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You are riding in a car on a highway when a large truck speeds by you. Explain why your car is pushed toward the truck.?
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when air is pushed forward, is has less pressure to the sides then in front, causing a vacuum on either side. when the truck speeds by, it causes this affect on a descent sized scale, large enough to pull your car.
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