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Friction

Friction

 

Things move!

Sometimes things start to move slower.

 

A ball rolls on the floor.

The ball is smooth.

The floor is smooth.

The ball moves fast.

 

Put a ball on a carpet.

The carpet is not smooth.

It has lots of bumps on it.

This makes friction.

Friction slows things down.

The balls rolls slower.

 

This is called friction.

Friction slows things down!