alleryStart learning →When you feel flung outward while a car turns a corner, what is that sensation attributed to?
AA fictitious force resisting the turn
BA real outward push from the seat
CThe car's engine pushing you sideways
DAir resistance building up in the car
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A fictitious force resisting the turn
1. Your body tends to keep moving in a straight line while the car turns off that line.
2. Inside the turning car, that tendency feels like being pushed outward.
3. There is no real outward push, so this apparent force is called the centrifugal force, and it is fictitious.
_Source: OpenStax Physics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Circular and Rotational Motion", section 6.2 Uniform Circular Motion_
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