alleryA hanging object is held by the thread against the pull of:
AFriction
BMagnets
CGravity
DThe wind
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Gravity
1. The Earth pulls the hanging object downwards.
2. The thread must pull with an equal force upwards.
3. The thread balances the gravitational force.
4. So the answer is gravity.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 6 'How Forces Affect Motion'_
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