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Which direction does the centripetal acceleration point?
Centripetal acceleration is acceleration towards the center of the movement.
How does the centripetal force cause an object to change in motion?
Any net force will change an object's velocity. In the case of a centripetal force, it changes the direction of the movement, and therefore its velocity.
How is centripetal force created?
You have a centripetal force whenever you have any force that attracts an object towards the center of its circular movement. In some cases, the centripetal force is what keeps an otherwise free object in a circular (or elliptical) trajectory in the first place - like when the Sun attracts the planets. In other cases - such as in a flywheel - the outer parts pull outwards (because of their inertia), so, by Newton's Third Law, the center of the movement pulls inward, providing the centripetal force. (If the outward pull is too strong, the objects that moved in a circular trajectory will break away.)
What is the difference centrifugal and centripetal force?
Centripetal ("towards the center") force is a real force, that pulls something towards the center during a circular movement. Centrifugal ("center-fleeing") force is a ficticious force, required to explain the observed reactions in a rotating frame of reference.
Can centripetal force produce rotation?
no, but rotation can produce centripetal force
Centripetal forces always point?
In the case of circular movement, the centripetal force points towards the center of the circle.
Does centripetal force do work on the particle on which it acts?
No, because the force is perpendicular to the movement.
Which direction does the centripetal acceleration point?
Centripetal acceleration is acceleration towards the center of the movement.
How does the centripetal force cause an object to change in motion?
Any net force will change an object's velocity. In the case of a centripetal force, it changes the direction of the movement, and therefore its velocity.
What is an inward force on something moving in a circular path?
That is called a centripetal force. Such a force is required for the constant change in direction related to the circular movement (Newton's Second Law).
How is centripetal force created?
You have a centripetal force whenever you have any force that attracts an object towards the center of its circular movement. In some cases, the centripetal force is what keeps an otherwise free object in a circular (or elliptical) trajectory in the first place - like when the Sun attracts the planets. In other cases - such as in a flywheel - the outer parts pull outwards (because of their inertia), so, by Newton's Third Law, the center of the movement pulls inward, providing the centripetal force. (If the outward pull is too strong, the objects that moved in a circular trajectory will break away.)
Movement of one object in its object in its orbit around another object in space?
Well it is orbiting and it is caused by gravity, centripetal and centrifugal forces
What keeps an object in centripetal motion?
The centripetal force
The word means center-seeking?
centripetal
What is the difference centrifugal and centripetal force?
Centripetal ("towards the center") force is a real force, that pulls something towards the center during a circular movement. Centrifugal ("center-fleeing") force is a ficticious force, required to explain the observed reactions in a rotating frame of reference.
What is a sentence using the word centripetal?
A ball on a string is an example of centripetal acceleration
What is the definition of Centripetal?
"Center-seeking" or "directed to the center" is the definition of centripetal.
