1 These forcemeters are being used to measure different forces.

What is the size of the force in each case?

(Remember: force is measured in newtons).
A Weight of a block

B Weight of an apple

C Weight of a sack.

2 Complete this table:

Push

Pull

Twist

Decide if these forces are pushing forces, pulling forces or twisting forces and
write them in the correct column:
opening the fridge

closing a drawer

gravity keeping you on the ground

a tug of war

unlocking the door

undoing a jar

tightening a screw
kicking a ball
clicking a mouse

With the same forcemeter a student measures the weight of an apple and an
orange. The same container is used to measure both the fruits and the container
itself has a weight. The results are shown on the right.

Write down the weight in each case

Work out the weight of the apple

Work out the weight of the orange

A mass of 1 kg has a weight of 10N on the earth.

Work out the weights in newtons of:

A a 50 kg student

a 0.1 kg apple

a 1000 kg rock

5 An astronaut has a mass of 120 kg with spacesuit on. If 1 kg weighs 10N on the
Earth,1.6 N on the Moon and 3.8N on Mars, what is his weight in newtons:
A on the Earth ?

B on the Moon?

C on Mars?

6 A lunar landing module has a mass of 1000 kg. Work out:

A its weight on the Earth

B its mass on the moon

C its weight on the moon

7

Find the resultant force of the following:

8 A sky diver jumps from a plane. He is falling.

a What is the name we give to force A?

b What is the name we give to force B?

At first force A is much smaller than force B. What will happen to the skydiver?

Eventually forces A ands B will be the same.

What happens to the skydiver when the forces are equal?

e Why does force A change?

f The parachute opens. Draw a diagram showing forces A and B Now.

(Think carefully about which force is larger)
g What will happen to the motion of the skydiver now?

h When the sky diver lands, force A will be zero. What is the new force
balancing
force B?

9 The drawing shows Amy water-skiing.

(a)(i) The rope is pulling Amy. Draw an arrow on the rope to show the direction
of
this force.
Label the arrow A.
(ii) Draw an arrow to show the direction of Amy weight.
Label the arrow B.
(b)

Give the names of two other forces which act on Amy or on her skis.
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Cross out the incorrect words so that this writing makes sense:

When a weight is hung on a spring the force/mass/friction makes the spring

stretch. If you double the weight on the spring the extension of the spring is
halved/doubled/squared. When you remove the weight the spring length of
the
spring stays the same/goes back to its original length/gets shorter provided
you have not overstretched it. This is why springs can be used to measure

force/mass/length.