Trucks and motorbuses have much wider tyres to spread their weight over a larger area, reducing the pressure on the road surface and providing better stability and traction.
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Subhash Joshi
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An army tank rests upon a continuous chain (tracks) to distribute its weight over a larger area, reducing the pressure on the ground and allowing it to move more easily over soft or uneven terrain.
A camel can run easily in a desert because its wide feet spread its weight over a larger area, reducing the pressure on the sand and preventing it from sinking.
Subhash Joshi
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The difference in mass causes the moon to exert a weaker gravitational force on objects compared to the Earth.
The weight of an object on Earth is the force with which the Earth attracts the object.