Question

Give two examples of situations in which applied force causes a change in the shape of an object.

Answer 1

Hint – In this question we can also think of some very real life scenarios in which applied force changes or distorts the original shape of the object. Example when a car moving with high velocity hits a rigid object just like a wall or tree, then the shape of the car is distorted. Use this approach to think of two more examples in which such things can happen.

Complete Step-by-Step solution:
The two examples of forces that causes a change in the shape of an object are:
$\left( 1 \right)$ When we pressed the rubber ball or applied the force its shape is changed but after the force is removed the shape of the ball regains.
$\left( 2 \right)$ The shape of the inflated balloon changes when pressed between our palms or when we apply force on the inflated balloon by our palms if we apply more force the balloon will burst out.
So this is the required answer.

Note – There is quite confusion regarding the distortion between size and shape. These two are entirely different. Size distortion is magnification of the part while shape distortion is the misrepresentation by unequal magnification of the actual shape of structure. Not only reduction in size or shape can be considered as distortion, the increase in them also comes under this category only. Any impairment from the actual size or shape can be termed as distortion.