LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET IN ADVANCED PHYSICS

QUARTER 2, WEEK 5 & 6

Competency: 1. Discuss the nature of the different types of friction forces—static

friction, kinetic friction, and rolling friction.
2. How to solve

General Reminders: Use this activity sheet for your answers. Use a separate sheet
of paper in answering the exercises IF NEEDED. Read the directions carefully
before doing each task. Return this activity sheet to your teacher/facilitator once you
are through with it.

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What forces act on the diagram below?

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What is Friction?

 Force that acts oppose the relative

motion of two surfaces
 High for dry and rough surfaces
 Low for smooth and wet surfaces

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How is Friction produced?

Friction is produced when two objects

rub against each other

Free Body Diagram

Static Friction

The Force of Static Friction keeps a stationary object at rest!

f s =F N ×μ s
μs =coefficient of static friction

The friction that acts on objects that are not moving is called static friction.

Because of static friction, you must use extra force to start the motion of
stationary objects.

For example, think about what happens when you try to push a furniture
across a

Kinetic or Sliding Friction

Once the Force of Static Friction is overcome, the Force of Kinetic Friction is
what slows down a moving object!

f k=F N ×μ k
μk =coefficient of kinetic friction
Rolling Friction

When an object rolls across a surface, rolling friction occurs.

Rolling friction is easier to overcome than sliding friction for similar materials.
This type of friction is important to engineers who design certain products.
For example, skates, skateboards, and bicycles need wheels that move
freely.
So engineers use ball bearings to reduce the friction between the wheels and
the rest of the product.
These ball bearings are small, smooth steel balls that reduce friction by rolling
between moving
 Engage

A. Fill in the blank with correct work to complete the sentence.

B.

Put S mark on K

S K

Apply

Types of Friction
 To initiate motion of the box the man must
overcome the Force of Static Friction

Upon sliding, the baseball player will come to a

complete stop due to the Force of Kinetic
Friction
1. A crate of apples weighing 20N rests on the floor. The coefficient of static friction
between the crate and the floor is 0.40. Find the magnitude of the frictional force
that must be overcome to set the crate in motion.

2. An 8 kg wooden box sliding on a leather covered desk. Find the sliding force
(μ=0.40)

3. A 50-kg wagon is at rest on a rough surface. The coefficient of static friction

between the wagon and the floor is 0.85. How much force is needed to start
moving the wagon.
4. A force of 18 N acts on a particle, of mass 7.5 kg, at an angle of 30 O above the
horizontal. The particle is on a rough horizontal plane. Given that the particle is on
the point of slipping, what is the coefficient of friction, between the particle and the
plane?

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5. A 72 kg box sliding down a 15 incline accelerates at a rate of 0.70 m/s . What
is the coefficient of friction?
 Post Test

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICES

Direction:
a. of soil by wind
b. a hole developing in a rock
1. Which of these is opposed by static friction?
a. a pencil rolling on a table
b. a dog running in a yard
c. a chair sliding on a floor
d. a worker pushing on a nonmoving box
2. Which of the following would NOT be a way to reduce friction?
a. using ball bearings
b. pouring sand on ice
3. two factors that affect the amount of friction between two surfaces?
a. the weight and the force of gravity on the surfaces
b. hills and valleys and the roughness of the surfaces
a. a floor
b. a child leaning on a building
4. In which of the following activities is friction harmful?
a. brakes stopping a car
b. a person walking
c. an eraser erasing
d. rough wood scratching your skin
5. Which of the following statements correctly describes the role that friction
plays in the motion of a train?
a. Friction is necessary to make a train stop.
b. Friction is necessary for traction as the train starts moving.
c. Friction is necessary to keep the train on the track as it is
moving.
d. All of the above.
6. Which of the following
a. bowling ball.
b. A square bowling ball will travel the same distance as a
round bowling ball if the force exerted on each is the same.
c. There is no friction between the smooth bowling ball and the
smooth floor.
7. The maximum force, which can be applied to an object without sliding
occurring, is 60 N, and the static coefficient of friction is 0.3. The normal force
between the two surfaces is __.
 a. 18 N
b. 60.3 N
c. 59.7 N
8. rmal force between two surfaces is 100 N and the dynamic coefficient of
friction is 0.4. The force required to maintain a constant speed of sliding is:
a. 40 N
b. 99.6 N
c. 100.4 N
d. 250 N
9. The normal force between two surfaces is 50 N and the force required to
maintain a constant speed of sliding is 25 N. The dynamic coefficient of
friction is:
a. 0.5
b. 2 kg
c. 1, 250
10. A block of metal requires a frictional force F f to keep it moving with constant
velocity across a surface. If the coefficient of friction is μ, then the normal
force N is given by:
a. μ/ Ff
b. μ Ff
c. Ff /μ
d. Ff x μ

TRUE OR FALSE

Direction. On the line before each statement, write True if the statement is correct
or False if the statement is not factual.

20. Friction between the air and a spacecraft burn away parts of the spacecraft’s
heat shield.

TEST III. PROBLEM-SOLVING

Direction. Analyze the problems below. Solve the problems with free-body diagram
and a complete solution. Write your answer on this paper or extra A4 paper.

21-25. How much force must be applied to push a 1.35 kg book across the desk at
constant speed if the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.30?
26-30. A force of 18 N acts on a particle, of mass 7.5 kg, at an angle of 30 O above
the horizontal. The particle is on a rough horizontal plane. Given that the particle is
on the point of slipping, what is the coefficient of friction, between the particle and the
plane?