Forces
- Created by: Lucy S
- Created on: 01-04-13 16:48
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- Forces
- Weight
- The force that acts on a body because of gravity.
- Friction
- The force that opposes motion.
- Air Resistance (Drag)
- Friction between an object and the air (or gas) that it is moving through.
- Viscous Drag
- Similar to air resistance but occurs when an object is moving through a liquid.
- Upthrust
- The upward force that liquids and gases exert on objects.
- Magnetic
- Forces that magnets exert on other magnets or things made of iron.
- Electrostatic
- The force between electrically charged objects.
- Normal Reaction
- The repulsive force that acts on an object pressing down on another object.
- Tension
- In strings, cables, ropes etc. that are being stretched.
- Weight
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