You Are Driving Your Car Along the Road and Hit

question 47

Multiple Choice

You are driving your car along the road and hit a patch that is so icy that there is effectively no friction between your tires and the road.Which statement is most accurate?

• A)If you hit the brakes, you will eventually stop.
• B)If you twist the steering wheel, you can turn into the skid.
• C)Nothing you do will have any effect; without any friction, you will continue to move in a straight line at a constant speed, as there is no net external force on you.
• D)If you hit the accelerator, you will get out of the icy patch faster.
• E)Your car will start to spin.

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