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Question 13 Marks
Why are our bodies not crushed by the large pressure exerted by the atmosphere?
Answer
Because the atmosphere also pressurize the body. Diving down 100 meters will pressurize the gasses in the body and they will compress, like the air in our lungs and if the lung volume gets below half a litre the lungs can get partly filled with blood plasma. But sorry no bone crushing. But if you take a big breath and hold it while you ascend from 100 meters to the surface, your ribs may start to break.
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Question 23 Marks
Explain why the walls of a dam are thicker near the bottom than at the top.
Answer
A dam is thicker at the bottom than at the top because the forces exerted are strongest close to the ground. Water pressure increases proportionally with depth, so the lower portion of the dam has greater water pressure exerted upon it. The increasing thickness of the lower dam also helps it support its own weight.
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Question 33 Marks
Describe one activity to show the existence of atmospheric pressure.
Answer
Crushing can experiment.
When a can filled with hot water is closed and is cooled down rapidly by pouring cold water on it, it will crush instantly. This experiment proves that there is a huge atmospheric pressure exerts on everything on the surface of the earth.
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Question 43 Marks
Explain why, wooden (or concrete) sleepers are kept below the railway line.
Answer
There are many reasons. Some of them are.
  1. To keep the lines equidistant from each other.
  2. To reduce unwanted vibrations in the track.
  3. The sleepers have a large surface area compared to the lines; this larger surface area decreases the pressure due to the weight of the train on the track. If only the rails were used without slippers; they being thinner would extent greater pressure over the bed of stone and move deeper in to the ground.
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Question 53 Marks
Explain, why magnetic force is said to be a non-contact force.
Answer
Magnetic force is acted upon a body by the magnetic lines of force. These are imaginary closed line of lines of force which emanate from the N pole f the magnet and goes into the S pole of the magnet. So, a magnet can influence a magnetic material like a piece of iron even when they are not in contact thus magnetic force is a non contact force.
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Question 63 Marks
Explain why, a wide steel belt is provided over the wheels of an army tank.
Answer
The weight of the tank (its mass being acted upon by the force of gravity) is spread over a larger surface area (the big steel belt), giving it a smaller pressure and therefore it makes it sink in less, allowing it to travel faster over more surfaces where others would with less surface area.
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Question 73 Marks
Explain why, porters place a thick, round piece of cloth on their heads when they have to carry heavy loads.
Answer
The round piece of cloth on their heads increases the area on which the force (weight of the load) will act. We know that, the pressure is inversely proportional to area. Therefore, increase in area reduces the pressure and this helps the porter to carry the heavy load easily.
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Question 83 Marks
What is meant by saying that force is due to an interaction'? Give an example to illustrate your answer.
Answer
It means for force to come into play, atleast two object must interact with each other. For example: If the man pushes the car with his hands due to which the car starts moving, there is an interaction between man and a car. During this interaction force arises which Acts on the car and makes it move in the direction of applied force.
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Question Answer (3 Marks) - Science STD 8 Questions - Vidyadip