Question

If there were no such thing as friction, what would happen to the motion of the soccer ball? (Please answer quickly, it's due today)

**a person kicking a soccer ball**
The soccer ball would gradually slow down.

The soccer ball would travel only a short distance.

The soccer ball would keep traveling until it hit something else.

The soccer ball would stop instantly.

Answer 1

The soccer ball would keep traveling until it hit something else.

Step-by-step explanation:

Friction acts as a force that opposes motion and slows objects down. When friction is absent, there is no force slowing the soccer ball down. So, without friction, the soccer ball would continue to move in a straight line at a constant velocity (assuming no other forces are acting on the ball) until it encounters an obstacle such as a wall or the ground, at which point it would stop.