Assignment Details

Unit 2 Summative Assignment Directions

2019 - 2020

Physics

Date Due

Oct. 3, 2019

Additional Info
1) Provide one labeled FBD of the forces acting on the block.

2) Use your average Fas and Fak to calculate the coefficients of friction for the table top. You will perform two separate calculations, one for Fas and one for Fak. SHOW ALL WORK AND PROVIDE NEATLY WRITTEN REPOSNSES

3) Use your Fas and Fak averages to calculate the coefficients of friction for the piece of wood. ALL WORK AND PROVIDE NEATLY WRITTEN REPOSNSES

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS USING COMPLETE SENTENCES

4) Does it take more force to start an object moving or to keep it moving? Explain using Newton's 1st Law.

5) What would happen to the force of friction if you added more weight to the block? Explain your reasoning.

6) Which surface provided the least amount of friction? Explain.

7) How does the coefficient of static friction compare with the coefficient of kinetic friction?