Circular Motion

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  • Created on: 06-05-12 17:22

Circular Motion

Velocity - speed with a direction

If an object is travelling in a circle it's constantly changing direction which means it's accelerating, meaning there must be a force acting on it

This force acts towards the centre of the circle - centripetal force

In an exam you could be asked to say which force is providing the centripetal force, tension…

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rachel

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Is there no example of gravity providing the centripetal force or is one of those a typo? Really not understanding this chapter though these notes are helping! Thanks.

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