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Friction

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does friction affect speed?

a)

More friction decreases speed

b)

Less friction decreases speed

c)

More friction increases speed

d)

Less friction doesn't affect speed

2.

Friction is a force that acts in an _____________ direction of movement.

a)

Similar

b)

Parallel

c)

Opposite

d)

West

3.

A type of friction that occurs when air pushes against a moving object causing it to slow down.

a)

Surface area

b)

Velocity

c)

Air resistance

d)

Gravity

4.

Which of the following is an example of friction that is helpful?

a)

Brakes used on a bike

b)

Tread on the bottom of your shoes

c)

Tires against the road

d)

All are examples that are helpful

5.

Which of the following is an example of friction that is harmful?

a)

Pencil marking on paper

b)

Sand placed on ice in the winter

c)

Engine parts wearing out

d)

Using eraser to erase marks

6.

What does friction produce?

a)

Light

b)

Heat

c)

Sound

d)

Gravity

7.

Without friction, a moving object will never stop.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The rougher the surface, the faster an object will travel over it.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Rough surfaces have ________________

a)

Greater friction

b)

The same level of friction

c)

Less friction

10.

The shape of an object that helps in reducing friction.

a)

Circular shape

b)

Flat shape

c)

Strealined

d)

None of the above

11.

Tom falls out of an airplane towards the ground. Then he remembers to open his parachute and lands gently. What force slowed Tom down and how? Explain.

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12.

Give ONE example of a useful effect of friction and ONE example of any harmful effect.

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13.

A force that keeps you on the ground and pulls objects to the center of the Earth is called (a)  

14.

(a)   is used on machines to make the surfaces slide over one another easily so there is less friction.