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Physics P2
Forces
Contact and Non-contact forces
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define force?
push or a pull that acts on an object due to the
interaction
with another object
force
is a
vector
quantity
unit for force?
N
what is contact force?
when
2
objects are
physically
touching
example of
contact forces
?
Friction
,
tension
, normal force.
what is friction?
he force felt between
two
surfaces when one attempts to
slide
against the other
what is air resistance?
he force that acts in the
opposite
direction to an object moving through the
air
what is tension?
An object that is being
stretched
what is normal contact force?
when
2
objects are in
direct
contact
what is non-contact force?
when two objects are physically separated like
gravitational
and
electrostatic
forces
what is
gravitational
force?
force
of
gravity
what is electrostatic force?
Force between
electrically charged
objects.