SCIENCE 6

Quarter 3 Module 1 Week 1

FRICTION

Let’s Understand

Friction opposes motion. It causes an object that moves along a surface to

slow down and eventually stop. The application of friction is illustrated if you let a
coin roll on the floor. When you drop a coin and a feather at the same time, both
objects will respond to gravity. However, the coin will reach the ground first because
there is another force that affects the feather. When objects move through air, the
force of friction opposes their motion.

PUSHING FORCE MOTION

FRICTION

Friction is a force that opposes motion between two surfaces striking or

touching together. A moving object is affected by friction. However, the amount of
friction may vary depending on the type of surface the object gets in contact with.
You might think that friction is caused by surface roughness merely makes moving
surfaces bounce up and down. Friction is mostly caused by chemical bonding
between the moving surfaces caused by stickiness.
Friction can be kinetic or static. Kinetic Friction is a kind of friction acting on
moving surfaces while Static friction is a kind friction that prevents an object from
moving against a surface.
Kinetic friction is defined as a force that acts between moving surfaces. A
body moving on the surface experiences a force in opposite direction of its
movement. The magnitude of the force will depend on the coefficient of kinetic
friction between two materials. The force that resists the relative movement of the
surfaces once they’re in motion or it is what slows down a moving object.
Static friction occurs in stationary objects that keeps the object at rest. It is a
kind of friction that prevents an object from moving against a surface. Static friction
definition can be written as: The friction experienced when individuals try to move a
stationary object on a surface, without actually triggering any relative motion
between the body and the surface which it is on.
Static friction is greater than kinetic friction because there are more forces at
work keeping an object stationary than there are forces working to resist an object
once it’s in motion.
Static friction is caused by adhesion, light chemical attraction between two
surfaces. The maximum static friction represents the amount of force than needs to
be applied in order to get the objects to move. If the applied force is equal to or less
than the maximum static friction, the object will not move.

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 We use friction in most of our activities. It allows us to grip things and keep
things stable. However, it can cause objects to wear and tear. Friction brings
desirable and undesirable effects to objects and people. Friction could be reduce by
applying lubricants to surfaces, reducing and minimalizing contact between surfaces
and using aerodynamic shapes.

Let’s Analyze

Activity A: Act out the given situation and investigate how friction affects you.

Situation #1
Go to the bathroom and try to walk barefooted. How do you feel?
Situation # 2
Wear your slippers and walk inside your bathroom.
Did the slipper overcome the effect of friction while you’re walking, Yes or No? Why?

Activity B

Which among the pictures shows static friction? Which picture shows kinetic
friction? Explain your answer.

A boy pushing a heavy box A boy riding in a bicycle

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 Let’s Evaluate

Read each statement carefully. Write the letter of your answer on your answer
sheet.
1. Which of the following statement best describe friction?
A. It is a force that occurs between solids.
B. It is a force that occurs only on rough surfaces.
C. It is a force that occurs between solid and liquids.
D. It is a force that occurs when surfaces touch each other.

2. In what direction of movement will friction acts?

A. similar B. opposite C. parallel D. west
3. What is kinetic friction?
A. It is a kind of Friction that occurs in stationary objects that keeps the
object at rest.
B. It is a kind of friction that prevents an object from moving against a
surface.
C. It is a kind of friction that acts between moving surfaces.
D. It is a friction caused by adhesion, light chemical attraction between
two surfaces.

4. What is static friction?

A. A friction that resists the relative movement of the surfaces.
B. A friction that occurs in stationary objects that keeps the object at rest
C. A friction that is moving or it is what slows down a moving object.
D. A friction that resists the relative movement of the surface.

5. What force do the brakes on a bicycle produce to stop the bike?

A. Magnetism B. Friction C. Pitch D. Gravity

6. Which shows that friction is desirable?

A. Friction converts some energy into heat.
B. Friction helps people convert one form of motion into another motion.
C. Friction makes object difficult to move continuously.
D. A and B

7. Which shows that friction is undesirable?

A. Pushing furniture
B. Lighting a matchstick
C. Walking on wet floors
D. Using the car breaks when approaching a stoplight

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8. Which of the following is an example of increasing friction?
A. Polishing the floor
B. Squirting oil into door hinge
C. Spreading sand on wet road
D. Waxing the underneath of ice skates

9. How can friction be reduced?

A. reduce the force acting between the two surfaces
B. reduce the roughness of the two surfaces coming in contact
C. use wax, grease or oil
D. all of the above are ways of reducing friction

10. Which situation shows examples of friction in your everyday life?

A. When I am going on a run and have to stop quickly before crossing a
street, I can stop because of the friction between my shoes and the
sidewalk.
B. When I mow on the lawn, the engine has a lot of moving parts, and
they rub on each other.
C. When I play with a toy sledge and travel in a wet floor.
D. When the car has to stop, it slows down because of the friction
between the car breaks and the wheels.
Let’s Create

• In a long white sheet of paper make a poster of an advertisement showing

road safety relating to effects of friction.
RUBRIC 10 8 6 4
Content The poster The poster The poster Student did
shows 3 shows 2 shows 1 not hand in
message of message of message of the task
road safety road safety road safety
relating to relating to relating to
the effects of the effects of the effects of
friction friction friction
Timeliness Task was Task was Task was Task was
received on received 1 received 2 received 3
the due date day late days late or more
days late
Presentation All selected Most Some Few to none
elements in selected Selected selected
the poster elements in elements in Elements in
support the poster the poster the poster
ideas support support does not
presented. ideas ideas support
presented. presented. ideas
presented.