Frictional Forces: Static and Kinetic

Newton's first law tells us that an object in motion will remain in motion, but we don't really see that on Earth, do we? If you throw a ball, or push a hockey puck, these things do eventually stop. Why? To answer this we must learn about static and kinetic friction!

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  • kinetic friction
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  • coefficient of friction
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