Contact and Non Contact Forces

A contact force is from

• objects physically touching

• far apart objects

• not touching object

• always a pull

A non-contact force is between

• two objects that aren't touching

• two objects that are touching

• the ground and wheels

• you and me

The three examples pictured are of

• Non-contact Forces

• Contact Forces

The force between the phone and the mount is a

• contact force

• non-contact force

The force between the two people through the rope is

• Contact Pull

• Non-contact Pull

• Contact Push

• Non-contact Push

Gravity is a

• Contact Force

• Myth

• Non-contact Force

Friction is a

• Contact Force

• Myth

• Non-contact Force

Which of the following forces can push (repel) and pull (attract)?

• Magnetic Force

• Electrostatic Force

• Gravitational Force

• Both Magnetic and Electrostatic Force.

• All Three, Magnetic, Electrostatic and Gravitational Force.

Consider an apple falling from a tree to the ground due to the force of gravity. Which two objects are interacting to create this gravity force?

• The tree and the apple

• The apple and ground

• The apple and the Earth

• The tree and the ground