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Force And Pressure

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Why do tubes inflate when air is pumped in them?

Solution

When air is pumped into a tube, the pressure inside the tube becomes more than the atmospheric pressure and exerts outward pressure, thus inflating the tube. 

Some More Questions From Force And Pressure Chapter

A charged body ____________ an uncharged body towards it.

To move a loaded trolley we have to ____________ it.

The north pole of a magnet ____________ the north pole of another magnet.

An archer stretches her bow while taking aim at the target. She then releases the arrow, which begins to move towards the target. Based on this information fill up the gaps in the following statements using the following terms :


Muscular, contact, non-contact, gravity, friction, shape, attraction

i) To stretch the bow, the archer applies a force that causes a change in its ____________ .

An archer stretches her bow while taking aim at the target. She then releases the arrow, which begins to move towards the target. Based on this information fill up the gaps in the following statements using the following terms :

Muscular, contact, non-contact, gravity, friction, shape, attraction

ii) The force applied by the archer to stretch the bow is an example of ____________ force.

An archer stretches her bow while taking aim at the target. She then releases the arrow, which begins to move towards the target. Based on this information fill up the gaps in the following statements using the following terms :

Muscular, contact, non-contact, gravity, friction, shape, attraction

iii) The type of force responsible for a change in the state of motion of the arrow is an example of a ____________ force.

An archer stretches her bow while taking aim at the target. She then releases the arrow, which begins to move towards the target. Based on this information fill up the gaps in the following statements using the following terms :

Muscular, contact, non-contact, gravity, friction, shape, attraction

(iv) While the arrow moves towards its target, the forces acting on it are due to ____________ and that due to ____________ of air.

In the following situation identify the agent exerting a force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in such case.

Squeezing a piece of lemon between the fingers to extract its juice.

In the following situation identify the agent exerting a force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in such case.

Taking out paste from a toothpaste tube.

In the following situation identify the agent exerting a force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in such case.

A load suspended from a spring while its other end is on a hook fixed to a wall.