Matching Pairs Contact and Noncontact ForcesOnline version A brief description on contact and noncontact forces by Madison Lakes 1 Elastic Force 2 Normal Force 3 Magnetic Forces 4 Electric Force 5 Applied Force 6 Gravity Noncontact force; pulls objects together. An example is divers to the water Contact force; one object directly pushes or pulls on another object. An example is friction or a student pushing a desk Noncontact force; static electricity. An example is someones hair standing up from positive charges Noncontact force; force to push apart or pull together. An example is magnets on the refrigerator Contact force; force to support one object touching another stable object. An example is a a desk holding up a book or the floor holding up you Contact force; force exerted by a compressed or stretched object. An example is a hairband or bungee cord