Types of Forces

Front

Normal Force

Back

the CONTACT force that supports the weight of an object on a surface, acts in the opposite direction of gravity

Front

Gravitational Force

Back

a NON-CONTACT force that pulls objects with mass toward each other

Front

Friction

Back

the CONTACT force generated by two surfaces that contact and slide against each other

Front

Applied Force

Back

a CONTACT force that is applied to an object by a person or another object

Front

Magnetism

Back

A NON-CONTACT attraction or repulsion that arises between electrically charged particles because of their motion

Front

Contact Force

Back

a force between two objects that can only exist if these objects MAKE DIRECT CONTACT with each other

Front

Non-Contact Force

Back

a force applied to an object by another body that is NOT in
DIRECT CONTACT with it.