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How do contact forces such as friction differ from gravitational and magnetic forces?
"Contact" means "touching". A contact force can't act on an object unless they're touching. Friction is a contact force.
Gravitational forces pull masses together even if they're not touching. Magnetic forces pull a piece of iron toward a magnet even if they're not touching.
Gravitational and magnetic forces are "non-contact" forces.
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