5 - Friction and Mini Design Project
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main types of friction?
💡 Hint: Think about motion starting and motion sliding.
When does kinetic friction come into play?
💡 Hint: Consider sliding across a surface.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of friction prevents motion before it starts?
💡 Hint: It’s the friction you feel when trying to push something before it moves.
True or False: Kinetic friction is greater than static friction.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when objects are sliding.
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Challenge Problems
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A vehicle with a mass of 1200 kg experiences a kinetic friction force of 800 N while moving. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction?
💡 Hint: Remember to calculate the normal force.
Design a model to test different surfaces and their coefficients of friction. What materials will you select for a controlled comparison?
💡 Hint: Think about how you can measure and compare effectively.
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