When a Car Goes Around a Circular Curve on a Horizontal

question 63

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)the normal force exerted on the car by the road perpendicular to the road
• B)the friction force exerted by the road on the car
• C)the force that Earth exerts on the car
• D)No force causes the car to do this because the car is traveling at constant speed and therefore has no acceleration.

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