centripetal force
Circular motion's tether
Centripetal force is the force that pulls a moving object toward the center of a curved path, keeping it from flying off in a straight line.
A string swung overhead exerts centripetal force on the attached ball; gravity provides the centripetal force that keeps planets in orbit.
The centripetal force increases as the car takes the curve faster.
Rate velocity changes
- circular motionTravel along curved path
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
mass · radius · momentum · vector · rotation · centrifuge · pendulum · tension
Orbiting celestial body
- planetStar-orbiting spherical body
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- ellipseConic section curve
trajectory · gravity · spacecraft · solar system · space station · geostationary · perigee · apogee
Revolving platform with seats
- merry-go-roundRotating amusement ride
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- banked curveTilted roadway at bends
- roller coasterTrack with dramatic plunges
spin cycle · salad spinner · centrifuge · hammer throw · tetherball · loop-the-loop · spinning ride · lasso
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
- circular motionTravel along curved path
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
inertia · mass · radius · momentum · vector · rotation · centrifuge · pendulum · tension · Newton
satellite
Orbiting celestial body
- planetStar-orbiting spherical body
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
ellipse · trajectory · gravity · spacecraft · solar system · space station · geostationary · perigee · apogee · Kepler
carousel
Revolving platform with seats
- merry-go-roundRotating amusement ride
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- banked curveTilted roadway at bends
roller coaster · spin cycle · salad spinner · centrifuge · hammer throw · tetherball · loop-the-loop · spinning ride · lasso · bolas
- motionmotion, movement, velocity, speed, momentum
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- gravitygravity, graviton, gravity well, gravitational pull, gravity wave
- mechanicsturning, rotation, momentum, velocity, acceleration
- forcesgravity, electromagnetism, thrust, drag, friction
- rotationrotation, spin, axis of rotation, rotational motion, angular momentum
force, center, central, eccentric, centre, centralize, centralized, centralization, concentric