Forces Flashcards
To Identify What A Force Is And To Be Able To Identify Each Force
1
Q
What is a Force?
A
A Force is the push or pull and is measured in Newtons by a newton meter.
2
Q
What is Gravity?
A
Gravity is the Force that attracts a body towards any other physical body with matter.
3
Q
What are the seven types of Forces?
A
The seven types of Forces are the Gravitational force, Normal Reaction or Contact, Friction, Air Resistance or Drag, Upthrust, Magnetic and Electrostatic.
4
Q
What does Static mean in Forces?
A
Static in forces is the build-up of the electrical charge in an object when it is rubbed against another object.
5
Q
What is a Resultant Force.
A
A Resultant Force is when two or more Forces act on the same object their effect is to combine into a single Resultant Force.
