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What is the spring balance ?

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Spring balance is a device used to measure the weight of small bodies. It consists of a spring to hang the weights. As the weights are hung to the spring it stretches the the pointer indicates the weight hung or the force applied on the spring.
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  2. Name a device which is used to measure force acting on an object.

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  3. What is the spring balance ?

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  8. Prove that the curves y(1) = f (x) (f(x) gt 0) and y(2) = f(x) sin x, ...

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  9. Which force is responsible for the wearing out of car tyres ?

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  10. What prevents you from slipping every time you take a step forward ?

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  11. Name the force which helps things to move and stop.

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  12. What enables us to fix nails in a wall and knots to be tied ?

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  13. What makes the steps of foot over-bridges and Railways Station to wear...

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  14. What is done to increase friction between the tyres and road ?

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  15. Why do gymnasts apply a coarse substance to their hands ?

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  16. Why do kabaddi players rub their hands with dry soil ?

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  17. Name the device which is used between the hubs and axles of bicycle wh...

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  18. What is the purpose of using ball bearings in machines ?

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  19. Name any two machines in which bearings are used.

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  20. The ovule is attached to the placenta by a stalk called ………… .

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