Contact and Non-Contact forces

Question 1

What is a Force?

Answer 1

A push or pull that acts on an object due to its interaction with another object

Question 2

What is force Measured in and is it a scalar or vector?

Answer 2

Vector, Newtons

Question 3

What is a Contact force?

Answer 3

Object are physically touching

Question 4

State 3 Contact forces?

Answer 4

Friction, Air resistance, Tension

Question 5

What is a Non-Contact force?

Answer 5

a force that doesnt require objects o be touching

Question 6

What is Normal-Contact force?

Answer 6

an equal and opposite force acting upwards on an object to oppose a force such as weight from a ball on a table

Question 7

State 3 Non-Contact forces?

Answer 7

Gravitational, Electrostatic, Magnetic

Question 8

What are the features of magnetic and electrostatic forces?

Answer 8

attraction and repulsion

Question 9

What is the law for the strength of non-contact forces?

Answer 9

Their strength decreases as the objects get further apart