402-I: Block Dragging 3: Dragging a Non-Moving Box
Topic Cluster: Dynamics
Topic: Quantitative Dynamics (Newton's Second Law)
Objective: Given a block experiencing an applied force on a floor with both static and kinetic friction, draw a correct free-body diagram of the block, determine the motion of the block, and defend your answers using principles of friction.
Content: If a block is not moving, a physicist determines if it will move by comparing applied force to maximum static friction; static friction is a constraint force.