Contact and Non-Contact Forces Flashcards
1
Q
What is a force
A
A push or a pull of an object due to it interacting with something
2
Q
All forces are either
A
Contact or Non-Contact
3
Q
What is a Contact force
A
A force where the objects have to be touching in order for the force to act
4
Q
What is a Non-Contact force
A
A force where the objects don’t have to be touching for the force to act
5
Q
Give examples of contact forces
A
- Friction
- Air resistance
- Tension in ropes
- Normal contact force
6
Q
Give examples of non contact forces
A
- Magnetic force
- Gravitational force
- Electrostatic force
7
Q
What is an interraction
A
A pair of forces that are equal and opposite and act on two interacting objects
