Contact Forces
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Objective
I can explain how contact forces can change the structure of colliding objects.
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Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Practice
12 questions
Define "contact force" in your own words and provide two original examples (different from those in the video).
Explain how a contact force can change the shape of an object. Give a specific example.
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Exit ticket
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“Describe what happens to a clay ball when you squeeze it with your hand. Explain how the contact force from your hand changes the clay ball's structure. Imagine a hammer hitting a nail. Explain how the contact force between the hammer and the nail changes the nail's structure as it goes into a piece of wood. ”
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