Centripetal vs Centrifugal
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- Q 1/13Score 0As an object is rotating in a circular motion centripetal force causes the object to accelerate towards the __________________.29MiddleSideOutsideVertical
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- Q1As an object is rotating in a circular motion centripetal force causes the object to accelerate towards the __________________.MiddleSideOutsideVertical60s
- Q2If the object is let go and centripetal force is non-existent, what happens to the object?It goes toward the centerIt keeps going in a circleIt goes toward the radius.It goes off on a tangent60s
- Q3Which Law helps us understand that centripetal force is equal and opposite of centrifugal force?2nd Law4th law1st Law3rd Law60s
- Q4If an object in orbit has a centripetal force of 90 N that means the centrifugal force is?less than 90 Ngreater than 90 N90 N0 N60s
- Q5Why is an object going in circular motion at the same speed accelerating?The object is not acceleratingCentrifugal forceThe object is changing speedvelocity60s
- Q6Why does water stay in the bucket?centripetal forceNewtonNone of the aboveCentrifugal force60s
- Q7The bucket is the object going through...centrifugal forceaccelerationvelocitycentripetal force60s
- Q8If mass increases, force will...decreasestay constantAll the aboveIncrease60s
- Q9If velocity increases, force will...Increasedecreasestay constantnone of the above60s
- Q10If the radius of the circle decreases, force will...decreasenone of the abovestay constantincrease60s
- Q11If mass decreases, force will...increasedecreasenone of the abovestay constant60s
- Q12If velocity decreases, force willstay constantdecreasenoneincrease60s
- Q13If radius decreases, force will...decreasenone of the aboveIncreasestay constant60s
