4.8 - Measuring the Force of Friction
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Practice Questions
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What is the formula for calculating frictional force?
💡 Hint: Think about the components needed to find friction.
Define static friction.
💡 Hint: It's what keeps an object at rest.
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What type of friction prevents the motion of an object at rest?
💡 Hint: Think about what keeps things stationary.
Kinetic friction is generally greater than static friction. True or False?
💡 Hint: Consider how things start moving.
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A student pushes a 12 kg box on a flat surface. If the coefficient of friction is 0.25, how much force is required to start moving the box?
💡 Hint: Calculate the normal force before applying the coefficient.
Design an experiment to compare static and kinetic friction coefficients for two different surfaces.
💡 Hint: Make sure to keep the variables controlled.
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