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Chapter overview
Push, pull, contact forces, pressure, and practical applications.
Practice ready
3401 MCQs and 1951 written prompts are ready for focused chapter work.
Topics
4
Recall
12
Cards
16
Topic 1
Force can start, stop, speed up, slow down, turn, or deform an object.
Topic 2
Compare contact and non-contact forces in everyday situations.
Topic 3
Understand how liquids and gases exert pressure.
Topic 4
Pressure = force / area.
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Topic list
Topic 1
A force is a push or pull that can change the state of motion, speed, direction, or shape of an object.
Topic 1
Compare contact and non-contact forces in everyday situations.
Topic 2
Understand how liquids and gases exert pressure.
Topic 2
Pressure is force per unit area. It changes with area in solids and with depth in liquids and gases.
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