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Posted by Micaela on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 9:03pm.

The amount of friction exerted when an object moves across a surface depends on how the object and the surface rub together. For which of these surfaces will friction be greatest when a block of wood slides across it?
a)wet ice; b)glass mirror; c)thick carpet; d)waxed wood.

Science - dee, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 9:09pm
c thick carpet

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