Friction acts in a direction ..... to the direction of an objects motion.

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Friction acts in a direction ____ to the direction of an object’s motion.

A	unrelated
B	opposite
C	equal
D	perpendicular

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Friction always acts in the opposite direction to movement, i.e. it opposes the motion of an object. Air resistance is a frictional force which opposes motion through air.

Detailed explanation-2: -Friction is always opposite to the direction of motion. The frictional force between two surfaces in attempting to slide one object across the other but neither objects are moving with respect to each other. The friction is always equal to the net force parallel to the surface.

Detailed explanation-3: -Force of friction always acts opposite to the direction of applied force.

Detailed explanation-4: -The force of friction is the resistance of motion that arises when two objects rub against each other. Hence, this force always acts in the opposite direction of motion of an object.

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