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Which of the following describes a contact force?

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MCQ

Type

practice

Style

Topic

Forces and their interactions

Question

Frictional force

Frictional force is a contact force that arises when two surfaces are in contact and resist each other's motion.

Misunderstanding Force Pairs

Students often think that force pairs act on the same object instead of between two interacting objects.

Emphasize that for every action force, there is an equal and opposite reaction force acting on a different object.

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