gravitational, electrostatic, and magnetic forces
No, objects do not have to touch for a force to be involved. Forces, such as gravitational or electromagnetic forces, can act between objects even when they are not in direct contact.
Friction is the force that opposes the motion of objects that touch as they pass. It acts in the opposite direction of the motion and depends on the surfaces in contact and the normal force pressing them together.
Objects that do not touch can still exert a force on each other through fields such as gravitational, electrical, or magnetic fields. These fields create a force that can act at a distance without physical contact between the objects.
A contact force? The answer really depends on the level of the question. Primary school answer: A pushing or pulling force, or a friction force occur when objects touch. High school answer: Same as above, but 'pushing' and 'pulling' would be replaced with positive and negative. Friction would be defined as a force that opposes motion, and would include air resistance and drag. University answer: Technically, there is no such force, as all forces act at a distance without touching. In fact, objects don't actually 'touch' one another at all. The outer electrons in an object's atoms will repel said electrons from another object's atoms through the electromagnetic force. This only makes it feel like the objects have come into contact with one another, when in fact they haven't.
Contact forces, such as friction, normal force, tension, and applied force, only have an effect on objects they touch. These forces require physical contact between objects to manifest and influence the motion or deformation of the objects involved.
No, electric force does not require objects to touch in order to act on each other. Objects with electric charge can exert attractive or repulsive forces on each other even when they are not in physical contact.
Force of push or pull
The force that makes it difficult to push objects is friction. Friction is the resistance that occurs when two objects rub against each other, and it depends on the roughness of the surfaces and the force holding them together.
A force that requires a touch is known as a contact force. This type of force only occurs when two objects are in physical contact with each other, such as friction, tension, or normal force.
The force that acts between objects that touch each other is called friction. Friction is a resistive force that opposes the relative motion or tendency of motion between two surfaces in contact.
The force that makes things fall to the ground is called gravity. It is a natural force of attraction that pulls objects towards each other, such as the Earth and objects on its surface.
The force of gravity is what makes objects fall to Earth. Gravity is a force of attraction between all objects with mass, pulling them towards each other. On Earth, gravity pulls objects towards the center of the planet, causing them to fall downwards.