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What is friction?
What opposes motion?
Name one type of friction.
Think of the friction when starting to move.
What type of friction opposes the initiation of motion?
Think about what happens before something starts moving.
True or False: Kinetic friction is greater than static friction.
Which friction is harder to overcome?
A box weighing 50 N rests on a rough surface with a coefficient of static friction of 0.4. Calculate the maximum static friction force.
Use the coefficient of static friction!
Explain why rolling friction is generally less than static and kinetic friction.
Consider how wheels are shaped versus flat surfaces.
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