Tension and Friction

Generated between two bodies in contact with each other by resistance to rubbing between them.

• Push or pull

• Tension

• Elasticity

• Friction

Name the missing force...

• tension force

• gravitational force

• normal force

• applied force

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Name the missing force...

• tension force

• frictional force

• normal force

• spring force

Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.

• similar

• opposite

• parallel

• west

What is the force that opposes the relative motion or tendency of such motion of two surfaces in contact?

• Tension

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

Which of the following is a force that acts along the length of a medium, especially a stretched flexible connector, such as a rope or cable?

• Tension

• Friction

• Compression

• Shear

In a tug of war, if both teams pull with equal force, what type of force is experienced by the rope?

• Friction

• Tension

• Gravity

• Normal

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the frictional force between two surfaces?

• Surface roughness

• Normal force

• Area of contact

• Tension in the surfaces

What happens to the tension in a rope if the force applied to it is doubled?

• It remains the same

• It is halved

• It doubles

• It quadruples

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Which of the following is an example of static friction?

• A book sliding on a table

• A car parked on a hill

• A rolling ball

• A moving train