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A [[force]] that only acts when [[object|objects]] are touching one another.
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==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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A '''contact force''' is a [[force]] that only acts when [[object|objects]] are touching one another.
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===About Contact Forces===
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: Some [[force]]s can act at a distance, but a '''contact force''' only exists when [[object]]s are in '''contact'''.
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The '''contact forces''' you should know are:
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*[[Normal Contact Force]]
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*[[Friction]]
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*[[Air Resistance]]
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*[[Water Resistance]]
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*[[Upthrust]]
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*[[Driving Force]]
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*[[Thrust]]
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*[[Lift]]
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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A '''contact force''' is a [[force]] that only acts when [[object]]s are 'touching' one another.
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===About Contact Forces===
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: Some [[force]]s can act at a [[distance]], but a '''contact force''' only exists when [[object]]s are in '''contact'''.
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The '''contact forces''' you should know are:
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*[[Normal Contact Force]]
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*[[Friction]]
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*[[Air Resistance]]
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*[[Water Resistance]]
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*[[Upthrust]]
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*[[Driving Force]]
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*[[Thrust]]
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*[[Lift]]
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*[[Tension]]
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===References===
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====AQA====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Contact force, pages 140, 142, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Contact forces, page 119, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946403/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946403&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=32a0abb60dff015b15b50e9b1d7b4644 ''Contact forces, page 127, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Contact forces, page 147, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe09802 ''Contact forces, page 203, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac66 ''Contact forces, page 51, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Contact forces, pages 116-117, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Contact forces, pages 209, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA  '']
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====Edexcel====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Contact forces, page 132, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Contact forces, page 374, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948163/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948163&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=0fdbfd5dd397d6e24a9dfb250f08587f ''Contact forces, pages 205, 206, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel '']
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====OCR====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Contact forces, pages 63, 71, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR '']

Latest revision as of 15:08, 3 December 2019

Contents

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

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