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The centripetal force
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Centripetal Force is that force which we apply on the object?
Centripetal force is a force that keeps an object inwards, in the case of circular motion or similar.
What is the direction of the force that's keeps and object moving in a circle?
The centripetal force which always acts perpendicular to the motion of the object
Why is an object in uniform motion experiencing centripetal force?
It's not. If the net force on an object is centripetal, then the object can't move uniformly.
How would you describe the motion of an object?
centrifugal and centripetal
Does the centripetal force acting on an object in uniform circular motion do work on the object?
No
In what direction does centripetal force act on an object?
Centripetal force acts towards the center of the circle of motion.
Centrifugal force is a force that acts perpendicular to the direction of motion of an object and keeps the object moving in a circle?
No, centrifugal force is the force that causes objects in rotation to move away form the center of rotation. The force that keeps objects moving in circular motion is called "centripetal force".
What force is needed to keep an object in circular motion?
Centripetal force
Why object move in a circular path?
An object will move on a circular path if there is a force that keeps it in this circular path - in other words, that pushes it towards the center.
What is the unbalanced force that causes an object move in circular motion?
centripetal force
The word centripetal means?
Tending towards the center, according to WordWeb, a dictionary program which compiles definitions from several dictionaries and gives the most accurate (in it's opinion). In terms of physics, i.e. centripetal force, centripetal acceleration, centripetal motion, etc, etc, it refers to the motion of an object in a circular path, or the force which keeps it in such a path. The force is always directed towards the center of the circle as by the definition above.
How centripetal force affects circular motion?
Basically, the centripetal force CAUSES the circular motion in the first place. In other words, without a centripetal force, the moving object would just go straight ahead.
