Contact Force
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A contact force is a force that only acts when objects are touching one another.
About Contact Forces
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
The contact forces you should know are:
- Normal Contact Force
- Friction
- Air Resistance
- Water Resistance
- Upthrust
- Driving Force
- Thrust
- Lift
- Tension
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