Types of Friction in Physics

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What type of friction is present when an object is stationary and resting on a surface?

  • Rolling friction
  • Static friction (correct)
  • Kinetic friction
  • Sliding friction

Which type of friction is also known as 'sliding friction'?

  • Static friction
  • Rolling friction
  • Kinetic friction (correct)
  • Muscular friction

What type of friction is present when a round object, such as a ball or wheel, rolls on a surface?

  • Static friction
  • Rolling friction (correct)
  • Kinetic friction
  • Sliding friction

Which type of friction is the strongest kind of friction?

<p>Static friction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of friction is present when a toy car is rolled across the floor?

<p>Kinetic friction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of friction helps tone your legs when running on a treadmill?

<p>Sliding friction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of friction is experienced when an object is sliding across a surface?

<p>Kinetic friction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of friction is experienced when an object is rolling across a surface?

<p>Rolling friction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of friction is experienced when an object is at rest on a surface?

<p>Static friction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of friction?

<p>Magnetic friction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of friction is generally greater than the other types of friction?

<p>Static friction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of friction is experienced when an object is in motion across a surface?

<p>Sliding friction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of friction resists the motion of an object towards a fluid?

<p>Fluid friction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of friction is weaker compared to sliding friction?

<p>Rolling friction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When a bowling ball rolls on the alley, what type of friction exists between the ball and the surface?

<p>Rolling friction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the force that pulls objects together even when they are not touching?

<p>Gravity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of friction exists between a moving object and a fluid, either gas or liquid?

<p>Fluid friction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do most forms of land transportation use wheels?

<p>To reduce rolling friction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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