Practice - Types of Friction
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Practice Questions
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What is friction?
💡 Hint: What opposes motion?
Name one type of friction.
💡 Hint: Think of the friction when starting to move.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of friction opposes the initiation of motion?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens before something starts moving.
True or False: Kinetic friction is greater than static friction.
💡 Hint: Which friction is harder to overcome?
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Challenge Problems
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A box weighing 50 N rests on a rough surface with a coefficient of static friction of 0.4. Calculate the maximum static friction force.
💡 Hint: Use the coefficient of static friction!
Explain why rolling friction is generally less than static and kinetic friction.
💡 Hint: Consider how wheels are shaped versus flat surfaces.
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