Types of Forces ?

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	Action-at-a-Distance Forces
Frictional Force	Gravitational Force
Tension Force	Electrical Force
Normal Force	Magnetic Force
Air Resistance Force
Applied Force
Spring Force

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