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Friction is a force. I'll get back to that.

Weight, which is usually measured in pounds or ounces or grams (depending on where you live or what you're measuring), has an official (SI) unit of newtons. An object's weight depends on the gravity affecting that object. (You probably know that you weigh less on the Moon than you do on Earth.)

Gravity, which is a force, is consequently measured in newtons, just like weight. All forces are measured in newtons.

Therefore, friction, which is a force, is measured in newtons.

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