Question

1. a car accelerates down the road. what is the

eaction\ to the tires pushing on the road?

the air in the tires moves the car

the mass of the car pushes on the tires

the road pushes on the tires

the road moves away from the tires

Explanation:

To solve this, we use Newton's Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The action here is the tires pushing on the road. So the reaction should be the road pushing back on the tires with an equal and opposite force. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: The air in the tires moving the car is not related to the reaction of tires pushing on the road.
• Option 2: The mass of the car pushing on the tires is not the reaction to the tires pushing on the road.
• Option 3: According to Newton's Third Law, if the tires push on the road (action), the road pushes on the tires (reaction) with an equal and opposite force. This fits.
• Option 4: The road moving away from the tires is not a correct description of the reaction force as per Newton's Third Law.

Answer:

the road pushes on the tires (the option with this text, assuming it's the second option from the left if we count the options as: 1. the air in the tires moves the car, 2. the mass of the car pushes on the tires, 3. the road pushes on the tires, 4. the road moves away from the tires; so the correct option is the third one in the list or the second from the left depending on the layout, but based on the text, the correct option is the one with "the road pushes on the tires")