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===About Contact and Non-contact Forces===
 
===About Contact and Non-contact Forces===
: Most forces are '''contact forces'''.
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Most forces are '''contact forces'''.
 
*Pushing a door
 
*Pushing a door
 
*Pulling a rope
 
*Pulling a rope
 
*Friction
 
*Friction
 
*Squeezing or squashing an object.
 
*Squeezing or squashing an object.
: Only a few forces are '''Non-contact forces'''
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Only a few forces are '''Non-contact forces'''
 
* Magnetism
 
* Magnetism
 
* Weight or Gravity
 
* Weight or Gravity

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