Contact Forces Goal A Quiz

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

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

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

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

A noncontact force that pulls objects toward each other.

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

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

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

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

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