Lab Assignment: Forces and Friction Laboratory
20 points
Introduction
This lab will demonstrate the principles behind forces and friction. Friction is a force that works in the opposite direction to an applied force. Static friction is the friction that occurs when an object is not moving. Kinetic friction is the friction that occurs once an object starts moving.
First, design an experiment you could construct that might measure static friction and kinetic friction.
- What materials would you use?
- What would you measure?
- What results would you expect?
- What if the results were different; what would that indicate?
Use the lab report created here to write your answers; you will be submitting the lab report to your teacher.