A rectangular wooden block 5 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm
in size is kept on a horizontal surface with its face of
largest area in contact with the surface.
A minimum force of 1.5 N applied parallel to the
surface sets the block in sliding motion along the
surface. If the block is now kept with its face of
smaller area in contact with the surface, the minimum
force applied parallel to the surface, to set the block
in motion, is
(1) Greater than 1.5 N
(2) Less than 1.5 N
\_G) qual to 1.5N
(4) May be greater or less than 1.5 N
Friction
(1) Always opposes the motion of a moving body
J May cause the motion of the body
(3) Is a conservative force
(4) None of the above
A block of mass 2 kg is placed on the floor. The
coefficient of static friction is 0.4. If; a force of 2.8
N is applied on the block parallel to the floor, the
force of friction between the block and floor ( g = 10
2.8N Q)8N
(3) 2N (4) Zero
When a wagon is pulled by a horse, the force that
causes the horse to move forward is the force
(1) He exerts on the wagon
(2) The wagon exerts on him
(3) The ground exerts on him
~ Ay Fe exerts on the ground
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The frictional force between two surfaces is
independent of
(1) Nature of surface — (2) Size of the body
) Area of contact (4) Mass of the body
If 1, is the coefficient of kinetic friction and p1, the
oy. of static friction then generally
Hy < Hy (2) BS My
(3) HB @) BSH
A block of mass m is placed on a rough floor of a
lift. The coefficient of friction between the block
and the floor is 1. When the lift falls freely, the block
is pulled horizontally on the floor. What will be the
force of friction
(1) pmg (2) pmg/2
(3) 2umg a Zero
A body of mass m slides down a rough plane of
inclination o . If u is the coefficient of friction, then
acceleration of the body will be
(1) gsina (2) cos a
(3) g(sina-pcosa ) ~(4) g (cosa, — using )
An ice cart of mass 60 kg rests on a horizontal
snow patch with coeffcient of static frinction 1/3.
Assuming that there is no vertical acceleration,
find the magnitude of the maximum horizontal force
required to move the ice cart ?
(g = 9.8 ms“)
(1) 100N (2) ION
(3) 209N 196 N
A block B is pushed momentarily along a horizontal
surface with an initial velocity V. If p is the
coefficient of sliding friction between B and the
surface, block B will come to rest after a time:
() Vig V2) Vilen)
(3) gw/Vv (4) g/V [CBSE 2007]