A stone is shown at rest on the ground. A. The vector shows the weight of the stone. Complete the vector diagram showing another vector that results in zero net force on the stone. B. What is the conventional name of the vector you have drawn?

normal force

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A. To complete the vector diagram showing another vector that results in zero net force on the stone, we need to consider that the stone is at rest on the ground, which means the forces acting on it must be balanced. Since the given vector shows the weight of the stone, we need to find a vector that will balance out the weight vector and result in a total vector sum of zero.

One possible vector that can balance the weight vector is the normal force. The normal force is a contact force exerted by a surface to support the weight of an object lying on it. In this case, the ground is exerting an equal and opposite force to balance the weight of the stone, preventing it from sinking into the ground or flying away.

So, you can draw another vector pointing upwards from the ground, equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the weight vector. This vector represents the normal force and completes the vector diagram, resulting in zero net force on the stone.

B. The conventional name of the vector that you drew is the normal force.