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A chimpanzee pushes a brown box on a wood floor. Then he uses the same force to push a blue box on the carpet. The boxes are identical except for color. Which box will move farther?

It's impossible to know
the blue box
the brown box
They will both move the same distance.

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User Goma
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The brown box because the carpet is a rough surface that provides a lot of friction. The wood floor is nice and smooth,
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User Semyon Vyskubov
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