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Sand is placed on an icy road to add more friction. This reduces how slippery it is and makes it easier to drive on.
Leonora Medhurst
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Why do municipality use salt and sand on icy roads?
Salt melts ice, sand improves tires grip on the road
Why is sand put on ice?
its not Well, its not "generally" put on ice, but when it IS used its put down to suppposedly increase traction and reduce slipping on sidewalks and roads.
How could you increase the friction on an iced covered sidewalk or icy road?
Pour sand over the ice.
What is the main reason for using sand on icy roads?
Not sand, but salt. When crushed into the road surface by car tires, it reduces the freezing point of the water on the road below 0 degrees celcius, to about -5.
How could you increase friction on an icy road?
you could place salt on the icy areas to increase friction because the ice would began to melt.
In which scenario would you be most likely to use your sense of touch to recognize the hazard?
Icy road conditions
Is the word icy a noun?
No, icy is an adjective, as it adds information to a noun, eg: the icy road, or the icy pond. The noun form is iciness or ice
What is more slippery than an icy road?
Oily road....
Example of desirable frictions?
Sand on an icy street.
A road is most slippery when?
it is icy and then sanded
What will be the direction of friction on a accelerating car by the road?
For a car accelerating on the road, the direction of friction will be the same as of the car.
Who thougt of melting ice on a road?
The first person to skid on an icy road
