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Q: What helps a bike to stop friction or gravity?
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What helps a bike to stop when you brake?

Friction is what ultimately stops your bike


What stops a bike if you don't have brakes?

Running into an immovable object will stop you pretty much instantaneously... Otherwise, on the flat - friction. Friction as air drag, friction as rolling resistance of the tires, and a tiny bit lost through the bearings. Aiming the bike up a hill will stop the bike fairly soon too if you're not pedalling.


Do brakes on a bike work because of Gravity?

No brakes on anything work because of gravity. Pressure and friction are what stop anything utilizing brakes. On a bike, you pull the brake lever on the handle bar and it pulls the line connected to your brakes. The two brakes pads on either side of your wheel compress, applying friction and thus stopping your bike. The harder you pull, the faster you stop.


Which parts of a bike use friction?

The brakes use friction to stop the bike and the tyres use friction to grip the road.


What force acts on your bike that can cause it to stop?

friction


Why do you eventually stop when going down a hill on a bike?

this would have to deal with the pull of gravity, air resistance, and friction. In Newton's laws it states that a object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon another force. Gravity, air resistance(wind), and friction are the forces. Of course you won't stop if you keep on pedaling.


What forces stop a roller coaster?

Gravity and Friction


Does a pendulum ever stop?

yes. because of friction and gravity


When coasting while roller skating you eventually stop why?

Friction and gravity.


When your riding a bike when is friction helpful and when is it notexplain?

It is helpful when you stop it helps you from falling if we didn't have friction we would keep going and if you wanted to stop you couldn't,explain, we'll say your riding you bike and there is a car backing up and you can't stop well that's why we need friction so we can stop fast and quick


Why you need to do paddling to carry on cycling on a level road?

because the friction between the wheels on your bike and the road is constatly trying to slow you down and if you stop peddling the friction will stop your bike from moving altogether. Hope that helped ! :)


Friction and its advantage to human motion?

There are many reasons why friction is an advantage to human motion. Friction helps humans to stop when they need to stop.