Forces Notes Flashcards
1
Q
What is a contact force?
A
Contact force is force exerted by physical touch.
2
Q
What is a non-contact force?
A
A non-contact force is when a force is exerted when there is no visible object exerting the force.
3
Q
What force is elastic force?
A
A compressed or stretched out object.
4
Q
What is an applied force?
A
An applied force is a force in which one object directly pushes or pulls another object.
5
Q
What is electric force?
A
The attractive or repulsive interaction between any two charged objects is an electric force.
6
Q
What force is gravity?
A
A non-contact force.