →Why are dams built thicker at the bottom than at the top?Read the answer and worked solution →Action and reaction forces:Read the answer and worked solution →Friction acts:Read the answer and worked solution →The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Sort contact forces from the restRead the answer and worked solution →Judge these pressure statementsRead the answer and worked solution →Order the bottle crushing experimentRead the answer and worked solution →A gardener lifting a bucket uses the force produced by her body, called:Read the answer and worked solution →A sliding box slows down because friction always acts in the direction:Read the answer and worked solution →One magnet moves another across a table without touching it, so magnetic force is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Bringing the north poles of two magnets together makes them:Read the answer and worked solution →A straw rubbed with paper picks up a charge and exerts a force called:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Decide these force and pressure claims

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Force can change the shape of an object.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Pressure is force divided by area.
  3. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    A sharp knife cuts better because it has more area.
  4. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The SI unit of pressure is Pascal.
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Read each claim about force, area and pressure, then tap true or false.

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Force can:

  1. Change the state of motion of a body
  2. Change the colour of a body
  3. Change the taste of a body
  4. Reduce the mass of a body
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Correct answer: A. Change the state of motion of a body

1. Force is a push or pull on an object. 2. It can move a body, stop it, or change its direction. 3. It can also change the shape or size of the body. 4. So force changes the state of motion of a body. _Source: Selina Concise Physics ICSE Class 8, Ch 3 'Force and Pressure'_

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Pressure is defined as:

  1. Force multiplied by area
  2. Force divided by area
  3. Mass divided by area
  4. Volume divided by area
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Correct answer: B. Force divided by area

1. Pressure measures how concentrated a force is on a surface. 2. By definition pressure = force / area. 3. The SI unit is the pascal (Pa) = N per m^2. 4. So pressure is force divided by area. _Source: Selina Concise Physics ICSE Class 8, Ch 3 'Force and Pressure'_

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