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A car accelerates when the engine produces more power than what is needed to overcome friction. The car reaches its maximum speed (on the level) when all the engine power is being used to overcome friction.
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What is it called when you speed up in a car?
um accelerate??
Does a car accelerate rounding a curve at a constant speed?
Yes
How can a car accelerate if its speed is constant?
It can Accelerate by changing it direction as acceleration eing a vector is dependant on the direction so by changing its direction one can accelrate it keeping the speed constant.
How many seconds do you need to pass a vehicle?
it depends on the current speed the speed limit and how fast your car can accelerate.
Does a car accelerate when it goes around a corner at a constant speed?
yes an acceleration is a change in speed and when you go around a corner you change your speed.
How can you change san Andreas car speed?
You can accelerate by pressing up key in GTA SA.
Does a car accelerate as it moves?
Yes, during any period of increasing or decreasing speed it is accelerating.
What acceleration of a car accelerate even thought your speed don't change?
If the car is moving at a constant speed but is changing direction, it is accelerating. Acceleration is change in velocity, and velocity includes magnitude (speed) and direction.
Why do you consider a moving object to accelerate even when it slows down or chnges direction without changing speeed?
Because that's the definition of "accelerate". "Accelerate" doesn't mean "speed up", although that's how everybody who rides in a car uses the word. "Accelerate" means "change the speed or the direction of motion, or both".
What is a sentence for the word accelerate?
He would wildly accelerate his car when the traffic light turned green. Gravity causes falling objects to accelerate as they move toward the Earth. Living in a foreign country can accelerate the speed at which you learn the native language.
Does a sports car or van accelerate faster?
a sports car because sports car are kind of designed for looks and speed plus they have higher horsepower and rpm
Why does a car accelerate on its own when driving at high speed?
It sounds like the timing is set too high and needs to be lowered...
