Friction is a force between two surfaces

that are sliding, or trying to slide across one

another, for example when you try to push a
toy car along the floor.
Friction always works in the direction
opposite from the direction the object is
moving, or trying to move. It always slows
a moving object down.
Moving

Friction

 The amount of friction depends on the materials from

which the two surfaces are made. The rougher the
surface, the more friction is produced. For example, you
would have to push a book harder to get it moving on a
carpet than you would on a wooden floor. This is because
there is more friction between the carpet and the book
than there is between the wood and the book.

 Friction also produces heat. For

example, if you rub your hands together
quickly, they get warmer.

 Friction can be a useful force because it

prevents our shoes slipping on the pavement
when we walk and stops car tyres skidding on
the road.

 Ice causes very little friction, which is why it

is easy to slip over on an icy day. But this is a
good thing for ice skating and sledging.

Friction Force
When an object is in contact with a surface there is a force acting on that
object. The component of this force that is parallel to the surface is called
the friction force.

This resistive force is exerted on

a moving
object
due to property of
viscosity or other
types
of frictional
the medium in or
surface
on which
Always
opposite
to the object
moves.
the movement!!

Force that acts

oppose the
relative motion of
two surfaces
High for dry and
rough surfaces
Low for smooth and
wet surfaces

Static friction

Sliding friction

Rolling friction

Air friction or
Viscous friction

Kinetic Friction

This type of friction is what happens with

liquids and gases (In Physics, liquids and
gases are both called "fluids". They
behave in similar ways.)
Fluid friction is also known as "drag". On
aircraft it's also called "air resistance".
It depends on:how thick the fluid is
(its "viscosity")
the shape of the object
the speed of the object

You could not walk

without the friction
between your shoes and
the ground. As you try
to step forward, you
push your foot
backward. Friction
holds your shoe to the
ground, allowing you to
walk. Consider how
difficult it is to walk on
slippery ice, where there
is little friction.

As we all know friction is a EVIL but

certain places we want more friction to
take place like in
Cars
Shoes
Grip anything

There are many situations when we cannot do

without Friction. To overcome skidding along a
slippery surface we adopt measures to increase
friction.
Kutcha roads get muddy and slippery during rains.
It is not possible to walk or drive on such roads. For
this sand and gravel are spread over the mud to
make the road rough.
Tyres of our vehicles and also soles of the shoes are
grooved. This increases friction. This helps easy
rolling of vehicles on the road and also provides
better gripping with shoes on floor.
Mountaineers also wear spiked shoes to increase
friction while walking on snow.