Question

In pushing a heavy box across the floor, is the force you need to apply to start the box moving greater than, less than, or the same as the force needed to keep the box moving? On what are you basing your choice?

How do you think the force of friction is related to the weight of the box? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Force needed to apply start the box is greater than the force needed to keep it moving because static friction is greater than the kinetic friction .

A  threshold force is needed to move the box and when box started to move kinetic friction comes into play.      

Friction force is directly related to the weight of the box as the friction force is

coefficient of friction time Normal reaction .

And Normal reaction is equal to the weight of box if no force is applied.

$f_r=\mu N$

$N=mg$

Answer 2

The force of the friction that should be related to the weight of the box is explained below.

Frictional force:

The frictional force on a stationary body should be considered as the static friction, while on the other hand, that of a moving body is kinetic friction.

The equation of maximum static friction before moving should be

 $f_{s(max)}=\mu _{s}N$  where $\mu _{s}$ represents the coefficient of static friction, N is the normal force

$f_k = \mu_kN$ where $\mu _{k}$ represents  the coefficient of static friction, N is the normal force

$\mu _{s}$ is always more  than $\mu _{k}$

Also,

the force of frictional force is directly proportional to the mass of the box.

Due to this, frictional force is directly proportional to normal force N.

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