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Friction

Friction is a force between two surfaces in contact that opposes the motion or attempted motion between them. It always acts in the opposite direction of motion and slows moving objects down. The amount of friction depends on the roughness and materials of the surfaces - rougher surfaces have more friction. Friction produces heat and can be useful to prevent slipping, but is also reduced through lubrication to reduce wear on machine parts.

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Friction

Friction is a force between two surfaces in contact that opposes the motion or attempted motion between them. It always acts in the opposite direction of motion and slows moving objects down. The amount of friction depends on the roughness and materials of the surfaces - rougher surfaces have more friction. Friction produces heat and can be useful to prevent slipping, but is also reduced through lubrication to reduce wear on machine parts.

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• Friction is a force between two surfaces

that are sliding, or trying to slide across one


another, for example when you try to push a
toy car along the floor.

• Friction always works in the direction


opposite from the direction the object is
moving, or trying to move. It always slows
a moving object down. Moving

Friction
• The amount of friction depends on the materials from
which the two surfaces are made.
•The rougher the surface, the more friction is produced.
For example, you would have to push a book harder to get
it moving on a carpet than you would on a wooden floor.
This is because there is more friction between the carpet
and the book than there is between the wood and the book.
• Friction also produces heat. For
example, if you rub your hands together
quickly, they get warmer.
• Friction can be a useful force because it
prevents our shoes slipping on the pavement
when we walk and stops car tyres skidding on
the road.
• Ice causes very little friction, which is why it
is easy to slip over on an icy day. But this is a
good thing for ice skating and sledging.
• Sometimes we want to reduce friction. For
example, moving parts inside a car engine are
lubricated with oil, to reduce friction between
them. The oil holds the surfaces apart, and can
flow between them. The reduced friction means
there is less wear on the metal, and less heat
produced.
• Air resistance is a type of friction between
air and another material. When an aeroplane
flies through the air, for example, air
particles hit the aeroplane, making it more
difficult for the aeroplane to move through
the air.
• Some shapes, known as streamlined
shapes, cause less air resistance than
others. Aeroplanes and cars are
streamlined, so that they move through the
air as easily as possible.
Why is it hard work to
walk through water?
Why are fish
the shape
they are?
Why are boats
and ships the
shape they
are?
The man is
pulling the oar
to push the boat
forwards.

The boat is
moving forwards
The water feels as if in this direction.
it is pushing you
back. This is water
resistance.
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