A car accelerates along a road which force actually moves the car?
Question asked by: ali shah
Asked on: 12 May 2008
The frictional force between road and the tyres of the car actually move the car.
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Replied at: 17 Jul 2008
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It is true that frictional force and air resistance are forces that contribute to the acceleration of a car, but these two forces are minute and opposes motion. The force that solely accelerate a car is generated from the car engine. The force generated here overpower the two opposing forces, therefore the car accelerates. And if otherwise the car will deccelerate and will eventually stop with time.
By: Ajilore S
Date of comment: Sat, Jan 14th 2012
It is the frictional force the accalerating car overcomes due to the drag of the wind on the car that keeps it.
By: juleses
Date of comment: Mon, May 17th 2010
Yeah Initially friction with a small amount of inertia once moving. However if your talking about force as energy thats very different then it becomes the birth of the universe that moves the car :p
By: Chris19579
Date of comment: Tue, May 5th 2009
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It is true that frictional force and air resistance are forces that contribute to the acceleration of a car, but these two forces are minute and opposes motion. The force that solely accelerate a car is generated from the car engine. The force generated here overpower the two opposing forces, therefore the car accelerates. And if otherwise the car will deccelerate and will eventually stop with time.By: Ajilore S
Date of comment: Sat, Jan 14th 2012
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It is the frictional force the accalerating car overcomes due to the drag of the wind on the car that keeps it.By: juleses
Date of comment: Mon, May 17th 2010
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Yeah Initially friction with a small amount of inertia once moving. However if your talking about force as energy thats very different then it becomes the birth of the universe that moves the car :pBy: Chris19579
Date of comment: Tue, May 5th 2009
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