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Lesson: Chapter 5 — Friction

5.1. The nature of friction 5 of 8

Question 5

Where do frictional forces act?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Along the surfaces of the two bodies that are in contact. No contact means no friction — it is not a force that reaches across a distance the way gravity does.

The weight of an object can be treated as acting at its centre, which is probably why that option looks familiar. Friction is different: it belongs to the surfaces, not to the body as a whole.

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