
Overview
Friction is a force that slows moving things down and turns the moving energy into heat energy. When two things rub together, like your bike tires and the road, friction between them slows you down. There’s also friction in the metal parts of the wheel’s hub – at the center. There’s even friction between the fibers and rubber of the tires themselves as they flex and roll. That’s why you eventually stop rolling when you stop pedaling. Rough things make more friction than smooth things. Rubber shoes on a clean wooden basketball floor create more friction than do hard metal skate blades on smooth ice.
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3 - 1Planets & Moons January 14, 1995
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3 - 2Pressure January 21, 1995
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3 - 3Plants January 28, 1995
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3 - 4Rocks & Soil February 03, 1995
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3 - 5Energy February 10, 1995
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3 - 6Evolution February 17, 1995
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3 - 7Water Cycle March 24, 1995
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3 - 8Friction March 31, 1995
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3 - 9Germs April 07, 1995
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3 - 10Climates April 14, 1995
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3 - 11Waves April 21, 1995
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3 - 12Ocean Life April 28, 1995
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3 - 13Mammals September 08, 1995
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3 - 14Spinning Things September 15, 1995
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3 - 15Fish September 22, 1995
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3 - 16Human Transportation September 29, 1995
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3 - 17Wetlands October 06, 1995
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3 - 18Birds October 13, 1995
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3 - 19Populations October 20, 1995
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3 - 20Animal Locomotion October 27, 1995