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The force that rubs things away?
The force is friction.
Why is friction sometimes harmful?
Friction has a nasty habit of wearing away surfaces. It can seize up engines if there is no lupricant. It can wear away your clothing and scrape away skin if you fall off your bike. It can cause a burn if when you hands slip while trying to hold a rope. Though friction can cause much trouble we also need it.
What are some situations where friction is good and some where friction is bad?
Good: Driving, Walking, Writing and Eating Bad: Heat parts, Wear Things Out, Wastes Energy and Smoking
How does friction move things?
Friction does not move things. Friction is the force that opposes motion between two objects that are touching. Not enough friction allows for things to move, depending on what kind of friction; the less force it has.
Bad uses of friction?
It can make movement difficult. It can waste vehicles energy because extra fuel is then needed to fuel the vehicle. It can cause objects to wear away due to the friction between the two objects.
What does abrade mean?
Abrade means to scrape or wear away via erosion or friction.
What is bad about friction?
it wears things away
What is the effect of friction on a motion?
Friction will cause the item in motion to heat up. It will also wear the surface away.
What is the name of the force that rubs things away?
friction
The force that rubs things away?
The force is friction.
When do metals wear each other away?
Metals often wear each other away as a result of friction between adjoining surfaces.
Why does the sole of your shoe wear away?
Just as all things wear away under friction, even rock cliffs are worn away by winds and currents, your shoe's soles are rubbed and scraped agains the ground repeatedly, or the bottom of your foot if we're talking about the inside of a shoe.
Does friction force things away?
not necessarily sometimes it creates force sometimes not
Which things wear out due to friction?
Those things subject to friction, such as a heel in a pair of badly fitting shoes, a wheel bearing, a car tyre, an India rubber, break pads etc.
Why is friction the evil of all motion?
Friction is what takes energy away from motion. If there was no friction, it would take a lot less energy (gas, fuel, electricity) to move things.
Why is friction sometimes harmful?
Friction has a nasty habit of wearing away surfaces. It can seize up engines if there is no lupricant. It can wear away your clothing and scrape away skin if you fall off your bike. It can cause a burn if when you hands slip while trying to hold a rope. Though friction can cause much trouble we also need it.
What are 3 things that friction can do between two objects?
Heat,wear,and static electricity(depending on what the objects are made of).
