In the following situations identify the agent exerting the force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in each case.
(a) Squeezing a piece of lemon between the fingers to extract its juice.

(b) Taking out paste from a toothpaste tube.

(c) A load suspended from a spring while its other end is on a hook fixed to a wall.

(d) An athlete making a high jump to clear the bar at a certain height.

Question

Philoid · Accepted Answer

(a)

Agent exerting the force	Object on which force acts	Effect of force
Fingers	Lemon	Change in shape of lemon

(b)

Agent exerting the force	Object on which force acts	Effect of force
Fingers	Toothpaste	Change in shape of toothpaste tube

(c)

Agent exerting the force	Object on which force acts	Effect of force
Load	Spring	Change in shape of spring

(d)

Agent exerting the force	Object on which force acts	Effect of force
Muscles of Athlete	Athlete	Change of state of motion of athlete