Identifying Types of Forces

Front

Rina couldn't lift a large box of old school books from the hall closet to the garage.

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gravitational force

Front

Leanna moved her dresser across the floor. What force resisted her motion?

Back

Sliding friction

Front

What force is shown with a magnet and metal objects?

Back

magnetic force

Front

Illustration of a block on a table shows a force between the objects.

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Static friction

Front

Types of forces: Some act at a distance, others by contact. What type of contact force do people/animals exert?

Back

Applied

Front

Starship ride at the carnival spins fast, making you stick to the wall. What force causes this?

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Centrifugal

Front

Jupiter's mass is 317 times that of Earth.

Back

Jupiter's gravitational force is much stronger than Earth's.

Front

Sodium chloride, known as table salt, consists of positively charged sodium ions and negatively charged chlorine ions arranged like a checkerboard. Why do these ions form table salt?

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Electrical force

Front

Charged particles in magnetic fields.

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Electromagnetic force.

Front

Force pushing up on the lamp?

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