firmly around the hair
Activity 5 Identify the type of contact force exerted
Identify which contact force is exerted in the actions stated below. Only write
whether it is friction, tension or compression. Give a reason for your answer
.
1. The force
exerted in the string of beads
worn around Anya's neck.
2. Kavi presses onto the plastic tomato sauce bottle to squeeze out the last bit of
tomato sauce onto his fried chips.
3. Thapelo uses soccer boots when playing a soccer match to prevent him from
slipping and
falling on the field.
Key concepts
verted when obiects touch each other. Friction is exerted