non-contact force
What non-contact force means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
A force that acts between two objects that are not touching.
A force that acts on an object without coming physically in contact with it (e.g., gravity, electrostatic forces, magnetic forces).
Topics that use non-contact force
- Static charge (AQA GCSE)
- Newton's laws (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- balanced forces
- changing direction
- charge redistribution
- charging by friction
- Circular motion
- conservation of charge
- constant velocity
- Directly Proportional
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