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Q: When a force acts on an object without touching it the force is called?
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In a field can an object apply force to another object without touching it?

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What is a force that acts on an object by touching it?

Contact Force


What is the force that can push and pull an object by another object that is touching it?

It is contact force


If you touch an object it is touching you with the same amount of force?

no


What is the force called that moves paper clips toward a magnet without the magnet touching the paper clips?

A magnetic force.


In order to have a contact force acting on an object the force must be?

they must be touching


How does the theory of field forces explain how onjects could exert force on each other without touching?

The "field" transmits a change of environment that exerts a force on the remote object.


What is a Force that keeps 2 object that are touching from easily sliding past each other?

None. Change your question for two OBJECTS and the answer is friction.


What are forces that can act on an object without touching it?

Force of gravity and natural force act on an object without touching it. <><><> Besides gravity, magnetism, and radiation, such as infrared light.


What is a force called that causes an object to object to move in a circle is called?

A force that causes an object to move in a circle is a central force, or a centripetal force.


The buoyant force on an object is least when the object is?

The buoyant force is zero when the object is just touching the liquid. As the object displaces more volume, the buoyant force increases until the object is completely submerged. Once the object is submerged, it doesn't matter how deep it is, the buoyant force remains constant.


Why is the support force on an object called the normal force?

The support force on an object is called the normal force because it is a force "normal" to the object. "Normal" in this sense means perpendicular.