Friction
Newtons 1st law says that a body should stay moving at the same speed unless acted on by another force.
What about when we kick a ball down the road, does it keep rolling forever ?? No!?!?
If the car you were in ran out of petrol would it keep going at the same speed? No!?!?
What stops them?
according to Newton,
there must be a force acting on the body
OK!! So! What force stops it.
friction,
Friction is a force between 2 bodies in contact. The Force opposes motion
Friction is a measure of the force of resistance exerted by two surfaces in contact.
mu is a value that depends on the surfaces in contact.
The biggest value mu can have is one and a surface pair that had no friction mu would = 0.
R is the resultant, this comes from Newtons third law.
In all of the cases we will deal with Resultant = Weight of Body
R = W*
OP5 Investigate friction
How could you measure friction?
N = Newtons g = grams
- Use the spring Balance to find the mass of the block (g)
- Use the spring Balance to find the Weight of the block (N)
- Identify 5 surfaces you could measure the friction of (tinfoil, sandpaper, clingfilm, desk, water?)
- Set up the block and pull it with the Newton Balance
- Read the value on the balance in NewtonsPut all the values in the Table
- repeat 3 times for each surface.
Results
Mass of Block = ______ g
Weight of Block = ______ N
Conclusions
The friction between the block & _______ is greatest
The friction between the block & _______ is least
The size of the Friction force is caused by the microscopic arrangement of the material.
extensions
name a material that you think would have a higher reading for friction
change the mass of the block and determine the relationship and a value of the frictional coefficient
change the surface area and show any relationship here.
using the same type of material use a block that has a different mass,
Sometimes Friction causes us to do more work !
We can decrease friction by lubrication.
Carry out the friction test again on one surface,
wet it with water, and carry it out again,
note your results in a table similar to this
what would you say about the coefficent of friction between the following surfaces
shoe vs ice
tyre vs road
Imagine if there were no forces between 2 surfaces, if one surface slid over the other effortlessly
what about walking ?
Why is it easier to walk on a path than it is on an ice rink?
cycling ?
brakes ?
can you give another 3 everyday applications of friction
Are there any effects on friction that hinder us ?
Braking distance
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Friction/friction.html
Why do drivers need to take into account the weather on the roads?
heres some unexpected friction!
A Jar of rice and pencil
Take a Pencil and stick it in a jar of rice,
What do you think will happen when I pull out the pencil?