Question

what role does friction play in the sport of your choice . either give supporting or opposing answer

Answer 1

take football for example, when you kick the ball, it stops after a while due to friction or else it would go on forever according to Newton's first law of inertia you kick with a force F, the grass/ground applies frictional force because of normal force produced by the weight of the ball acting on the ground's surface. this frictional force constantly slows the ball eventually causing it to stop