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. Explain in your own words how static friction prevents an object from sliding down a ramp.
2. Imagine a book is resting on a ramp. As the angle of the ramp increases, what happens to the component of gravity acting parallel to the ramp (the force of gravity parallel)? How does this affect the force of static friction?
3. A box is placed on a ramp. Draw a free body diagram showing all the forces acting on the box. Label each force.
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