Wiki Word: Static Friction                     

 

 

 

 

                                                        Noun                                                          

Static Friction is the force between tow objects that are not moving reletive to  each other.                                                                                                       

                                                Examples                                                  

Static riction is the force that prevents a car wheel from slipping as it rolls on the ground.

 

If a body rests on an inclined plane the body is prevented from sliding down because of the frictional resistance. 

 

                                               A word that starts with the word static

                                                                1) static electricity

                                                               

 

 

 

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We the air rocket cars are a perfect example of static friction. That was one of the projects that we did in class. The stactic friction happened when the wheels rolled on the ground the stactic friction slowed the car down. 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction#Static_friction

http://www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tables/Tribology/co_of_frict.htm

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Orginal Author:  (first name, last initial and class period)

Keshondra Ross-Period3                                                

 

 

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