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Anything that comes into contact with anything else generates friction. However, most of the time, this amount of friction, and the heat it produces, is so small that it is undetectable without extremely precise instruments.
Inertia Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton\'s_laws_of_motion -------------- May I suggest friction as a better answer. Inertia is the tendency for an object in motion to stay in motion, and it is not a force.
Yes, objects will fall slower on an inclined surface compared to falling vertically. This is due to the gravitational force being partially opposed by the normal force of the incline, which reduces the acceleration of the falling object.
Inertia is the tendency of objects to keep moving in a straight line. They "want" to go in a straight line, so to speak. However that is changed when a force acts on them. In the case of planets, that force is the gravitational force between the planet and the Sun.So that's why planets orbit the Sun instead of traveling in a straight line.
Friction is important in everyday life because it allows us to walk without slipping, write with a pen or pencil, drive a car without skidding, and even tie shoelaces. It is essential for tasks that involve gripping, pushing, pulling, or stopping objects. Without friction, many everyday activities would be difficult or impossible to perform efficiently and safely.
Anything that comes into contact with anything else generates friction. However, most of the time, this amount of friction, and the heat it produces, is so small that it is undetectable without extremely precise instruments.
Gravity? the strength of the floor?
No. Friction is a function of Normal Force and the friction coefficient, nothing else.
A moving object stops moving due to friction. Friction may come from the surface on which it is rolling, the air through which it is moving, etc. Objects in a vacuum theoretically, will not stop moving until they run into something else.
A moving object stops moving due to friction. Friction may come from the surface on which it is rolling, the air through which it is moving, etc. Objects in a vacuum theoretically, will not stop moving until they run into something else.
Balanced forces cause stationary objects to remain at rest and moving objects to come to rest. If on exact opposite direction - nothing. Else it will produce a resultant force.
there is no friction because air isn't friction and there is nothing else that makes a fish stop swimming.
Inertia Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton\'s_laws_of_motion -------------- May I suggest friction as a better answer. Inertia is the tendency for an object in motion to stay in motion, and it is not a force.
Yes, objects will fall slower on an inclined surface compared to falling vertically. This is due to the gravitational force being partially opposed by the normal force of the incline, which reduces the acceleration of the falling object.
Without friction you - and everything else - would simply slide off all the time.
Friction decreases the speed of something rubbing against something else.
Inertia is the tendency of objects to keep moving in a straight line. They "want" to go in a straight line, so to speak. However that is changed when a force acts on them. In the case of planets, that force is the gravitational force between the planet and the Sun.So that's why planets orbit the Sun instead of traveling in a straight line.