Tension and Friction

Which force keeps the boy from falling?

• Tension of the rope

• Gravity of the Earth

• Electrostatic force of his phone

• Friction of the air

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When you rub your hands against each other, they become hot. This happens because of _

• Mass

• Friction

• Torsion

• Tension

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What force is acting on the rope?

• gravity

• push

• friction

• tension

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Friction is a force that acts in a/an (a)   direction of movement when Lex pushes a box across the floor.

• similar

• opposite

• parallel

• upward

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What force is required to make this play equipment work?

• tension

• gravity

• pull

• elastic

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State of a body when external forces are applied to it.

• Normal force

• Elasticity

• Tension

• Push or pull

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Which of the following forces acts parallel to the surface of contact when two surfaces are in contact?

• Normal force

• Tension

• Friction

• Gravitational force

What is the force that opposes the relative motion or tendency of such motion of two surfaces in contact?

• Tension

• Friction

• Magnetic force

• Centripetal force

In a tug of war, if both teams pull with equal force, what is the tension in the rope?

• Zero

• Equal to the force applied by one team

• Double the force applied by one team

• Half the force applied by one team

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Which of the following is a unit of tension?

• Newton

• Pascal

• Joule

• Watt

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