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Identify the following examples of forces as either a contact force or a non-contact force:

Identify the following examples of forces as either a contact force or a non-contact-example-1

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Given:

Different kinds of forces

To find:

Identify the contact forces and non-contact forces

Step-by-step explanation:

A force that acts between two surfaces in contact is a contact force, while the force that acts between the two surfaces, not in contact, is a non-contact force.

The contact forces here are:

Sitting on a chair (friction)

Skateboard slows down on a rough surface (friction)

Slamming the door (friction)

Non-contact forces:

Magnet attracting paper clips (magnetic force)

Two like charges repel each other (electrostatic force)

When A peach falls from a tree (gravitational force)

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