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Forces such as electrostatic or magnetic attraction or repulsion, and that of gravitational attraction will act between two bodies even though the bodies are not in contact.

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Q: What is the meaning of the statement 'some forces can act over a distance rather than by contact' mean?
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3. Some forces act at a distance and thus do not require .?

Force is split into 2 different "types" contact forces act between 2 objects that are TOUCHING, non-contact forces act as a distance and are not contacting. So the answer would be contact.


Is electro static a contact or a non contact force?

Electrostatic forces work at a distance. Non contact.


What are the 2 type of forces?

Push and Pull I'll say 'contact' and 'non-contact'. (I hope nobody is going to come along and say 'balanced' and 'unbalanced', because that's just plain wrong.)


How are contact forces and action-at-a distance forces different?

Contact forces are the ones which only when there is a contact between the two bodies where as a action at a distance force acts through imaginary things called fields which is set up when one of the body is placed in space irrespective of the other body.When an other body is placed within the boundaries of the field it gets influenced without actual contact between the two bodies.


What do contact and non-contact forces have in common?

they both are forces


What are contact and and non contact forces?

A non-contact force is any force applied to an object by another body that is not in direct contact with it. The most common example of a non-contact force is gravity. A non-contact force is different from a contact force, which is a force applied to a body by another body that is in contact with it. However it is to be noted that the origin of all contact forces can be traced to non-contact forcesIn physics, a contact force is a force between two objects (or an object and a surface) that are in contact with each other. This is distinct from a non-contact force, or action-at-a-distance force (a force that acts over a distance), such as gravity or magnetic attraction/repulsion.


Is this statement true or false gravity slows the motion between two object in contact with each other?

False. (Electromagnetic forces stop the motion.)


What is the different between contact and non-contact forces?

contact forces are those types of forces which results when the two interacting objects are perceived to be physically contacting each other. while non-contact force is any force applied to an object(or body) by another body that has not indirect contact with each other....


What are the types of contact forces?

Contact Forces include: Frictional Force Tension Force Normal Force Air Resistance Force Applied Force Spring Force


What are the forces that keep objects in orbit and how are these forces affected by distance?

The forces are gravitational forces. They become weaker with distance and mass reduction


What are the forces in physics?

Contact Forces Action-at-a-Distance Forces Frictional Force Gravitational Force Tension Force Electrical Force Normal Force Magnetic Force Air Resistance Force Applied Force Spring Force


What type of force is tension?

There are 2 types of forces. such- Contact forces and non contact forces. Tension force comes under contact force.