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    The document discusses friction and how it is affected by different surfaces. It describes an experiment where a block was pushed down ramps with different surfaces and the distances it traveled were measured. Glass had the farthest distance showing it was the smoothest surface, while sandpaper had the shortest distance making it the roughest. It proposes using a spring balance to measure the force needed to pull an object up a ramp made of different materials to test friction.

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    The document discusses friction and how it is affected by different surfaces. It describes an experiment where a block was pushed down ramps with different surfaces and the distances it traveled were measured. Glass had the farthest distance showing it was the smoothest surface, while sandpaper had the shortest distance making it the roughest. It proposes using a spring balance to measure the force needed to pull an object up a ramp made of different materials to test friction.

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    The document discusses friction and how it is affected by different surfaces. It describes an experiment where a block was pushed down ramps with different surfaces and the distances it traveled were measured. Glass had the farthest distance showing it was the smoothest surface, while sandpaper had the shortest distance making it the roughest. It proposes using a spring balance to measure the force needed to pull an object up a ramp made of different materials to test friction.

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    The document discusses friction and how it is affected by different surfaces. It describes an experiment where a block was pushed down ramps with different surfaces and the distances it traveled were measured. Glass had the farthest distance showing it was the smoothest surface, while sandpaper had the shortest distance making it the roughest. It proposes using a spring balance to measure the force needed to pull an object up a ramp made of different materials to test friction.

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    Background knowledge
    Friction is a force
    Friction is a force that slows things down. When two surfaces come in contact
    with one another, there is a frictional force. The amount of friction depends
    on a number of factors. Rougher surfaces create more friction than smooth
    surfaces. It is a lot easier to ride a bike on a newly paved road than on a dirt
    trail. The weight of an object pushing on the surface causes friction. The
    amount of surface in contact with another surface also affects the amount of
    friction. For example, wheels reduce the amount of surface contact.

    Science activity
    Gail covered a ramp with different materials and measured how far a wooden
    block slid on each surface before coming to a halt. Here are her results.

    How far the block slid


    Type of surface after being pushed
    sandpaper 50 cm
    glass 500 cm
    wood 100 cm
    plastic 300 cm
    cardboard 90 cm
    Which is the smoothest surface, and which is the roughest surface?

    Explain how you worked out the answers to the question above.

    Science investigation
    Using a spring balance, test out the friction of
    various objects on a wooden ramp. Keep in mind
    that if you want to test the effect of different surfaces,
    the same object must be tested each time. Make sure
    to explain how you will use the spring balance to
    measure friction.

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    © Dorling Kindersley Limited [2010]


    76 ✩Background knowledge
    Friction is a force 7
    Friction is a force that slows things down. When two surfaces come in contact
    with one another, there is a frictional force. The amount of friction depends
    on a number of factors. Rougher surfaces create more friction than smooth
    surfaces. It is a lot easier to ride a bike on a newly paved road than on a dirt
    trail. The weight of an object pushing on the surface causes friction. The
    amount of surface in contact with another surface also affects the amount of
    friction. For example, wheels reduce the amount of surface contact.

    Science activity
    Gail covered a ramp with different materials and measured how far a wooden
    block slid on each surface before coming to a halt. Here are her results.

    How far the block slid


    Type of surface after being pushed
    sandpaper 50 cm
    glass 500 cm
    wood 100 cm
    plastic 300 cm
    cardboard 90 cm
    Which is the smoothest surface, and which is the roughest surface?
    Glass is the smoothest surface and sandpaper the roughest.
    Explain how you worked out the answers to the question above.
    Rough surfaces slow things down because of more friction.
    The block slid farthest on glass, so it must be the smoothest.

    Science investigation
    The spring balance can be used to measure friction,
    since the force needed to pull the object up a ramp
    will be greater when there is more friction. Ask the
    child to make reasoned predictions, such as,
    “Rougher surfaces will require more force due to
    increased friction.”

    The spring balance can be used to measure friction,


    since the force needed to pullLimited
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    object up a ramp will
    be greater when there is more friction. Ask the child to

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