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FORCE

Force is an influence which



Change the direction of a moving body
Increase or decrease the speed of a
moving body
Bring a moving body to rest
Bring a stationary body to motion
Change the shape of a body
CONTACT FORCE

Applied with contact between two bodies
Muscular force

NON CONTACT FORCE

Applied without any contact between two bodies
Gravitational force

INTERNAL FORCE

Acted upon a system from inside
Pushing an autoriskshaw from inside

EXTERNAL FORCE

Acted upon an object from outside
Pushing a table
BALANCED FORCE

The resultant of a number of forces act on a
body is zero.

Tug-of-war
UNBALANCED FORCE

The resultant of a number of forces act
on a body is not zero.

Lifting a bucket full of water from a well.
An external unbalanced force
alone can make an object
move.

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