As a Car Skids with Its Wheels Locked Trying to Stop

question 58

Multiple Choice

As a car skids with its wheels locked trying to stop on a road covered with ice and snow,the force of friction between the icy road and the tires will usually be:

• A) greater than the normal force of the road times the coefficient of static friction.
• B) equal to the normal force of the road times the coefficient of static friction.
• C) less than the normal force of the road times the coefficient of static friction.
• D) greater than the normal force of the road times the coefficient of kinetic friction.

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