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EM_FRICTION

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Friction _____________ motion

a)

Works in the same direction as

b)

Opposes

c)

Has not effect on

d)

Pulls against

2.

Which type of friction keeps objects from sliding around all over the place

a)

Static Friction

b)

Rolling Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Sliding Friction

3.

Imagine you decide to jump out of an airplane 🛩

Which force is going to pull you down towards earth

a)

Fluid Friction

b)

Static Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

The wind from the airplane

4.

When you go down a slide which two forces are competing in a tug of war?

a)

Gravity and Sliding Friction

b)

Gravity and Rolling Friction

c)

Gravity and Your Friend Pushing You

d)

Gravity and Pushing Friction

5.
Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
6.
Sally experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
7.
Wheels of a shopping cart experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
8.
Swimming fish experience-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
9.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
10.

Frictional force depends on ____

a)

surface area in contact

b)

roughness of surface

c)

both a and b

d)

none of the above

11.

Which of these best describes friction?

a)

A rubbing force.

b)

Something that is slippery.

c)

Gravity.

d)

Movement across a smooth surface.

12.

The coefficient of kinetic friction is ____________ than coefficient of static friction.

a)

Smaller

b)

Larger

c)

Significantly larger

d)

Highly larger

13.

A block weighing 981 N is resting on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction between the block and the horizontal surface is μ=0.2. A vertical cable attached to the block provides partial support. A man can pull

horizontally with a force of 100 N. What will be the

tension, T (in N) in the cable if the man is just able to move the block to the right?

a)

481 N

b)

841 N

c)

981 N

d)

98.1 N

14.

The relation between angle of friction & coefficient of friction is expressed as -----------

a)

tan φ=μ

b)

tan μ = φ

c)

cos φ=μ

d)

sin φ=μ

15.

The angle made by the resultant of the normal reaction & the limiting force of friction with the normal reaction is known as --------------------

a)

angle of limiting force

b)

angle of cone

c)

angle of resultant

d)

angle of friction

16.

At what conditions the dry friction occurs between the surfaces in contact?

a)

When there is no lubricating fluid

b)

When there is no friction fluid

c)

When there is no adhesive fluid

d)

When there is no cohesive fluid

17.

If a ladder is leaniing against a smooth vertical wall, the force of friction between ladder & vertical wall will be equal to --------------(φ- angle of friction, θ - angle between ladder and wall)

a)

tan φ

b)

infinity

c)

tan θ

d)

zero

18.

If a normal force and a frictional force realized on rough surface are 50N and 12 N respectively, the coefficent of friction is

a)

0.024

b)

0.34

c)

0.14

d)

0.24

19.

The angle of the inclined plane at which the body just begins to slide down the plane, is called ----------------

a)

plane angle

b)

angle of slide

c)

angle of repose

d)

friction angle

20.

The angle made by the resultant of the normal reaction & the limiting force of friction with the normal reaction is known as --------------------

a)

angle of limiting force

b)

angle of cone

c)

angle of resultant

d)

angle of friction