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How is motion affected by friction and how does the law of conservation apply to this?
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Friction is a general term applied to the force on something that is applied to it by something that it is moving on or through. If a car is moving along the highway, there is friction between the road and the tires. There is also friction in the wheel bearings. (Lubrication helps limit this.) The friction, the forces between the two things that are moving, appears as heat energy. And by the law of conservation of energy, if something is moving across something else, there will be a bit of energy lost due to friction, but it will have to be conserved - it will have to appear somewhere else because it can't just "disappear" without being accounted for. Friction energy is conserved (law of conservation of energy) and heat results.
If someone is doing a project that involves using an abrasive on a material, someone might be sanding wood or metal (or another material). The sandpaper and the material being sanded will get warm as sanding continues. The friction created between the abrasive and the material appears as heat. The energy is conserved; it cannot be lost nor can it simply disappear. Links follow.
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How does the law of conservation apply to skatboarder on a half pipe?
Conservation of what? There are several conservation laws.
Does the law of conservation apply to death?
The laws of conservation in physics apply whether an organism is alive or dead. If you were thinking about the afterlife - we don't know much about physical laws over there.
Do the laws of motion apply to the speed of light and movement in atoms?
In fact, the laws of motion do apply; you just have to be careful which set of laws you use. Newtonian laws of motion do not apply to light or to the movement of atoms, but relativity theory applies to light, and quantum mechanics applies to movements at the atomic and sub-atomic levels.
How does the law of conservation of mass not apply to a chemical reaction?
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How does the law of conservation of energy apply to the sun-Earth system?
All of the energy the sun provides to Earth was previously contained within the atoms of the sun.
What is impending motion?
I'm pretty sure it means the motion or movement that is going to happen. So, if you apply force in a direction to a box, the impending motion will be sliding or tipping in the direction of force depending on certain coefficients of friction.
1 In a collision that is inelastic the total what after the collision is not the same as before the collision?
Hi, in line with Newton's laws of motion the momentum before and after a collision is always conserved (when no external force is applied to change the systems momentum). In elastic collisions we can apply the conservation of momentum and conservation of energy principles. In inelastic collisions we can only apply the conservation of momentum principle. Energy is not conserved in inelastic collisions because energy is lost through small deformations, noise, friction, etc. We can compute the coefficient of restitution that helps determine this degree of energy loss from impulse-momentum equations.
Application of friction?
to apply friction to something.Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and/or material elements sliding against each other. It may be thought of as the opposite of "slipperiness".
What does impending motion mean?
I'm pretty sure it means the motion or movement that is going to happen. So, if you apply force in a direction to a box, the impending motion will be sliding or tipping in the direction of force depending on certain coefficients of friction.
How does the law of conservation apply to skatboarder on a half pipe?
Conservation of what? There are several conservation laws.
What is the Disadvantages of Friction?
firction stops the movement of the object.it opposes the motion of an object.for eg, if u throw a ball on a frictionless surface,it will never stop. more the friction more is the pressure u need to apply to do some work
Will law of energy conservation apply to simple pendulum?
Yes, The total amount of energy will always be constant. That is that GPE + KE = Total Energy - external forces(friction, sound, heat, etc.)
What is abbreviation for apply to affected area?
Apply to affected area will be AAA (Apply to Affected Area every 12 hours = AAA q12h)
What force stops the motion of a bike?
friction by applying the brakes? When you apply the brakes, there are pads on either side of the metal part of the wheel, they squeeze together tighter and tighter until the wheel stops turning, which stops the motion of the bike.
Does the Law of Conservation of Mass apply to dissolving?
NO
Where does the law of conservation of energy apply?
Everywhere.
How is friction applied?
Friction is applied, by making the surface of whatever you want to slide across it (the thing you want to apply friction to) is really rough. You can inscrease, and decrease the amount of friction acting on an object by changing the texture, material and smoothness of the surface. Smoother surfaces don't apply much friction to objects, and rougher surfaces apply a lot. An example of this, is Wellington Boots. They have rough underneaths, so you don't fall over - they apply a lot of friction.
