Contact forces

Question 1

What is a contact force?

Answer 1

-Push or pull on an object

Question 2

What are examples of contact forces?

Answer 2

-Frictional force
-Applied force
-Normal force
-Tension

Question 3

What are vectors?

Answer 3

-Quantity with magnitude and direction

Question 4

What are scalars?

Answer 4

-Quantity with magnitude only

Question 5

What are some effects of contact forces?

Answer 5

-Change in speed and direction of motion
-Bending
-Stretching
-Squeezing/squashing
-Tearing
-Twisting
-Turning
-Friction

Question 6

What is tension?

Answer 6

-A force that acts through a rope or chain
-The force pulls equally on both ends of the rope
-(A pull on an object through a solid object)