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Friction Worksheet: Part A Questions - Multiple Choice

This document contains a worksheet on friction with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about the variables that affect friction, including lubrication, normal force, surface area, texture, and speed. It also contains problems to calculate coefficients of static and kinetic friction given the forces on objects.

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Friction Worksheet: Part A Questions - Multiple Choice

This document contains a worksheet on friction with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about the variables that affect friction, including lubrication, normal force, surface area, texture, and speed. It also contains problems to calculate coefficients of static and kinetic friction given the forces on objects.

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Friction Worksheet
PART A Questions Multiple Choice 1) Name the varia !e that is causing the change in friction in the fo!!owing examp!es. "se the fo!!owing possi !e answers: a) #u rication $or change of state) c) &urface area e) Norma! force. ) %hange to or from ro!!ing friction d) 'exture

a) (i! is used to reduce friction on door hinges. ) )eavy cars have etter traction in snow than !ight cars. c) %ars skid more easi!y on wet roads than on dry roads. d) %ars using tires with good tread stop *uicker than cars with a!d tires. e) +eop!e fa!! down more often on ro!!er skates than when in shoes. 2) ,n each of the fo!!owing situations state what effect the change wi!! have on friction using the fo!!owing choices: a) increase ) decrease c) no change

a) 'he norma! force increases. ) 'he speed of the o -ect changes from 1. m/s to 2. m/s. c) 'he speed of the o -ect changes from . m/s to 2. m/s. d) 'he roughness of on!y one surface is increased. e) 'he surface area in contact increases. f) / !u ricant is added etween the surfaces. g) r changes to k h) 'wo pieces of ru ing meta! are moved from earth to outer space. Questions Fill In 1) Name a varia !e that has no effect on friction. 2) 0iscosity is the friction of which of the three states of matter. 1) &tate one ru!e that indicates the direction of the friction force. 2) 'rue / Fa!se: ,f the friction force is ca!cu!ated as 1. N3 this force is a!ways acting on the o -ect in *uestion. 4) 5ive one rea! !ife specific examp!e for each of the varia !es e!ow3 one for when friction is desired and one for when friction is not desired.

6ake a F78 for each pro !em and show a!! work. 1) / 42 N s!ed is pu!!ed across a cement sidewa!k at constant ve!ocity. / hori9onta! force of 1: N is exerted. ;hat is the coefficient of kinetic friction< PART B:Problems 1) / !arge ox is eing dragged across the f!oor at constant ve!ocity. ,f the ox has a mass of :. kg and it takes a 4. N force3 acting hori9onta!!y3 to drag the ox3 what is the coefficient of friction< 2) / o!der of mass 24 kg is pushed on a surface with a coefficient of kinetic friction of ..=4. ;hat force has to e app!ied to produce an acce!eration of 2 m/s <
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Questions 1) &uppose you push a wooden !ock against the wa!! and push hori9onta!!y to keep it from fa!!ing. 8raw a diagram to showing the forces on the !ock. Name the forces. 2) ;hen a foot a!! defensive !ineman wants to stop an opponent3 he puts his shou!der into his opponent>s ody and !ifts up. )ow does this affect the a i!ity of his opponent to acce!erate< ?xp!ain.

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