Contact Forces Goal A Quiz

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.

• tension

• gravity

• force

• friction

Definition: The force exerted by a compressed or stretched spring upon any object that is attached to it.

• spring force

• normal force

• applied force

• electric force

Definition: A force that one object applies to another object without touching it.

• noncontact force

• gravity

• normal force

• spring force

Definition: the force of attraction or repulsion on a charged particle that is due to an electric field.

• electric force

• magnetic force

• applied force

• spring force

A noncontact force that pulls objects toward each other.

• force

• friction

• tension

• gravity

Definition: the force perpendicular to a surface that prevents an object from falling through the surface.

• normal force

• gravity

• applied force

• contact force

Definition: a noncontact force - the attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles.

• gravity

• normal force

• magnetic force

• electric force

Definition: a force which is applied to an object by a person or another object.

• contact force

• applied force

• spring force

• normal force

Definition: stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object.

• friction

• normal force

• tension

• gravity

Definition: A force that is exerted only when two objects are touching.

• contact force

• normal force

• applied force

• electric force