Why are rubber tires preferred over steel tires for vehicle wheels?

$A$ block of mass $10 \, kg$ is placed on a rough horizontal surface having a coefficient of friction $\mu = 0.5$. If a horizontal force of $100 \, N$ is acting on it,then the acceleration of the block will be ....... $m/s^2$.

$A$ block is projected with speed $20 \,m/s$ on a rough horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction $(\mu)$ between the surfaces varies with time $(t)$ as shown in the figure. The speed of the body at the end of $4 \,s$ will be ............ $m/s$ $(g = 10 \,m/s^2)$.

What is the maximum value of the force $F$ such that the block shown in the arrangement does not move? (in $N$)

Consider a block and trolley system as shown in the figure. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the trolley and the surface is $0.04$,the acceleration of the system in $m/s^2$ is (Consider that the string is massless and unstretchable and the pulley is also massless and frictionless):

Explain kinetic friction. Write the laws of kinetic friction. Define the coefficient of kinetic friction.