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Q: Is wind resistance an example of a contact force?
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What is wind restance?

Wind resistance is a specific example of air resistance. Wind resistance would be a resistance to motion cause by a wind, for example when you try walking forward on a very windy day it is hard, that force preventing you from walking is wind resistance.


Which force on an airplane can also be called a resistance force?

Gravity is the main resistance force on any aircraft. Wind resistance would be second.


Is wind a contact force or a non-contact force?

Wind is a non-contact force. But if someone is blowing on an object it would be a contact force because a person is causing the movement of another object.


What is the force exerted by the Tacoma narrows bridge?

the force was torsion. the wind made it bend like silly puddy ************** The force exerted TO the Tacoma narrows bridge was initially the wind resistance. The wind resistance caused the whole bridge to act as a system with forced vibration with damping.


What forces are there on a car?

gravity, friction, driving force and wind resistance..


What is an example of drag force?

A drag force is a dissipative force. This can be in the form of air resistance or fluid resistance. Drag force is a force that acts opposite to the relative motion of an object moving in a surrounding fluid.


What force increases when a heavy wind slows a bird down?

Air resistance


What forces act on a balloon car?

wind resistance, gravitational force, friction.


Why is it difficult to ride a bicycle against the direction of wind?

AnswerWhen there is wind, there is a greater force from air resistance on you and your bike.


What instrument measures wind force?

The instrument to measure wind resistance is called an anemometer or wind-meter. It is a common instrument used in weather stations.


When you pedal really fast on a bike you can feel the wind slowing you down which force causes this?

It's usually referred to as air resistance.


What force or forces would be acting upon a falling airplane?

gravity wind resistance weight