Contact force

Summary: Some forces act when you are touching something. These are called contact forces. Friction and air resistance are contact forces. Support forces, like upthrust (a force that pushes up), are also contact forces. Tags: science student-book-7 physics Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Contact force

Some forces act when you are touching something. These are called contact forces. Friction and air resistance are contact forces. Support forces, like upthrust (a force that pushes up), are also contact forces.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Physics/Forces/1.1 Introduction to forces.md), Physics section.