alleryStart learning →You push a heavy cupboard but it does not move. The friction acting on it is called
Arolling friction
Bfluid friction
Ckinetic friction
Dstatic friction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. static friction
Friction between surfaces that are not moving relative to each other is static friction, and it balances your push.
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