The document discusses different types of forces. It explains that a force is something that changes or tends to change the shape, size, volume, state of rest, or motion of an object. It categorizes forces as either contact forces or non-contact forces. Contact forces require touching between objects, like muscular force, friction, and pushing/pulling. Non-contact forces act over a distance without touching, such as electrostatic force, gravitational force, and magnetic force between poles. The document provides examples of how these different forces work.