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What Is Friction?

Friction is the force that opposes the motion of objects in contact with one another. It results from surfaces rubbing together at the microscopic level, where ridges and grooves interact. There are different types of friction including static, sliding, rolling, and fluid friction. Static friction prevents motion, sliding friction acts opposite the direction of motion, rolling friction slows rolling objects, and fluid friction is drag on objects moving through fluids. Friction helps convert motions like walking and rolling into other forms of motion.

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What Is Friction?

Friction is the force that opposes the motion of objects in contact with one another. It results from surfaces rubbing together at the microscopic level, where ridges and grooves interact. There are different types of friction including static, sliding, rolling, and fluid friction. Static friction prevents motion, sliding friction acts opposite the direction of motion, rolling friction slows rolling objects, and fluid friction is drag on objects moving through fluids. Friction helps convert motions like walking and rolling into other forms of motion.

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WHAT IS FRICTION?

Friction, force that opposes the motion of


an object when the object is in contact
with another object or surface.
How friction occurs?

Friction results from two surfaces


rubbing against each other or
moving relative to one another
It can hinder the motion of an
object or prevent an object from
moving at all .
CAUSES OF FRICTION
Friction occurs in part because rough surfaces
tend to catch on one another as they slide past
each other. Even surfaces that are apparently
smooth can be rough at the microscopic level.
They have many ridges and grooves. The
ridges of each surface can get stuck in the
grooves of the other, effectively creating a type
of mechanical bond, or glue, between the
surfaces.
KINDS OF FRICTION
• Static friction
• Sliding friction
• Rolling friction
• Fluid friction
Static friction
Static friction prevents an object from
moving against a surface. It is the
force that keeps a book from sliding
off a desk, even when the desk is
slightly tilted, and that allows you to
pick up an object without the object
slipping through your finger
Sliding friction
A book sliding off a desk or brakes
slowing down a wheel are both
examples of sliding friction, also
called kinetic friction. Sliding friction
acts in the direction opposite the
direction of motion
Rolling friction
Rolling friction hinders the motion of an
object rolling along a surface. Rolling
friction slows down a ball rolling on a
basketball court or softball field, and it
slows down the motion of a tire rolling
along the ground
Fluid friction

Objects moving through a fluid experience


fluid friction, or drag. Drag acts between
the object and the fluid and hinders the
motion of the object
EFFECTS OF FRICTION
Friction helps people convert one form of
motion into another. For example, when
people walk, friction allows them to convert
a push backward along the ground into
forward motion. Similarly, when car or
bicycle tires push backward along the
ground, friction with the ground makes the
tires roll forward. Friction allows us to push
and slide objects along the ground without
our shoes slipping along the ground in the
opposite direction.

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