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Friction quiz

Five questions on Friction. Answer all 5 to see your score. Questions are drawn from a bank of 15, so every attempt is different.

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Question 1 of 5

Who refined the laws of dry friction in 1781?

Question 2 of 5

At impending motion, static friction equals:

Question 3 of 5

Why is it harder to start a crate moving than to keep it moving?

Question 4 of 5

Dry friction is roughly independent of:

Question 5 of 5

A block on an incline with mu_s = 0.5 starts to slip at about:

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