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Non-contact Force

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A non-contact force is a force which can act between two objects that are not touching each other.

About Non-contact Forces

Non-contact forces can act over a distance. The objects do not need to be in contact.
Non-contact forces happen when an object is in a force field created by another object.

The non-contact forces you should know are:

Gravitational Force (Weight)
Magnetic Force
Electrostatic Force

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A non-contact force is a force which can act between two objects that are not touching each other.

About Non-contact Forces

Non-contact forces can act over a distance. The objects do not need to be in contact.
Non-contact forces happen when an object is in a force field created by another object.

The non-contact forces you should know are:

Gravitational Force (Weight)
Magnetic Force
Electrostatic Force

References

AQA

Non-contact force, pages 140, 142-3, 163, 290, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Non-contact forces, page 116, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Non-contact forces, page 119, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
Non-contact forces, page 127, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
Non-contact forces, page 147, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
Non-contact forces, page 203, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Non-contact forces, page 51, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Non-contact forces, pages 209, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Edexcel

Non-contact forces, page 132, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel
Non-contact forces, page 374, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
Non-contact forces, pages 205, 206, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel

OCR

Non-contact forces, pages 62, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR