PEKA SAINS FORM 2 TOPIC: APPLICATION OF FRICTIONAL FORCE Aim: To study the effects of different ty es of surf!ces on the m!

"nitude of fr!ction!# force Pro$#em st!tement: ho% does different ty e of surf!ces !ffect the m!"nitude of friction!# force& 'y othesis: the rou"her the surf!ce( the "re!ter is the m!"nitude of friction!# force on the %ooden $#oc) *!ri!$#e: +!, M!ni u#!ted: ty e of surf!ce +$, Res ondin": m!"nitude of friction!# force +c, Contro##ed: si-e of the %ooden $#oc) A !r!tus: s rin" $!#!nce( thre!d M!teri!#s: %ooden $#oc)( t!$#e( oi#."re!se( !#uminium foi#( s!nd ! er( "r! h ! er /i!"r!m:

Procedure: 01 The ! !r!tus is set2u !s sho%n in the di!"r!m !$o3e 21 The %ooden $#oc) is hoo)ed to ! s rin" $!#!nce %ith ! thre!d !nd #!ce on the t!$#e 41 The %ooden $#oc) is u##ed !#on" the t!$#e !nd the re!din" of the s rin" $!#!nce is t!)en %hen the $#oc) st!rts to mo3e 51 Ste 4 is re e!ted $y u##in" the %ooden $#oc) on three other different ty es of surf!ce 61 A## the re!din" %ere recorded in the t!$#e O$ser3!tion: Ty e of surf!ce 7ooden t!$#e A#uminium foi# Oi# S!nd ! er /iscussion: 01 :!sed on the co##ected d!t!( dr!% ! $!r "r! h to sho% the effect of different ty es of surf!ces on the m!"nitude of friction!# force1 Condition of surf!ce rou"h smooth *ery smooth *ery rou"h Re!din" of s rin" $!#!nce +N, 618 N 516 N 419 N 916 N

21 :et%een the different ty es of surf!ces( %hich "i3e the !1 ;re!test m!"nitude of friction!# force& The surf!ce of s!nd ! er $1 Lo%est m!"nitude of friction!# force& The oi#y surf!ce

41 7h!t is the condition of the surf!ce th!t c!uses the !1 Incre!se of friction!# force on the %ooden $#oc)& The rou"h surf!ce $1 /ecre!se the friction!# force on the %ooden $#oc)& The smooth surf!ce 51 Arr!n"e in decre!sin" order the ty es of surf!ces $!sed on the m!"nitude of friction!# force1 S!nd ! er( %ooden t!$#e(!#uminium foi#( oi# 61 /efine o er!tion!##y <friction!# force=1 Friction!# force is the re!din" of s rin" $!#!nce %hen the %ooden $#oc) is u##ed on the surf!ce

91 :!sed on the e> eriment( st!te the re#!tionshi $et%een the friction!# force !nd the ty es of surf!ces1 Friction!# force de end on the ty es of surf!ces ?1 7h!t is your inference from the resu#ts of the e> eriment The re!din" of the s rin" $!#!nce is $i""er $ec!use the cont!ct surf!ce is rou"her 81 Su""est one %!y to decre!se friction!# force on the surf!ce of the t!$#e Friction on the t!$#e c!n $e reduced $y ! "re!se on the surf!ce of the t!$#e Conc#usion: 01 The rou"her the surf!ce( the "re!ter is the m!"nitude of friction!# force on the %ooden $#oc) 21 The hy othesis is !cce ted1 #yin" the