Friction Physics Quiz

Test your understanding of friction concepts including types of friction, factors affecting friction, and practical applications in everyday life and engineering.

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Friction depends on the ____________ of surface.

  1. Smoothness
  2. Size
  3. Matter
  4. Color
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sliding friction is ______________ than static friction.

  1. Greater
  2. Less
  3. Equal
  4. Depends
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Friction opposes the __________ between two surfaces in contact.

  1. Refractive motion
  2. Motion
  3. Rotary motion
  4. Relative motion
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The frictional force exerted by fluids is also called

  1. Smug
  2. Slag
  3. Rung
  4. Drag
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following activities friction is useful?

  1. Heating of moving bodies
  2. Movement of machine
  3. Wearing and tearing of shoe sole
  4. Walking on ground
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Soapy water on floor would make it

  1. Difficult to walk
  2. More hygienic
  3. More clean
  4. Easier to walk
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The shape of fish is streamlined to

  1. Increase fluid friction
  2. Facilitate breathing
  3. Change the direction
  4. Decrease fluid friction
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of friction?

  1. It can change the direction of motion
  2. It is a non contact force
  3. It works on only resting body
  4. It works opposite to the direction of motion
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The force required to keep the object moving with same speed is a measure of

  1. Contact friction
  2. Sliding friction
  3. Static friction
  4. Rolling friction
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It is difficult to walk of smooth surface due to

  1. Less friction
  2. More friction
  3. Without friction
  4. Absolute friction
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Striking a matchstick produces fire by

  1. Friction
  2. Contact force
  3. Physical reaction
  4. Chemical reaction
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If an object started moving, it would never stop if

  1. There is moderate friction
  2. There is low friction
  3. There is high friction
  4. There is no friction
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A polished surface is

  1. Very slippery
  2. Entirely friction free
  3. Very rough
  4. Very high friction
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All vehicles are designed to have shapes which

  1. Increase friction
  2. Reduces friction
  3. Neglect fluid friction
  4. Make fluid friction zero
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It is difficult to write on polished surface with pencil because

  1. Friction prevents the movement of pencil
  2. Polished surfaces have no friction
  3. Polished surfaces have less friction
  4. Polished surfaces have high friction
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Boats and ships have pointed tips to

  1. Increase the beauty
  2. Decrease friction due to liquid
  3. Increase friction due to liquid
  4. Make them more attractive
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sole of shoes becomes flat after using for a few months because of

  1. Wearing due to rough weather
  2. Wearing due to bad quality
  3. Wearing due to friction
  4. All of the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When we attempt to move any surface, we apply a force to overcome

  1. Vander wall forces between surfaces
  2. Interlocking between surfaces
  3. Gravitational force
  4. Electrostatic forces between particles
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It is easier to hold an earthen pot than a steel pot as

  1. Steel pot has more friction
  2. Earthen pot has less friction
  3. Earthen pot has more friction
  4. Steel pot is comparatively heavier
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The frictional force on an object in a fluid depends on

  1. Density of fluid
  2. Mass of object
  3. Color of fluid
  4. Speed of object