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What causes a box you are pushing across the floor to stop when to stop pushing?

Static Friction


What will stop a block of wood across the floor?

Friction will stop it.


2 examples of sliding friction?

1) If you push an eraser across a desk, the eraser will move for a short distance and then stop. 2) When you move a heavy dresser by pushing it along the floor.


Why does a ball come to stop when it rolls across a floor?

Friction


What happen when a ball rolling across the floor shows to stop?

When it stops it stops. Inertia will stop it from moving unless there is some force acting on it.


How do you stop your washing machine from moving across the floor?

balance the load so when it spins it wont walk


Why does a ball come to stop when it is rolled across the floor?

Because of the forces that act on the ball in the direction opposite to its motion ... air resistance and friction with the floor.


Is stop pushing your buttons a metophor or idiom?

Stop pushing your buttons is an idiom meaning stop making a person angry.


What causes objects to slow down when they float on it or push against it?

Objects slow down when you slide them across the floor because of friction. With out it, nothing would ever stop sliding.


What causes a camera to stop working?

Empty battery, water, stain, dust or somebody threw it at the floor.


How will you make your dog stop scooting across the floor?

Drain their anal glands {sacs}, and that should solve the problem. If not, I would treat him/her for worms.


How does a stop watch work?

The way to work a stop watch is by pushing the red button to start and then pushing it again to stop and that is how you work a stop watch and also the way to test someone on how fast they do something.