A science project about cars top speed and what affects it the most.

Saturday, September 24, 9707

My Research/Experiment

My Question

Which affects a cars top speed more, torque, horsepower, weight, or height?



My Hypothesis

My hypothesis is weight AND horsepower will affect the top speed the most.



Definition

Torque-The tendency of a force applied to an object to make it rotate about an axis, the magnitude of the torque is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the distance from its point of application to an axis of rotation.



Horsepower-The power needed to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, which is actually about 1.5 times the power of a strong horse.





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