Difference between revisions of "Contact and Non-contact Forces"
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* Weight or Gravity | * Weight or Gravity | ||
Latest revision as of 15:27, 14 August 2018
Key Stage 2
Meaning
Contact forces are forces that only act when two objects are touching each other. Non-contact forces are forces that can act even if the objects are not touching.
About Contact and Non-contact Forces
Most forces are contact forces:
- Pushing a door
- Pulling a rope
- Friction
- Squeezing or squashing an object.
Only a few forces are non-contact forces:
- Magnetism
- Weight or Gravity