Forces
Forces
Forces
Force
• 1. A push or pull upon an object resulting from the
object’s interaction with another object
Two Types of Forces
• 3. Contact Force - • 4. Noncontact
a force that acts at Force -
the point a force applied to
of contact an object by
between two another body that
objects (must be is not in
touching) direct contact with
it
Contact Force
• 5. Contact forces must be touching or
connected to have an effect on an object.
6. Example of Contact Force
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j9ofrTtjH
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7. Example of Contact Force
8. Example of Contact Force
9. & 10. Example of
Contact Force
• Please provide a couple more examples of
a contact force on your own.
Non-Contact Force
• 11. Non-contact forces don’t have to touch to
have an effect. They work over a distance or a
field of influence.
Example of Non-Contact
Force
12. Gravity
13. Example of Non-Contact Force
Example of Non-Contact Force
14. Magnetism