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Did you complete the reading assignment? (Typically this means at least 20-30
minutes looking over the assigned sections of the book.)
☐ yes
☐ no
You start to push against a refrigerator. It initially does not budge, but
then after you push hard enough it starts sliding along the floor. Which is correct?
☐ The friction force was smallest just after the
refrigerator started to move.
☐ The friction force was largest just after the
refrigerator started to move.
☐ The friction force was largest just before the
refrigerator started to move.
☐ The friction force was constant the whole
time.
A block is sliding down a ramp with constant speed. There is friction between
the block and the ramp. The friction force is:
☐ smaller than the component of gravity down the
ramp
☐ larger than the component of gravity down the
ramp
☐ equal to the component of gravity down the
ramp
A small block is "riding" on top of a large block, which is being pulled to
the right with a rope. Both blocks accelerate at the same rate to the right. The force of
friction acting on the small block is:
☐ to the left
☐ to the right
☐ nonexistent
Ralph noticed that in the
equation for the force of static friction, there's a "less than or equal to"
sign, but in the equation for kinetic friction, there is a plain equals sign. He
wants to know why they are different. What should I tell him?
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Which part of today's assignment was particularly hard or confusing? What
would you like to spend extra time on in class?
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