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.
(a) Squeezing a piece of lemon between the fingers to extract its juice.
(b) Taking out paste from a toothpaste tube.
(c) A load suspended from a spring while its other end is on a hook fixed to a wall.
(d) An athlete making a high jump to clear the bar at a certain height.
(a)
Agent exerting the force | Object on which force acts | Effect of force |
Fingers | Lemon | Change in shape of lemon |
(b)
Agent exerting the force | Object on which force acts | Effect of force |
Fingers | Toothpaste | Change in shape of toothpaste tube |
(c)
Agent exerting the force | Object on which force acts | Effect of force |
Load | Spring | Change in shape of spring |
(d)
Agent exerting the force | Object on which force acts | Effect of force |
Muscles of Athlete | Athlete | Change of state of motion of athlete |