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what force causes a car to accelerate forward? write the force, including where the force comes from and what feels the force. make sure you use science vocab and ideas.
According to Newton's third law of motion, when the car's wheels exert a force on the road (action force), the road exerts an equal and opposite reaction force on the car. This reaction force is the frictional force. The car (specifically its wheels) feels this frictional force which causes it to accelerate forward.
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The force is the frictional force. It comes from the road (as a reaction to the force the car's wheels exert on the road). The car (its wheels) feels this force.