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  • The drawings shows a book hanging from a forcemeter. What is the weight of the book ?give the value and the unit
    8 Newtons (8 N)
  • Metal are used for jewellery because they are ...
    shiny
  • metals are strong and tough (hard), they do not ........... when dropped and do not crack easily.
    shatter
  • list five properties of metals
    solid at room temperature (except for mercury which is the only liquid metal), they are shiny, do not good conductors, malleable, ductile, sonorous
  • Metals can be hammered into shape, they are ....
    Malleable
  • How is called the push of an object on another when they are touching
    contact force
  • how is called the force acting on an object when it falls through the air
    air resistance
  • what does streamlined mean ?
    streamlined describes the shape of an object that has a low air resistance.
  • the pull of earth's gravity on an object
    wheight
  • what type of energy is caused by friction?
    heat energy
  • What is the weight of a sack of potatoes which mass is 15 kg (1 kg means 10 N)
    150 N
  • Hard but can easily break
    brittle
  • Look at the diagram, what are the directions (arrow) of the pushing and friction forces ?
    friction (left) and push (right)
  • How is called the force produced when one surface slides over another
    friction
  • Metals can be drawn out into wires, they are ....
    ductile
  • when two forces cancel each other we say that they are...
    Balanced
  • What name we give to the amount of matter in an object?
    The mass
  • copper is used for electrical wiring because .... (two things)
    it conducts electricity and it is flexible
  • list five properties of non-metals
    many are gases at room temperature, dull, brittle, do not conduct heat and electricity well
  • Give the name of the TWO forces represented by the arrows
    air resistance (upwards) and weight (downwards)
  • cobalt, nickle, iron and steel can be attracted by magnet they are ...
    magnetic metals
  • what instrument is used to measure a force?
    A forcemeter / Newtonmeter
  • Look at the diagram, what are the directions (arrow) of the contact force and weight?
    weight (downwards) and contact force (upwards)
  • Give two reason electric wire are covered with plastic
    plastic is an insulator/does not conduct electricity AND flexible
  • iron is used for bridges because it is .....
    strong (