Question

What way does friction always act?
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same direction
opposite direction
depends/not enough information
Receiver: a child going down a slide.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: a Thomas the Train chugging along up a hill.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: a bunch of cars parked on a steep hill.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: person sitting on a flat floor on a chair.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: The cute couple holding hands and taking a walk on the beach.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: The girl standing on a flat surface, stretching.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: The magnet sticking on the surface on the fridge, not moving.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: The Chromebook sitting on a flat desk.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: The hay bale being pushed but not moving.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: The ladder leaning against a wall.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction
Receiver: The bike sitting and not moving.
What type of friction is present?
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Captionless Image
Kinetic
Static
No friction

Answer 1

Here are the answers for each of your questions regarding friction and its types:

1. **What way does friction always act?**
- **Answer:** Opposite direction

2. **Receiver: a child going down a slide. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Kinetic

3. **Receiver: a Thomas the Train chugging along up a hill. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Kinetic

4. **Receiver: a bunch of cars parked on a steep hill. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Static

5. **Receiver: person sitting on a flat floor on a chair. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Static

6. **Receiver: The cute couple holding hands and taking a walk on the beach. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Kinetic

7. **Receiver: The girl standing on a flat surface, stretching. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Static

8. **Receiver: The magnet sticking on the surface on the fridge, not moving. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Static

9. **Receiver: The Chromebook sitting on a flat desk. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Static

10. **Receiver: The hay bale being pushed but not moving. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Static

11. **Receiver: The ladder leaning against a wall. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Static

12. **Receiver: The bike sitting and not moving. What type of friction is present?**
- **Answer:** Static

If you need further clarification on any of these answers, feel free to ask!