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The mud flies off the wheels of a moving vehicle because of ______.

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Question

The mud flies off the wheels of a moving vehicle because of ______.

Options

  • centripetal force

  • centrifugal force

  • either (a) or (b)

  • none of these

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Solution

The mud flies off the wheels of a moving vehicle because of centrifugal force.

Explanation:

Mud tends to move away from the centre of the rotating wheel due to centrifugal force. Centripetal force acts towards the centre.

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Chapter 1: Forces: Turning Forces and Uniform Circular Motion - EXERCISE [Page 13]

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Goyal Brothers Prakashan A New Approach to ICSE Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Forces: Turning Forces and Uniform Circular Motion
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