When a Car Goes Around a Circular Curve on a Horizontal

question 74

Multiple Choice

When a car goes around a circular curve on a horizontal road at constant speed, what force causes it to follow the circular path?

• A) gravity
• B) the friction force from the road
• C) the normal force from the road
• D) No force causes the car to do this because the car is traveling at constant speed and therefore has no acceleration.