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When the wheels of a car turn, friction causes the wheels to push back on the road, which in turn causes the road to push the car forward. Without friction the wheels would just spin in place. You can sometimes see this occur on icy roads, where there is very little friction.

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What does traction do for a car?

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Is friction useful or useless?

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Why is the wheel considered one of the worlds most important inventions?

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