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Friction

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which force below describes friction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Friction opposes the (a)   between the surfaces in contact with each other

3.

Which of these is an example of friction being useful?

a)

Friction helps us grip, like rubber tires on the road.

b)

Friction makes things less efficient.

c)

Friction slows things down: it can make motors turn more slowly.

d)

Friction wears away surfaces like the soles of our shoes.

4.

Rubber is a surface with ____ friction.

a)

High

b)

Low

5.

A class are doing an experiment to investigate friction in shoe soles. They test these shoes: Which shoe will have the least friction?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

C

d)

D

6.

A class are carrying out an experiment to investigate friction on different surfaces.

Which surface will have the most friction?

a)

Carpet

b)

Wood

c)

Rubber

d)

Tile

7.

Friction depends on the ______ of surfaces.

a)

pascals

b)

material

c)

roughness

d)

smoothness

8.

Friction produces ______

a)

electricity

b)

coldness

c)

heat

d)

air

9.

The sprinkling of powder on the carrom board _______ friction.

a)

creates

b)

increases

c)

reduces

d)

generates

10.

Sliding friction is _______ than the static friction

a)

less

b)

more

c)

within

d)

heavier

11.

Is the friction same for all objects? yes/no

(a)