Chapter 3 Quiz

Momentum is the force that pulls all objects towards the center of the earth.

Gravity can affect your speed of travel when going uphill and downhill.

Skidding while braking is caused by the friction of your brakes being stronger than the friction force between your tires and the road, which results in lost of traction.

By using __________, all passengers and driver may prevent or limit the injuries that could occur from the effects of inertia.

In the effects of kinetic energy, the slower an object goes, the longer that it will take to bring that object to a stop.

Low gears are used to overcome gravity while driving uphill and downhill

The law of inertia means that the objects that are moving tend to continue moving and objects that are not moving tend to remain at rest,unless acted upon by some other force.

When parking and headed either uphill or downhill and there is no curb, you______________.

Friction is a force caused by the contact of one surface on another.

When driving downhill, gravity will cause you to go slower and decrease your stopping distance.

When parking and headed uphill, turn your front wheels toward the curb and set the parking brake.