Non Contact Forces

Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.

• Attract

• Repel

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Moving a magnet near a compass can cause the compass needle to move, even though the magnet does not touch the compass. This observation is evidence for which characteristics of magnetic fields?

• There is a north and south pole on a magnet.

• They can exert a force accross a distance.

• Magnetic fields do not exist.

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Magnets need to touch something to apply force.

• True

• False

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Magnetic Force is an example of ____________ force.

• contact

• non-contact

• balanced

• unbalanced

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Which is an example of a non-contact force?

• elastic force

• normal force

• applied force

• electric force

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A force applied to another object that is NOT in direct contact with it is a

• Contact Force

• Jedi Force

• Non-contact Force

• Gravitational Force

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An area surrounding an electron that exerts a force on nearby charges is a(n)

• Electric Field

• Magnetic Field

• Gravitational Field

• Baseball Field

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Which of the following is a non-contact force?

• Frictional force

• Gravitational force

• Tension force

• Normal force

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What type of force is responsible for keeping planets in orbit around the sun?

• Contact force

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

• Frictional force

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Which force acts at a distance and is responsible for the attraction between two charged objects?

• Magnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Electric force

• Frictional force

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