AQA Trilogy GCSE Science - Science
Mission Objectives
Describe the effect of forces
Classify forces as contact or non-contact
Describe Newton’s third law and how it relates to pairs of forces
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Words and meanings to learn
contact force
a force that requires physical contact between two objects for it to be exerted
non-contact force
a force that acts between two objects without them touching
action force
the force exerted by one object on another during an interaction, according to Newton's Third Law of Motion
reaction force
the equal force that is exerted in the opposite direction to the action force
driving force
the force that causes an object to move, such as the force generated by the engine of a car
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