Contact Forces Quiz

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Which of the following is an example of a contact force?

Gravity pulling an object towards the Earth

The force exerted by a magnet on a metal object

The force of a person pushing a shopping cart (correct)

The force of air resistance on a falling object

What are the two components into which contact forces are often decomposed?

Friction and tension

Electrical and magnetic forces

Normal force and friction force (correct)

Gravity and magnetism

Which of the following is NOT a contact force?

The force of a person pushing a door open

The force of a person lifting a box

The force of a person throwing a ball

The force of gravity pulling an object towards the ground (correct)

What is the difference between a contact force and a body force?

Contact forces require physical contact between objects, while body forces do not require physical contact Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a contact force acting for a short impulse?

The force of a person kicking a ball Signup and view all the answers

Which force is responsible for most visible interactions between macroscopic collections of matter?

Contact force Signup and view all the answers

What is the force between an object and the Earth called?

Weight Signup and view all the answers

Which forces can exist without contact occurring?

Gravitational forces Signup and view all the answers

What are the two components into which contact forces are often decomposed?

Normal force and friction force Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a contact force acting continuously?

Pushing a car Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is an example of a contact force?

What are the two components into which contact forces are often decomposed?

Which of the following is NOT a contact force?

What is the difference between a contact force and a body force?

Which of the following is an example of a contact force acting for a short impulse?

Which force is responsible for most visible interactions between macroscopic collections of matter?

What is the force between an object and the Earth called?

Which forces can exist without contact occurring?

What are the two components into which contact forces are often decomposed?

Which of the following is an example of a contact force acting continuously?

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