Question

In the following situations identify the agent exerting the force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in each case.

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

ii.Taking out paste from a toothpaste tube.

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

iv.An athlete making a high jump to clear the bar at a certain height

Answer 1

1. lemon and lemon juice
2. toothpaste and it comes out
3. load abd hook
4. high jump and he clear the bar