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Contact and Field Forces Worksheet.

Q1. What is a force and what unit is it measured in?

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Unit + Symbol: __________________ _________________

Q2. What is the formula for calculating force?

Word Equation: _______________________ = ___________________ x __________________

Equation: _______= ______x _______

Q3. List 3 effects that force can have on objects.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________

Q4. Complete the table to distinguish between contact and non-contact forces.

Contact Force Field Force

Define:

Other name for

this force:
Examples:
1

3
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Q5. Identify if the images below are examples of contact or field forces.

a.______________________ b.______________________ c.__________________________

d.________________________ e.________________________ f.___________________________