Types of Forces

These are the forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.

• Contact forces

• Normal forces

• Distance forces

What is a force?

• direct

• contact

• static

• A push or a pull

What type of force?

• Magnetic
• Gravitational
• Applied
• Normal

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What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?

• Magnetic
• Electrical
• Gravitational
• Air Resistance

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What type of force is holding this balloon to the wall?

• Applied
• Gravitational
• Magnetic
• Electrical

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What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?

• Applied
• Normal
• Friction
• Magnetic

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This type of force is when one object pushes or pulls on another object by touching it

• Applied

• gravity

• magnetic

• tension

The illustration below shows what happened when a balloon touched a girl’s hair.
Which type of force caused the girl’s hair to cling to the balloon? 

• magnetic force
• frictional force
• electrical force
• gravitational force

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Leanna decided to rearrange her bedroom by moving her dresser to the opposite wall. She tried pushing it, but found that the dresser would not move. What force was Leanne NOT able to overcome?

• electrical force

• magnetic force

• tension force

• frictional force

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What force are you demonstrating when you bring the north and south poles of a magnet together? 

• Magnetic Force
•  Electrical Force
•  Contact Force
• Friction

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