Natural Laws and Driving

This force provides traction between the road and your tires.

• Friction

• Gravity

• Tread

• Air

What is a force that keeps objects moving in a straight line?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Traction

What is Energy of Motion?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• 5-Hour Energy

• Common Energy

Your car speeds up going down a steep hill because

• my gas pedal is stuck

• higher elevation reduce traction

• it takes longer to apply the brakes when going downhill

• gravity makes the car go faster

Tires with little or no _______ do not have good _______ on wet, snowy or icy roads

• energy, potential

• tread, traction

• pressure, ride

• air, traction

What is the point at which the weight of an object is evenly distributed?

• Center for Wholeness and Healing

• Friction

• Center of Gravity

• Melting Point

What is One way to reduce the effects of inertia in a car?

• wearing seatbelts

• using studded tires

• braking hard

• using chains

What is the product of weight and speed?

• Gravity

• Centrifugal Force

• Kinetic Energy

• Momentum

Skids can be caused by __________

• reduced traction

• driving too fast

• changing directions too quickly

• all of the above

Friction between the tires and the road is called ________

• sliding

• traction

• hydroplaning

• blowout