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Question: How does static friciton affect how much force is needed to move an object 18 meters?

Hypothesis: The less friciton the less force is needed to move an object of the same mass the same distance.

Independent Variable: The static friciton applied on the object. Dependent Varibale: The force needed to move an object with varing levels of static friciton. Constants: The disance traveled, the mass of the object, the gravity, the kinetic friciton, and the object itself.

Procedures: 1. Choose an object. 2. Set the "Static Friction" option to 0.0. 3. Click on "Graph Applied Force". 4. Click on the object and start dragging it over to 8 meters. 5. Record the force that was applied when the object first started moving. 6. Record your data and reset. 7. Repeat steps 1-6 for three more trials but with the "Static Friction" option at 0.4, then 0.8, then 1.2.

Observations: As the static fricton went up, the amount of force required to apply on the object increased as well.

Conclusion: Our hypothesis was correct; less friction equals less force and more friction equals more force.