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- is a push or a pull
Common Forces
1. Wind
- caused by moving of air
2. Gravity
- the force that pulls down objects towards the earth
3. Running Water
- caused by movement of water
4. Magnetism
- force that pulls objects made of
metals towards the magnet
What Forces Can Do?
Common Forces
1.Wind
2.Gravity
3.Running Water
4.Magnetism
What Forces Can Do?
Forces can move objects.
Forces can stop moving objects.
Forces can change direction of moving objects.
Forces can speed up or slow down moving
objects.
Types of Forces
A. Contact Force – a force require close contact with the
object that exerts force and the object at which the
force acts.
a. Kinetic Force
b. Applied Force
c. Normal Force
d. Compressional Force
Torsion – if a force twist an object.
Tension – force that stretches objects
e. Frictional Force
Static Friction
Sliding Friction
Rolling Friction
B. Non-Contact Force – forces that act at a distance
a. Gravitational
b. Magnetic force
c. Nuclear forces