Identifying Types of Forces

What is a force?

• The amount of electric charge an object has.

• A measure of an object's energy.

• A push or a pull.

• How much energy it takes to move something?

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Force created between two touching forces is ______ force

• gravitational

• normal

• applied

• friction

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Force of attraction (pulling) between two objects. (Every object experiences this on earth)

• gravitational

• normal

• applied

• friction

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Support force exerted up into an object.

• gravitational

• normal

• applied

• friction

Force that resists motion between two surfaces.

• gravitational

• normal

• applied

• friction

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?

• normal force

• gravitational force

• tension force

• frictional force

Is the force usually exerted by a surface that an object is on

• Friction

• Normal force

• Elasticity

• Tension

what is a force?

• a push or a pull

• change in displacement

• change in direction

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A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to decelerate.

• surface area
• air resistance
• velocity
• gravity 

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Contact force

• A force that can only be applied with touch

• A force that can act at a distance