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Yes, heavier objects do experience more friction. This is because since they are heavier, it means more gravity is pushing down on the object. Because there is more gravity on the object, it pushes on the ground harder than other objects. This increases the friction on the object. It would be like you rubbing your fingers together softly. Your finger slides easily, right? If you push down harder, it becomes harder for your fingers to slide. It is the same principle, but just on a larger scale.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoObjects experience gravitational forces proportional to their masses, a more massive object will experience a greater force than a less massive object.
However, the acceleration (as governed by F=ma) will end up the same; hammers and feathers fall at the same speed in vacuum. Even though there is more gravitational force acting on the hammer, it takes more force to induce the same change in its acceleration.
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∙ 13y agoFriction is directly related to the normal force between two objects and the coefficient of friction. This means that as a mass gets larger the friction increases because the normal force increases.
Normal force is that force which keeps you from falling through a floor, and one object from passing through another (its a Newton physics term)
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∙ 13y agoof course .
Yes, heavier objects do experience more friction. This is because since they are heavier, it means more gravity is pushing down on the object. Because there is more gravity on the object, it pushes on the ground harder than other objects. This increases the friction on the object. It would be like you rubbing your fingers together softly. Your finger slides easily, right? If you push down harder, it becomes harder for your fingers to slide. It is the same principle, but just on a larger scale.
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∙ 11y agoThat would depend on the circumstances. If you apply the same force to both, they would of course experience the same force.
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Why do heavier objects fall faster then lighter objects?
Heavier objects have more gravitational pull on them
Pressing two objects together with more force friction?
Increases friction
What law says that heavier objects requier more force then lighter objects?
More force for what?According to Newton's Second Law, F=ma (force = mass x acceleration), it requires more force to accelerate a more massive object.On the other hand, do some reading, in basic physics books, about friction - even to maintain a constant speed, the force required to overcome friction is also proportional to an object's weight. The force of friction is equal to the "normal" force - the force perpendicular to the surface of contact, multiplied by a coefficient of friction. The coefficient of friction is typically somewhere between 0.2 and 1.0, depending on the types of surfaces.
How to increase friction?
We can increase friction by making the surfaces of the object rough. We can also increase friction by pressing the two objects more strongly.
Does more friction make an object go faster or slower?
Friction will cause objects to slow down.
Why do heavier objects fall faster then lighter objects?
Heavier objects have more gravitational pull on them
Does friction cause more energy to be wasted if the object is heavier Why?
Friction between two objects = C X N. where C is the coeffiecient of friction for the objects in question, and N is the 'Normal' force. The normal force is the force equal and opposite to the object's weight. Therefore, if you increase the object's weight, the friction force increases, and the amount of energy wasted increases.
Pressing two objects together with more force friction?
Increases friction
What law says that heavier objects requier more force then lighter objects?
More force for what?According to Newton's Second Law, F=ma (force = mass x acceleration), it requires more force to accelerate a more massive object.On the other hand, do some reading, in basic physics books, about friction - even to maintain a constant speed, the force required to overcome friction is also proportional to an object's weight. The force of friction is equal to the "normal" force - the force perpendicular to the surface of contact, multiplied by a coefficient of friction. The coefficient of friction is typically somewhere between 0.2 and 1.0, depending on the types of surfaces.
How to increase friction?
We can increase friction by making the surfaces of the object rough. We can also increase friction by pressing the two objects more strongly.
What makes sliding difficult?
when two objects slide over each other, there is friction between them, the more friction, the harder it is to move one of the objects over the other.
Does more friction make an object go faster or slower?
Friction will cause objects to slow down.
What law says that heavier objects require more than lighter objects to move or accelerate them?
second law
Does gravity affect an objects with greater mass weight or both?
Gravity effects heavier objects. In other words the heavier the object is, the more gravity effects the object which makes it heavy.
Which would have more friction a small child or a 300 pound man sliding down a sliding board?
A 300 pound man would have more friction while sliding down a board, for one of the factors affecting friction is the force that an object is pushed on another, so the heavier object would have more friction. The formula for Friction is : F=uR - F:Friction u: coefficient of friction R:weight of object so as you times the weight by the coefficient the heavier object would produce a higher friction than a lighter one. :) hope this helped.
How to reduce frictional force?
Lubricate the join between the two objects that are causing friction. If its friction with the air, make it more aerodynamic.
What is fristion?
Static friction is friction that occurs between two or more solid objects not moving in a relative fashion with each other.
