Types
of Forces
·
The Meaning of
Force
·
Types of Forces
·
Drawing Free-Body
Diagrams
·
Determining the
Net Force
A
force is a push or pull acting upon an object as a result of its interaction
with another object. There are a variety of types of forces. Previously in this lesson, a variety of
force types were placed into two broad category headings on the basis of
whether the force resulted from the contact or non-contact of the two
interacting objects.
Contact Forces
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Action-at-a-Distance Forces
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Frictional Force
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Gravitational Force
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Tension Force
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Electrical Force
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Normal Force
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Magnetic Force
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Air Resistance Force
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Applied Force
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Spring Force
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These types of individual forces will now be discussed in
more detail. To read about each force listed above, continue scrolling through
this page. Or to read about an individual force, click on its name from the
list below.
• Applied Force
• Gravitational Force
• Normal Force
• Frictional Force
• Air Resistance Force
• Tension Force
• Spring Force