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When railroad tracks make a curve, the outer track is longer. This means a wheel that rides on the outer track needs to somehow Group of answer choicesroll faster than the wheel on the inner track.maintain the same speed as the wheel on the inner track.roll slower than the wheel on the inner track.Not any of these will happen because the wheels are balanced

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When railroad tracks make a curve, the outer track is longer. This means a wheel that rides on the outer track needs to somehow Group of answer choicesroll faster than the wheel on the inner track.maintain the same speed as the wheel on the inner track.roll slower than the wheel on the inner track.Not any of these will happen because the wheels are balanced

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When a train moves along a curved track, the wheel on the outer track does indeed cover a longer distance than the wheel on the inner track. However, the wheels on a train are mounted on an axle and therefore are forced to rotate at the same speed.

This is made possible by the conical shape of train wheels. The wheel riding on the outer rail will shift slightly along the axle, moving to a larger diameter section of the cone. This allows it to cover a greater distance in one rotation, matching the longer length of the outer track.

So, the wheels maintain the same rotational speed, but due to the conical design, the wheel on the outer track effectively "rolls faster" in terms of distance covered.

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There is something called “fluid friction.”  Remember that a fluid is something that flows, like air or water.  The fastest trains in the world ride on a cushion of air.  Use what you learned today to write a hypothesis about why those trains can go so much faster than the trains we have here in the Unites States.

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