contact and non-contact forces

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Flashcards on contact and non-contact forces, created by ella stokes on 12/06/2017.
ella stokes
Flashcards by ella stokes, updated more than 1 year ago
ella stokes
Created by ella stokes almost 7 years ago
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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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