Types of Forces

Front

What is a force that acts at a distance?

Back

A force that can be applied without contact between objects.

Front

What type of force is electrical force?

Back

A force at a distance.

Front

What force is your chair acting upon you right now so you don't fall to the floor?

Back

Normal force.

Front

What force affects the weight of an object?

Back

Gravity.

Front

What type of force is gravity?

Back

A force at a distance.

Front

Define contact force.

Back

A force that requires physical contact between two objects.

Front

What is an example of a contact force?

Back

Friction.

Front

What is the effect of gravity on objects?

Back

It pulls objects towards the center of the Earth.

Front

What is the normal force?

Back

The support force exerted upon an object that is in contact with another stable object.

Front

What is friction?

Back

A force that opposes the motion of an object.