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Friction Flashcards

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What are the four types of friction?

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Static,Rolling,Sliding and Fluid

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Definition of Static Friction and two examples

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It acts between surfaces that are in contact and next with eachother.
a. Skating
b. Walking on the road

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Definition of Rolling Friction and two examples.

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The frictional force that occurs when one object rolls on another.

a. A cars wheels on the road
b. A soccer ball

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Definition of Sliding Friction and two examples

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The frictional force that occurs when two objects are sliding against eachother

a. Rubbing you hand against eachother.
b. Opening a window.

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Definition of Fluid friction and two examples.

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It occurs between fluid layers that are moving almost to eachother.

a. Sucking water through a straw.
b. Submarine under water.

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What is friction?

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A force that slows down and stops moving things.

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