Forces on an Incline

FORCES ON AN INCLINE

OBJECTIVE: You are to investigate how to determine the forces acting on an object that is placed on an incline. You will also determine the frictional force needed to hold the object on the incline.

A. PRE-ACTIVITY VOCAB:

a. Frictional Force

b. Normal Force

c. Applied Force

d. Gravitational Force

e. Coefficient of Friction

B. STATE THE FORMULAS NEEDED TO FIND;

a. A horizontally Applied Force on a horizontal plane

b. Force applied to an object on an incline.

C. Draw a free-body diagram showing all forces for;

a. An object being pulled up an incline

D. Using your calculator, a protractor, and an incline calculate;

a. Weight e. coefficient of kinetic friction

b. Normal Force

c. Frictional Force

d. Applied Force

E. How would you test your value for the coefficient of friction?

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