5.1.2 - Contact & Non-Contact Forces
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What is a force?
A push or pull acting on an object due to an interaction with another object.
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What are the two categories that all forces can be split into?
Contact forces (objects touching).
Non-contact forces (objects separated).
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Give three examples of contact forces.
Friction
Air resistance
Tension
Normal-contact
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Give three examples of non-contact forces.
Gravitational forces
Electrostatic forces
Magnetic forces
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Is force a vector or a scalar quantity?
Vector
It has both a magnitude and an associated direction.
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