Contact and Non-Contact Forces Flashcards
1
Q
What are vector quantities?
A
Force, velocity, displacement, acceleration, momentum, etc
2
Q
What are scalar quantities?
A
Speed, distance, mass, temperature, time, etc
3
Q
What are vector quantities usually represented by in a diagram?
A
Arrows
4
Q
What is a force?
A
A push or pull on an object
5
Q
What is a contact force?
A
When two objects have to be touching for a force to act
6
Q
What is a non-contact force?
A
When objects do not need to be touching for the force to act
