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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Which of the following is NOT a type of friction?

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

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

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

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

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

    Which type of friction is weaker compared to sliding friction?

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

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

    <p>Gravity</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do most forms of land transportation use wheels?

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

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