Forces Flashcards
What is force?
A push or pull that happens when to objects interact
What are the two kinds of forces
Internal force
External force
What is internal force
These forces are generated inside the bodies. They include movement and reactions that result in muscles inside our bodies contracting or relaxing to pull on tendons or joints.
What are external forces
These forces are generated outside the body. They include things like gravity resistance and contact with other objects or people.
Types of external forces
Contact forces and noncontact forces
What a contact forces
These forces are objects that can come into direct contact with each other
What a noncontact forces
These forces act on objects without coming into direct contact with them
Momentum
The tendency of any object in motion to continue moving
Force summation
The sequential combination of forces produced by different parts of the human body acting together to maximise of force production