Remember

1. Describe what a contact force is. List three examples.

2. Identify some examples of forces:

a. cancelling each other out

b. adding together

3. Identify the safety equipment you use every day to reduce the impact of forces in your life.

Apply

4. Recall the difference between contact and non-contact forces.

5. Define the following terms:

a. Action (cause)

b. Reaction (effect)

6. Identify the action and the reaction (cause & effect) for these actions:

a. pushing down the lever on a toaster

b. opening a bottle of soft drink

c. throwing a basketball to a friend

d. the tide ‘going out’ towards the moon

7. Explain why a brick wall doesn’t fall over when you push against it. Why can a bulldozer push
it over?

8. Explain why weightlifters get tired when they hold heavy masses in the air.
 9. Sally can push with 150 N and Marilla with 200 N.

a. If they pushed in the same direction, calculate what force they can push with
together.

b. Calculate the net force if they push in opposite directions.

10. Read the extract (below) and examine the force diagram in Figure 8.22. There are no
measurements on the force arrows. Describe how you can still determine the net force on
the car.

Research

Research the woomera spear thrower, which was used in traditional Aboriginal societies for
hunting. Analyse how it increased the force with which a spear was thrown.