2006-08-16 14:53:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anup A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I'll assume that the car is on a level road.
Forces acting on you:
1. weight
2. reaction force (because you are in contact with the car seat). This force is partly responsible for you turning as your buttocks are curved and the seat has curved to closely match you butt.
3. friction (this is the force that is mainly responsible for causing you to turn with with the car as it turns)
Forces acting on the car:
1. weight
2. reaction force
3. friction (this is the force that actually turns the car... think about it. If you're driving on ice with normal tyres, you'd not be able to turn because there'd be no friction)
2006-08-17 22:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by clon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this question is probably trying to get at the notions of centripetal force and the centrifugal effect
it looks like it will confuse the issue like most early physics texts do
in school it is hard to forget the names and learn the physics but in reality, the concepts here are simpler than the discussion and naming of them
the car is accelerated in a new direction by the engine and wheels
your body tries to keep going in the same direction and might even impact the side of the car, not because you moved into the car, but because you kept going straight and the car moved into you
2006-08-16 22:05:00 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cinetic Energy acts on both you and your car. Cinetic Energy is the energy that an object has due to its movement. The Cinetic Energy keeps you and your car traveling in the same direction you were traveling before negotiating a turn. It is also known as energy in movement and it is the opposite to static energy.
2006-08-16 22:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by gass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acceleration on your car, inertia on you.
2006-08-16 21:59:38 · answer #4 · answered by iandanielx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G-force and yaw.
2006-08-16 21:58:58 · answer #5 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋