What is meant by a contact force? Explain with the help of an example.
A Contact force as the name suggests acts on a point of an object by direct contact. The Contact may be Continuous or sometimes momentary. The former case is known as Continuous force and the latter case is known as impulse force.
Example: Pushing an object along the floor: This is an example of a continuous force. Here, continuously, the direct force is put on the object to move it along the floor.