Resources 

• The AQA GCSE Physics specification is always a very good place to start. Page 44 for this topic. 
• The BBC Bitesize website is also a user-friendly website for GCSE Physics.

Questions

1. Define a force by using the following words: push, pull and interaction. 
2. What is meant by a contact force? 
3. What is meant by a non-contact force? 
4. Give some examples of contact and non-contact forces? 
5. What is meant by a normal contact force? 
6. Correct this sentence: Force is a scalar quantity. 
7. Draw an apple sitting on a table and label all the forces involved.