Question

An archer stretches her bow while taking aim at the target. She then releases the arrow, which begins to move towards the target. Based on this information fill up the gaps in the following statements using the following terms.

muscular, contact, non-contact, gravity, friction, shape, attraction

(a) To stretch the bow, the archer applies a force that causes a change in its _______.

(b) The force applied by the archer to stretch the bow is an example of ________ force.

(c) The type of force responsible for a change in the state of motion of the arrow is an example of a _______ force.

(d) While the arrow moves towards its target, the forces acting on it are due to ________ and that due to ________ of air.

Answer 1

(a) To stretch the bow, the archer applies a force that causes a change in its __shape__.

(b) The force applied by the archer to stretch the bow is an example of __muscular__ force.

(c) The type of force responsible for a change in the state of motion of the arrow is an example of a __contact__ force.

(d) While the arrow moves towards its target, the forces acting on it are due to __gravity__ and that due to __friction__ of air.