A small car is being driven in a circular path at constant speed on a horizontal surface. What is the direction of the frictional force that keeps the car from skidding as it travels along this path?
Correct Answer:
(B) toward the center of the circle
Explanation:
toward the center of the circle

Question

A small car is being driven in a circular path at constant speed on a horizontal surface. What is the direction of the frictional force that keeps the car from skidding as it travels along this path?

ObjectiveMcq · Accepted Answer

toward the center of the circle

ObjectiveMcq · Answer

in the same direction as the velocity of the car

ObjectiveMcq · Answer

outward from the center of the circle

ObjectiveMcq · Answer

opposite the direction of the velocity of the car