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Two surfaces rub as one slides on the other. The force that opposes that sliding is:

AFriction
BFraction
CFixation
DFlotation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Friction
1. Something resists the relative movement. 2. It acts where the two surfaces touch. 3. That force is friction. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 6, Applications of Newton's Laws._
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