Friction and Its Consequences Quiz

Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.

The types of friction mentioned include dry, fluid, lubricated, skin, and internal friction.

The complexity of interactions such as inter-surface adhesion, surface roughness, surface deformation, and surface contamination makes the calculation of friction from first principles difficult.

<p>One consequence of friction is the conversion of kinetic energy to thermal energy whenever motion with friction occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dry friction is subdivided into static friction ('stiction') between non-moving surfaces, and kinetic friction between moving surfaces.</p> Signup and view all the answers