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Why is it better to drive a large SUV in icy conditions with chains on the tires, instead of a small car with old tires? Explain your answer using the terms: Force of Friction, Normal Force, Coefficient of friction, mass, rough, and smooth.

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It is better to drive a large SUV in stead of a smaller car in icy conditions, because the large SUV contains enough friction of force to drive in the snow on the ground. The mass of the car also plays a huge effect on this because then it does not slide off the road. The large tires on the big SUV make you ride smoothly through the snow and ice. With driving a smaller car though, the old tires have already been through a lot of driving, so this makes driving the car rough on the road. This also makes it so there is not a normal force in the wheels, so this means the car does not go at its normal speed, and this could cause an accident, or the rough tires could cause a fire when driving.

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