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moving or tending to move toward a center...
centripetal force
centrifugal force
Tangent
Curvature
the process or act of turning or circling around something
Curvature
Rotation
Radius
Orbit
Centripetal force is...
the inward force acting on a body moving at constant speed in a circle
the outwards force acting on a body moving at constant speed in a circle
Why do objects experience centripetal acceleration even though they can have a constant speed?
Because they are speeding up as they move in a circle
Because they are constantly changing direction and hence, velocity changes, and that net change is directed inward.
Because they are constantly changing both speed and direction
Because when you have 100 people pedaling, you can speed up more easily.
The linear velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle.
outwards
towards the center
tangent
faster
What is the velocity formula for uniform circular motion?
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