Q. The force acting on an object perpendicular to the surface is called_____.
Answer: thrust
Notes: The force acting on an object perpendicular to the surface is called thrust. It is a reaction force described quantitatively by Isaac Newton’s second and third laws. Force, and thus thrust, is measured in the International System of Units (SI) as the newton.

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