Friction on Inclines
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Objective
I can list some things that make it harder or easier to slide down a ramp.
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Imagine you have a toy car on a ramp. What could you change about the ramp to make the car slide down faster?
If you have two boxes, one heavy and one light, made of the same material, which one would slide down a ramp faster if there was no friction? Explain your answer.
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“Explain how increasing the ramp's angle affects the forces acting on a box, and how this change makes it easier for the box to slide down. Describe how friction acts on a toy car on a ramp. Then, explain two ways to change the surfaces of the ramp or the car to increase the friction, making it harder for the car to slide down. ”
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