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Questions on Forces

Q3.

(a) Some of the statements in the list describe forces, and some do not.

Choose thre statements that describe forces:

A

 the movement of a car travelling along a road

B

 the push of a jet engine on an aeroplane.

C

 the flow of electricity through a light bulb.

D

 the weight of a book on a table.

E

 the pull of a horse pulling a cart.

F

 the speed of a hockey ball flying through the air.

3 marks

(b) A girl returns a volleyball. The diagram shows the path of the ball after she has returned it.

How can you tell from the path of the ball that there is a force acting on the ball?

1 mark

(c) The drawing shows a trolley rolling along a table from A to B. Then another force acts on the trolley. This is shown by the arrow on the drawing.

What effect does this force have?

W It makes the trolley go faster.
X It makes the trolley go slower.
Y It makes the trolley change direction.
Z It has no effect.

1 mark

Maximum 5 marks