Friction Answers

Which surface most likely has the least friction?

The chart describes four objects experiencing one or more frictional forces.

Aria is riding her bike. She is bent slightly over, holding onto her handlebars. She wants to go faster.

Charlie is investigating friction. She will use the same amount of force to push two wooden balls across two level surfaces. Then she will record her results in the table below.Which prediction will most likely describe how friction will affect her findings?

Olivia bought new gym shoes to play volleyball because she kept slipping when she ran in her old shoes. How will the new soles help solve the problem?

Myron was trying to light a match. The first time he struck the match, the match did not light. The second time he tried, the match lit successfully.

Which is the type of kinetic friction that is difficult to overcome?

Which methods reduce friction?

Joshua was driving to a friend’s house to study. During his trip, he started on pavement. At one point, he hit an ice patch on the road, but then he returned to pavement. The road then turned into a gravel road.

Koi is climbing through a cave. She is climbing through a crevice and places her feet so that her body is perpendicular as shown below. She then rests in this spot for twenty minutes.Which type of force is she demonstrating in this position?