11. Non contact force
• Eg: apple falling down from an apple
tree due to gravitational force of earth.
12. Characteristics of forces
• Force is required to move an object
from a state of rest.
• Force is required to change the direction
of an object moving in a particular
direction.
13. • Force is required to increase or decrease
the speed of moving objects.
• To stop the object moving in a particular
direction force is to be applied in
opposite direction.