Name________________________ Snow and traction worksheet Per______ doh..

Mr Plow PPloPlo

It is a common practice for snow plows to carry a full load of sand or salt while plowing, even if they are not going to sand or salt the roads. It improves traction. i) _____________________

The physics word for traction is ….(vocab)

ii) _____________________

What equation is appropriate to this situation? (equation)

iii) _____________________

The addition of sand increases which variable(s) in the equation?

iv)

Draw a force diagram of all appropriate horizontal and vertical forces involved. State which horizontal forces are equal to which, and which vertical forces are equal to which if the plow is to operate at slow constant speed.

v)

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Sanding or salting the road increases which variable(s) in the equation in number ii) above?