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Contact & Non-Contact Forces

Science · Forces & Motion · conceptual

Notice that some forces need contact between two objects (contact forces) while magnetic forces can act at a distance (non-contact forces)

What mastery looks like

  • Define contact forces as those needing objects to touch (e.g. push, pull, friction)
  • Define non-contact forces as those acting at a distance (e.g. magnetism)
  • Sort examples of forces into contact and non-contact categories

Check your understanding

Can Contact & Non-Contact Forces explain why you have to touch a ball to kick it, but a magnet can pull a paperclip without touching it?