Which of the following scenarios would create the most friction between the two surfaces?

A.) a shoe with a rubber sole moving against a smooth tile floor

B.) a shoe with a wooden sole moving against a smooth tile floor

C.) a shoe with a rubber sole moving against a ridged concrete driveway

D.) a shoe with a wooden sole moving against a ridged concrete driveway

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Corinne Conner

17 May, 18:47

Which of the following scenarios would create the most friction between the two surfaces?

A.) a shoe with a rubber sole moving against a smooth tile floor

B.) a shoe with a wooden sole moving against a smooth tile floor

C.) a shoe with a rubber sole moving against a ridged concrete driveway

D.) a shoe with a wooden sole moving against a ridged concrete driveway

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C.) a shoe with a rubber sole moving against a ridged concrete driveway.

To answer this question think of the word "friction" in terms of least slippery to most slippery. So the answer choice that would be the least slippery would be C.) and so C.) is the scenario where there is the most amount of friction between the two surfaces.