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Centrifugal Force
CLASSICAL PHYSICS Module 5 Energy, Work, and Power

Classical Physics - Physics theories and other related topics
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Application of Newton's Laws TYPES OF FORCE Rev. 0 Page 21 CP-04 Types of Force Summary + A tensile force is an applied force that tends to pull an object apart. + A compressive force is an applied force that tends to compress an object. + Frictional force is the force resulting from two surfaces in contact, where one of the surfaces is attempting to move with respect to the other surface. + Static-frictional  forces  are  those frictional  forces  present  when  an  object  is stationary, whereas kinetic-frictional forces are  those frictional forces present between two objects that are moving. + The magnitude of the frictional force is affected by the following: - Weight of the object being moved - Type of surface on the object being moved - Type of surface on which the object is moving. + Centripetal  force  is  the  force  on  an  object moving  in  a  circular  path  that  is directed  towards the center of the path, whereas the  centrifugal force is the fictitious force that appears to be directed away from the center of the circular path. Summary The concepts of this chapter are summarized below.







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