Types of Forces

Which type of force is responsible for keeping planets in orbit around the sun?

• Gravitational force

• Electromagnetic force

• Nuclear force

• Frictional force

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What type of force is experienced by a rope when it is pulled from both ends?

• Tension force

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

• Nuclear force

What type of force acts perpendicular to the surface of contact between two objects?

• Normal force

• Gravitational force

• Frictional force

• Tension force

Which type of force opposes the relative motion between two surfaces in contact?

• Frictional force

• Gravitational force

• Tension force

• Electromagnetic force

What type of force is exerted on an object by a person or another object?

• Gravitational force

• Normal force

• Applied force

• Magnetic force

What type of force acts opposite to the direction of motion of an object moving through the air?

• Air resistance

• Gravitational force

• Tension force

• Normal force

What type of force is exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it?

• Gravitational force

• Frictional force

• Spring force

• Nuclear force