A car turns a corner at steady speed. The horizontal force that makes it turn is:

  1. an outward centrifugal force
  2. friction between the tyres and the road, towards the centre
  3. the engine force forward
  4. air resistance
Answer

B) friction between the tyres and the road, towards the centre

Friction provides the centripetal force. SLO P-11-B-10 · Understanding

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