Friction on Inclines
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can explain how friction affects an object sliding up or down a ramp.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define friction and explain how it opposes motion on an inclined plane.
2. Draw a free body diagram of a book sliding down a ramp, including the force of gravity, the normal force, and the force of kinetic friction. Label all forces.
3. Explain how the force of gravity acting on an object on an inclined plane is resolved into components parallel and perpendicular to the plane. Why is this necessary for analyzing the forces?
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