Tiny bumps on polar bears paws help them get traction on snow.

How can polar bears walk on slippery ice and snow?

• They have strong legs.

• They have good balance.

• They walked on this type of terrain since they were born.

• Tiny bumps on their paws that create friction.

Who has the bigger paw pad?

• Polar Bear

• Black Bear

What do all bears have on their paw pads?

• Bumps

• Lines

• Circles

Which bear has taller bumps on their paw pads?

• Polar Bears

• Black Bear

True of False, the taller the bump on a bear pad, the easier for them to walk on ice and snow.

• True

• False

This Bear has fuzzy paw pads...

• Polar Bear

• Black Bear

Friction is a ______.

• Liability

• Problem

• Force

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What is Friction?

• When two objects come in contact with one another.

• When two objects pull away from one another.

• When an object hits another and causing a chain reaction.

Icy surfaces are ______.

• sandy

• soft

• slippery

True or False, Friction slows or stops movement between two surfaces.

• True

• False

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