contact and non-contact forces

Question	Answer
when does a force occur	when two or more objects interact
what are contact forces	the objects are actually touching-e.g the tension as two people pull against one another
what are non-contact forces	the objects are not touching-e.g the force of gravity acts even when the objects are not touching
give some examples of contact forces	-friction -air resistance/drag -tension -normal contact force -upthrust
give some examples of non-contact forces	-gravitational force -electrostatic force -magnetic force

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	Created by ella stokes over 9 years ago