Grade 9 November Exams > Physics- Contact Forces > Flashcards
Contact forces
Bodies that are exerting a force on each other are in direct contact with each other
Tension
A pulling force on a body, casing it to become taut
Compression
Pushing force
Direction of any
Friction force is always against the direction of movement
Friction force
Is the result of the rough surfaces of two objects being in contact with each other and moving in opposite directions