Types of Forces Vocabulary Preview

A force which acts on an object without coming physically in contact with it.

• Contact force

• Non contact force

A force which occurs when two objects come into contact with each other.

• Contact force

• Non contact force

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

• Applied force

• Gravity

• Normal Force

• Friction

Force that attracts two bodies toward each other. The more massive an object is, the stronger this force is.

• Applied force

• Gravity

• Normal Force

• Friction

Perpendicular upward force that a surface exerts on an object that is placed on it.

• Applied force

• Gravity

• Normal Force

• Friction

A force that resists motion.

• Applied force

• Gravity

• Normal Force

• Friction

Force via the attraction or repulsion of charged particles.

• Electrostatic Force

• Elastic force

• Magnetic force

Force via the attratcion/repulsion caused by magnetic poles.

• Electrostatic Force

• Elastic force

• Magnetic force

Force due to something being stretched or compressed.

• Electrostatic Force

• Elastic force

• Magnetic force

Forces acting on an object in opposite directions are equal in size.

• Balanced forces

• Unbalanced forces