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29/10/2021 4:45 pm
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(a) Define the term ‘force’.
(b) State the various effects of force.
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29/10/2021 4:46 pm
(a) Force is an influence which tends to set a stationary body in motion or stop a moving body; or which tends to change the speed and direction of a moving body; or which tends to change the shape and size of a body.
(b) Various effects of force are
(i) A force can move a stationary body.
(ii) A force can stop a moving body.
(iii) A force can change the speed of a moving body.
(iv) A force can change the direction of a moving body.
(v) A force can change the shape and size of a body.