EFFECT OF FRICTION

• What is friction?
• Is it essential for us?

• Friction ➡ is a force that slow motions and dampens energy.

• ➡ releases through energy. This release can be a form of
noise,
• vibration and energy tranfer.
What is the effect of friction?

Friction ➡ slows the wind and changes its direction. This effect can
cause
turbulence in winds near the surface or boundaries between
areas with different surface roughnesses. Turbulence mixes
the lower part of the atmosphere, stabilizing the
temperature.
Turbulence causes eddies in the atmospherr , which are
swirls of
wind responsible for wind gust and bumpy plane rides.
Why do I care?

Friction and turbulence mix the air and are

responsible for
air motions in the lower atmosphere.
They are in the main cause of wind gusts.
Friction ➡ is force that acts on moving object to slow them
down.
➡ It always opposite the direction of motion as a result
of
resistance between rough surfaces, although
friction can also
act between regions of the atmosphere that are
moving at
different speeds.
➡ slows the wind down at the surface or in areas with
winds of
different speeds ( wind shear)
• When wind blowing near the surface, the ground creates
friction that makes the wind blow slower.
• Friction doesn't just slow the wind down, it breaks up the
flow on wind, making it blow in different directions at
different speeds. This creates turbulence.
Turbulence ➡ is created when the smooth flow of the wind is broken
up
and change by the ground, buildings or other
objects.
➡ It can also be created by daytime heating when
differences
in air temperature cause rising and sinking air.
➡ it causes eddies, which are swirling areas of the air.
These eddies ➡ are responsible for wind gust and mixing of the air
in the atmosphere. You can sometime see these eddies when dust
or leaves get mixed into the air and follow the swirling winds around.