Drivers Ed Ch.3 – Flashcards

Skidding while raking is caused by the friction of your brakes being stronger than the friction force between your tires and the road which results in a loss of traction.

By using ____, all passengers and driver may prevent or limit the injuries that could occur from the effects or inertia. A) seatbelts B) brake C) gears

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

Gravity can affect your speed of travel by going uphill/downhill.

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

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

The momentum of an object is porportional to its weight and speed.

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, until acted upon by another force.

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

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

The kinetic energy of your moving vehicle determines your ability to stop the car.

When parking and headed downhill, turn your front tires into the curb.