Physics GCSE
contact forces
What contact forces means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Forces such as friction, tension, air resistance and the normal contact force that require the surfaces to touch.
Forces where the objects are physically touching.
Topics that use contact forces
- Contact and non-contact forces (AQA GCSE)
- Poles of a magnet (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- attraction and repulsion
- non-contact forces
- acting on different objects
- always attraction
- chain of nails
- demagnetisation
- effect of separation
- electrostatic force
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