Question

Question 8
Name the forces acting on a plastic bucket containing water held above ground level in your hand. Discuss why the forces acting on the bucket do not bring a change in its state of motion

Answer 1

The force acting on a plastic bucket are:

• Gravitational force: It is acting downwards.
• Muscular force: It is applied by our hands to lift the bucket in the upward direction.

Although these forces are acting on the bucket but no change is found in its state of motion because the two forces are balancing each other and as a result net force is zero.