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It doesn't.
Gravity is one thing that can provide centripetal force.
Another one is a string, like the one that keeps the yo-yo spinning in a circle around your head.
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Does gravity provide a centripetal force on the moon helping it stay in orbit around the earth?
Yes, exactly.
Is Gravity is example of a centripetal force?
It can be. A centripetal force is not fundamental (such as gravity), it is the generic name given to a force that keeps objects moving in orbits (or circles). In the case of the Sun and the Earth, gravity is the centripetal force that keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun.
What provides the centripetal force that keeps objects in orbit?
Centripetal force wants to move something towards the centre. So in a satellites case that would be the Gravity of the Earth. If you had a rock tied to a string you were spinning around, the Centripetal Force would be the tension in the string acting towards the centre.
The amount of force exerted on an object due to gravity?
Centripetal
What effects gravity and centripetal combined on the same orbiting path?
I'm not sure exactly what you are asking, but centripetal force is just a name given to any force that causes circular motion. Swing a rock on the end of a string and the string tension is the centripetal force. Drive a car around a flat circular track and the friction between the tires and the road is the centripetal force. Put a satellite in orbit and gravity is the centripetal force.
What is the centripetal force holding the moon into Earth?
The force that holds the moon in place is gravity. Without gravity, there wouldn't be a moon.
What provide the force that produce centripital acceleration in orbit?
The gravitation of the central body. For example, for the Moon moving around the Earth, the centripetal force is the gravity between Earth and Moon.
What centripetal force that causes it to move in a circle?
gravity or gravitational pull
Which force acts on a moving car negotiating a bend?
Gravity and centripetal for
Which force explains the attraction between all the objects?
The force that pulls objects into a circular path is called CENTRIPETAL FORCE.
Gravity provides a centripetal force on the Moon helping it stay in orbit around Earth?
Gravity provides a centripetal force on the Moon, helping it stay in orbit around Earth. TRUE!!! -iRLANDA♥
What is the force that causes the earth to orbit the sun?
GRAVITY!A2. Centripetal force. The velocity of the satellite around the earth causes centripetal, force which balances with the gravity, holding it in a circular orbit around the earth.
