Friction in Sports!
Friction in Action!
Friction Facts!
Helpful or Harmful!
100

The sport where friction between the players' shoes and the court helps players stop quickly 

What is Basketball. 

100

The temperature when you rub your hands together does what and why

What is it gets warmer or increases because of friction 

100

Friction is 

What is a force that happens when two objects rub together. 

100

Is friction helpful or harmful when walking on ice 

What is Helpful because it prevents you from slipping. 

200

The winter sport where there is less friction because the surface is smooth and helps athletes go faster 

What is Ice Skating. 

200

We can slide down a playground slide but not on a sidewalk because 

What is the slide has less friction than a sidewalk. 

200

What energy is produced by friction 

What is heat energy. 

200

Is friction helpful or harmful when you are trying to stop a bike

What is Helpful because it slows the bike down. 

300

Friction helps in rock climbing by 

What is to help climbers grip the rocks and avoid slipping.  

300

When a car is breaking friction does what

What is the friction between the brake pads and wheels slows the car down. 

300

Friction does what to objects   

What is slows them down.  

300

Is friction helpful or harmful when an ice skater wears skates on the ice 

What is Helpful because there is less friction so the skater can move smoothly. 

400

Friction helps when a player catches a football by 

What is friction between their hands and the ball helps them grip so it does not slip out 

400

It is easier to move a chair on a tile floor than on a carpet because 

What is there is less friction on the tile floor because it is smoother than the carpet. 

400

What type of surface makes friction increase 

What is a rough surface. 

400

Is friction helpful or harmful when you slide down a snowy hill on a sled 

What is Helpful because there is less friction to make the sled go faster.  

500

If there was no friction between a soccer ball and the field  

What is the ball would keep rolling at the same speed at never stop until it hit something else 

500
Erasers get smaller when using it because 

What is the friction between the eraser and paper wears it down. 

500

What type of surface makes friction decrease 

What is a smooth surface. 

500

Is friction helpful or harmful when you wear socks on a slippery floor

What is Harmful because there is less friction making it easier to slip. 

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