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Answer the following question in short.

Name any two contact and two non-contact forces.


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Contact force:

  1. Contact force is a force that is applied by objects in contact with each other.
  2. The contact force acts on a point of direct contact between the two objects.

The two types of contact forces are:

  1. Frictional force, and
  2. Muscular force.

Non-contact forces:

  1. A non-contact force is a force applied to an object by another body that is not in direct contact with it.
  2. Non-contact forces come into play when objects do not have physical contact between them or when a force is applied without any interaction.

The two types of non-contact forces are :

  1. Magnetic force, and
  2. Gravitational force

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