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Contact Force

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A contact force is a force that only acts when objects are touching one another.

About Contact Forces

Some forces can act at a distance, but a contact force only exists when objects are in contact.

The contact forces you should know are:

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A contact force is a force that only acts when objects are 'touching' one another.

About Contact Forces

Some forces can act at a distance, but a contact force only exists when objects are in contact.

The contact forces you should know are:

References

AQA

Contact force, pages 140, 142, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Contact forces, page 119, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
Contact forces, page 127, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
Contact forces, page 147, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
Contact forces, page 203, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Contact forces, page 51, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Contact forces, pages 116-117, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Contact forces, pages 209, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Edexcel

Contact forces, page 132, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel
Contact forces, page 374, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
Contact forces, pages 205, 206, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel

OCR

Contact forces, pages 63, 71, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR