Chapter 6: Force and Pressure (Science-8) - Fill in the Blank

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Force can change the shape or __ of an object.

size

Force can change the __ of motion.

direction

Forces that come into play when interacting bodies are not in contact with each other are called __ forces.

non-contact

Examples of non-contact forces include gravitational force, electrostatic force, and __ force.

magnetic

Forces that require contact between objects are called __ forces.

contact

The Earth pulls everything towards itself due to __.

gravity

The magnitude of gravitational force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their __.

masses

The magnitude of gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the __ between them.

distance

The greater the __ of an object, the greater is the gravitational force exerted by it.

mass

All objects in the universe exert a __ on every other object.

gravitational force

Mass is constant anywhere in the universe whereas its __ will vary based on the gravitational force exerted on it.

weight

In the spring balance experiment, the metal slab showed a higher reading, indicating it has more __ than the cotton ball.

weight

Being at rest the body is said to be in the state of zero __.

speed

A force is a push or __.

pull

To change the direction of motion, the direction of applied force should be __ from the direction in which the object is moving.

different

Non-contact forces are also referred to as 'action at a __'.

distance

The Earth pulls everything towards itself due to __.

gravity

To observe that an object with more mass has more __.

weight