Friction on Inclines
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can list some things that make it harder or easier to slide down a ramp.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Imagine you have a toy car on a ramp. What could you change about the ramp to make the car slide down faster?
2. If you have two boxes, one heavy and one light, made of the same material, which one would slide down a ramp faster if there was no friction? Explain your answer.
3. What is friction? How do you think friction affects how easily something slides down a ramp?
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Physics - Mechanics: The Inclined Plane (1 of 2) Frictionless
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