Negombo Education Zone

Grade 10 – Science Friction Unit test

Name : ………………… Class : ……………. Marks : ………………

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Answer all the question. Time : 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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• Select the most suitable answer and underline.
01. By applying oil and grease between the two contact surfaces,

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1. Frictional force will decrease. 2. Frictional force will increase.
3. Frictional force will not change. 4. Cannot say anything regarding Frictional force.
02. Frictional force,

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1. Depends on the nature of the contact surfaces.
2. Do not depend on the perpendicular reaction force.
3. Do not depend on the weight of the object.
4. Depends on the surface area.
03. When the perpendicular reaction force between the 2 surfaces increase, the limiting frictional
force will,
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1. Decrease 2. Not change 3. Increase 4. Decrease or increase
04. When a nylon code is twisted together by twisting a nylon fiber, the reason for the knot to
loosen easily is the frictional force exerted between the fiber,
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1. Increases 2. Increases and decreases 3. Decreases 4. Decreases and increases

05. The method of increasing friction.
1. Applying grease 2. Applying lubricants
3. Applying ball bearings 4. Applying brakes
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06. Choose the correct statement regarding dynamic frictional force?

1. It is equal to the limiting frictional force
2. It is a less force than the limiting friction force
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3. It is a slightly less force than the limiting friction force

4. It is a slightly more force than the limiting friction force
07. Select the case where the friction force is reduced from the following cases,
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1. Etching grooves on tires.

2. Etching grooves on soles of the shoes
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3. Applying Fueling of vehicles

4. Applying a layer of sand on the surface of the rails
08. What is the name given to the frictional force that occurs when an object moves?
1. Limiting frictional force 2. Dynamic frictional force
3. Friction coefficient force 4. Static frictional force
09. What frictional force is exerted on stationary objects?
1. Limiting 2. Dynamic 3. Static 4. Movement

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10. The reason why a stationary object comes close to motion as the force gradually increases from
a small force,
1. Due to the reduction of the applied force to the frictional force
2. Due to the increase of the applied force to the frictional force
3. Due to the applied force is equal to the limiting frictional force

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4. Due to the friction force did not change
11. Ball bearings are used to connect most of the rotating parts of vehicles. The reason for this is,
1. Increase the friction 2. Increasing the speed of the vehicle

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3. Decrease the friction 4. Decreasing the speed of the vehicle
12. The surface area that has the highest frictional force is,
1. A

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2. B<C
3. A>B
4. A=B=C

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13. Frictional occurs,
1. In the motion of solid and liquid 2. In the motion of liquid and gases
3. In the motion of solid, liquid and gases 4. In the motion of Solids only
14. The reason for rotating the wheels at the same place in mud or sand is,
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1. There is insufficient amount of frictional force to drive the wheel forward
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2. The friction force decreasing because of the wheel is rotating.
3. Wearing off of grooves on the tire
4. Due to the less frictional force of mud or sand which result in sinking.
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15. Which of the following instance does the frictional force is not useful?
1. Etching grooves on tires 2. Etching grooves on sole of the shoes
3. Not putting oil for a sewing machine 4. Tying a knot in a coir rope
16. Out of the forces acting on the object,
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1. F1 is the frictional force

2. F2 is the frictional force
3. Both F1 & F2 are frictional forces
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4. Neither F1 or F2 is a frictional force

17. When an 8N force is applied to a 5kg object, the object moves at a uniform velocity. What is the
dynamic frictional force exerted on the object?
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1. 5N 2. 40N 3. 8N 4. 8/5N
18. The equipment which is suitable to take readings in activities which are done to find frictional
force is,
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1. Spring Balance 2. Ground balance 3. Pan balance 4. Table balance

19. The object did not move when 5N force was applied to a 25kg mass. The reason for that,
1. The frictional force is greater than 5N 2. The dynamic frictional force is greater than 5
3. The limiting frictional force is greater than 5N 4. The static frictional force is greater than 5N
20. Choose the correct diagram

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21. A – When the frictional force increases in a machine, energy will be wasted.
B – When the parts of the machine collide, frictional forces are activated.
Out of the statements above,
1. Both A & B are correct 2. Both A & B are incorrect

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3. A is correct & B is incorrect 4. A is incorrect ad B is correct
22. Limiting frictional force is,
1. The frictional force which is present on an object which is at rest

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2. The frictional force which is present when the object is on the verge to move
3. The frictional force which is present on a moving object

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4. Opposite to the motion direction
23. The direction of the frictional force of an object pulling on a surface is always,
1. The object is in the same direction as it is moving

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2. Rises up perpendicular in the direction of motion
3. Descends perpendicular to the direction of motion
4. Opposite to the direction of motion
24. What is the correct statement made regarding the Grease tree (“Lissana gaha”) made during the
Sinhala New year time?
1. Frictional force is more
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3. Frictional force doesn’t change 4. Frictional force acts downward direction.
25. There are some instances where we put sand on to the railway lines of upcountry. The reason
for it is,
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1. To ease the running of the train 2. To ease to stopping the train

3. To remove the water on the railway 4. To increase the frictional force by sand
26. When the limiting frictional force of an object is 20N,
a – Dynamic frictional force is 21N b – Static frictional force is 21.5N
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Out of the above statements,

1. Only a is correct 2. Only b is correct
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3. Both a & b are correct 4. Both a & b is incorrect

27. Choose the correct answer from the following.
Statement – A knot in a nylon thread loosens faster than a knot in a coir rope
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Reason – The frictional forces acting in between the nylon strands is lesser than the frictional
forces in between the coir fibers
1. Statement is correct but reason is incorrect.
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2. Statement is incorrect but reason is correct.

3. Both statement and reason are correct and reason correctly explains the statement
4. Both statement and reason are correct and statement correctly explains the reason
28. What is the correct unit of measuring frictional force
1. kg 2. G 3. N 4. J

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29. There are two objects of 5kg and 10kg on a table. Highest frictional force acts on,
1. 5kg object
2. 10kg object.
3. Frictional force acting on the two objects is equal.
4. The given data is insufficient to find the frictional force.

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30. Which of the following instances has a chance to be in motion?

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Structured Essay

01. A. (Static friction, Dynamic frictional force, limiting frictional force, greater, lesser) Fill in the

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blanks in the paragraph by choosing suitable words from the words given in the brackets.
When a force is applied to an object on which is on the table, it didn’t move because of the
………………………………. When the applied force is greater, the frictional force will also
…………………………. The maximum frictional force at that moment is called as …………..
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……………… When the object started to move, the frictional force applied is called as …………
……………… This frictional force is slightly ………….. than limiting frictional force. (M10)
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B. Write whether the frictional force increase or decrease in following instances.
i. Stopping the vehicle by applying brakes. …………………………………………
ii. Skidding of the vehicle on a rainy day. …………………………………………..
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iii. When powder is used, carom disc will move easily. …………………………….
iv. Etching grooves on the sole of the shoes. ………………………………………..
v. Applying grease to a vehicle. …………………………………………………….. (M05)
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02. A. The following diagram shows how an activity is planned by a group of students of grade 10.
a. As shown in the diagram, the surfaces A and
B of a wooden block which is covered by using
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a sand paper is pulled by applying a force of

5N. But it didn’t move. What is the reason for
it?
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(M01)
b. What would be the main aim of conducting
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this experiment?
(M02)
c. What can be done to confirm the accuracy of the above experiment?
(M02)
d. What are the changes that you should do in order to do that?
(M02)

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 e. At a certain instance, the wooden block slightly moved. At that moment, the reading of the
spring balance was 10N. What is the name that can be given to this 10N.
(M01)
f. i. Another wooden block which is equivalent to the above wooden block was kept on top. Will
the reading of the spring balance be 10N, if it is pulled with the same spring balance? (M01)

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ii. What is the reason for that? (M02)
g. How can the reading be changed at the moment, when the surface B is in contact?
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B. A boy who was walking on a road, suddenly slipped and fell down because of trampling of a
banana peel.
i. Briefly explain the reason for the above observation. (M02)

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ii. Briefly explain what would happen to a vehicle, if it applied brakes suddenly on a road with
snow. (M01)
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Essays
03. A. A student followed the following steps in order to identify whether the nature of contact
surfaces affect on friction.
A – Applying weighs to the string
- that is coming from the pulley so that
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the wooden block slightly moves.
B – After that, he applies a thin layer
of sand to increase the roughness of the
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surface and he applies weighs to

increase the force as earlier.
i. Which instance would the student
expect to have applied a greater force?
Is it A or B? (M01)
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ii. Give reasons for your answers. (M02)

iii. What could be the expected observation of the applied force, if the student used powder
instead of sand in the instance B? (M02)
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B. i. a. Write 3 main steps in order to show the effect of area of contact surfaces on friction using
the above wooden block. (M03)
b. What is the conclusion from the above activity? (M02)
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ii. What is static frictional force? (M02)

iii. When a force of 5N is applied on an object, it begins to move slightly. What is the name given
to the force that is acted between the contact surfaces at this moment? (M02)
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iv. Write the observations that could be seen when the object begin to move.(Compare it with 5N)
a. When another wooden block is kept on top of the block (M02)
b. When the face with lowest area is kept in contact with the table (M02)
c. When a oil layer is applied on the contact surface (M02)
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04. A.
i. Which surface of this cuboid has the maximum
frictional force? (M02)
ii. Give reasons for it.
(M02)
iii. What will happen if a sand paper is pasted to surface

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B? (M02)
iv. This cuboid is pulled towards the X direction. Write
the direction of the frictional force. (M02)

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v. Briefly explain the reasons as to why it is easier to
move an object of 50N than an object of 100N.
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B.
i. According to the given figure, a force F is
acted on an object. Draw the direction of

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the frictional force acting
(M02)
ii. When a force of 5N is applied on the
object, it didn’t move. What is the reason
- for it?
iii. Our soles of feet are thickened for the easiness of walking. How is this ease the walking?
(M02)
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iv. Briefly explain how the perpendicular reaction force between the two contact surfaces affect on
frictional force. (M01)
v. What is the factor which effects on frictional force other than the perpendicular reaction force? (M02)
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vi. Write 2 adverse effects of frictional force. (M02)

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