Uniform Circular Motion: You are making a circular turn in your car on a horizontal road when you hit a big patch of ice, causing the force of friction between the tires and the road to become zero. While the car is on the ice, it
A. moves along a straight-line path away from the center of the circle.
B. moves along a straight-line path toward the center of the circle.
C. moves along a straight-line path in its original direction.
D. continues to follow a circular path, but with a radius larger than the original radius.
E. moves along a path that is neither straight nor circular.
Answer: C
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