Types of Forces of Attraction in Mechanics and Electricity

Which force is responsible for the repulsion between two like-charged objects?

• Gravitational force

• Frictional force

• Magnetic force

• Electrostatic force

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A pencil falling to the floor

• Non-Contact force

• Contact force

• Neither

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A compass directing you North is a

• Non-Contact force

• Contact force

• Neither

• Both

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Your hair being pulled towards a balloon is a

• Non-Contact force

• Contact force

• Neither

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The moon orbiting around the Earth is an example of a

• contact force

• Non-contact force

• Electrostatic attraction

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Are high tides in the ocean a

• Contact Force

• Non-Contact force

• Neither

• Resistance Force

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The force between the phone and the mount is a

• contact force

• non-contact force

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Which type of force is responsible for the attraction between two opposite charges?

• Gravitational force

• Electrostatic force

• Magnetic force

• Nuclear force

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What type of force is involved when a magnet attracts a piece of iron?

• Gravitational force

• Electrostatic force

• Magnetic force

• Frictional force

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Which force is responsible for keeping planets in orbit around the sun?

• Electrostatic force

• Magnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Nuclear force

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