Contact & non-contact forces Flashcards by Yug Patel | Brainscape

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What is a force?

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

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What type of quantity is a force?

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Vector quantity
Has a magntitude and a direction

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Contact vs non-contact forces

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Contact forces require two objects to be touching for it to be experienced, non-contact forces don’t

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