What are all the forces acting on a sprinter while running? [2 MARKS]

Open in App

Solution

Naming all the forces : 1 + 1 Mark

While running a sprinter experiences friction by the ground and the drag by the air. They both are in horizontal direction. In vertcal direction, weight of the body is acting downwards, while normal reaction from the ground is acting in upward direction.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. A sprinter is running along the circumference of a big sports stadium with constant speed. Which of the following do you think is changing in this case?

(a) magnitude of acceleration being produced
(b) distance covered by the sprinter per second
(c) direction in which the sprinter is running
(d) centripetal force acting on the sprinter

Is there any other force of friction acting on us while running apart from frictional force of the road ?

Two sprinters run the same race of $100$ m. One run at a speed of $10$ metres per second and the other run at $8$ metres per second. By what time will the first sprinter beat the other sprinter?

What is force? When can we be sure that a net force is acting on a body? [2 MARKS]

What parts of speech are the underlined words?

Running can put pressure on the joints and the ligaments of your legs.

The young sprinter was running along the tracks.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

What are all the forces acting on a sprinter while running? [2 MARKS]

Naming all the forces : 1 + 1 Mark While running a sprinter experiences friction by the ground and the drag by the air. They both are in horizontal direction. In vertcal direction, weight of the body is acting downwards, while normal reaction from the ground is acting in upward direction.

Naming all the forces : 1 + 1 Mark

While running a sprinter experiences friction by the ground and the drag by the air. They both are in horizontal direction. In vertcal direction, weight of the body is acting downwards, while normal reaction from the ground is acting in upward direction.