Buoyancy:Buoyancy is the force that prevents certain items from sinking. It exerts an upward force causing to float on the surface, rather than sink.
Tension:When trying to pull a heavy object, to ease the work you attach a string or rope to it, for support when you're pulling. It is common sense that when pushing an object, attaching a rope wouldn't be practical. It would make the work much more difficult if not impossible to complete.Tension is the strain the activity provides to the rope.
Air Resistance:Air resistance is a force, common to friction that acts on objects as they are moving through the air .It is meant to oppose the speed of the object, but is mainly only noticeable when objects are moving at a high speed through the air.
Compression:Compression is basically applying force to an item by sitting/pushing on it, in order to reduce it in size. This squishes the particles together, causing them to take up less space, resulting in the object reducing in size.
Friction:Friction is a force that opposes the relative motion of an object. Frictional resistance is usually proportional to the roughness of the surfaces, and depends on the pressure applied between the two surfaces. For example, if you slide on your feet while you are bare foot, you will stop after a couple seconds. Unlike if you’re wearing socks, and you slide on your feet you will slide for much longer and at a faster speed.
Action at a distance Forces
Gravity: Gravity is the force that attracts objects to the center of the earth. It disables the opportunity for objects to float in the air. The force of gravity also varies in its strength from planet to planet.
Magnetic: An attraction or repulsion force that exists between two electrically charged particles, due to their motion.
Buoyancy: Buoyancy is the force that prevents certain items from sinking. It exerts an upward force causing to float on the surface, rather than sink.
Tension: When trying to pull a heavy object, to ease the work you attach a string or rope to it, for support when you're pulling. It is common sense that when pushing an object, attaching a rope wouldn't be practical. It would make the work much more difficult if not impossible to complete. Tension is the strain the activity provides to the rope.
Air Resistance:Air resistance is a force, common to friction that acts on objects as they are moving through the air .It is meant to oppose the speed of the object, but is mainly only noticeable when objects are moving at a high speed through the air.
Compression:Compression is basically applying force to an item by sitting/pushing on it, in order to reduce it in size. This squishes the particles together, causing them to take up less space, resulting in the object reducing in size.
Friction: Friction is a force that opposes the relative motion of an object. Frictional resistance is usually proportional to the roughness of the surfaces, and depends on the pressure applied between the two surfaces. For example, if you slide on your feet while you are bare foot, you will stop after a couple seconds. Unlike if you’re wearing socks, and you slide on your feet you will slide for much longer and at a faster speed.
Action at a distance Forces
Gravity: Gravity is the force that attracts objects to the center of the earth. It disables the opportunity for objects to float in the air. The force of gravity also varies in its strength from planet to planet.
Magnetic: An attraction or repulsion force that exists between two electrically charged particles, due to their motion.
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