Question

Pushing an object is an example of _________ force (contact or muscular force).

Answer 1

A force that requires a physical contact between the object and the person who is applying the force is called a contact force.There a two types of contact forces - muscular force and frictional force.

So we can say that it is a muscular force, since our muscles are doing action during pushing.

NOTE that muscular force is a type of contact force.

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