Centripetal Force

Dictionary Definition;
Main Entry: centripetal force
Function: noun
Date: 1686

: The force that is necessary to keep an object moving in a curved path and that is directed inward toward the center of rotation <a string on the end of which a stone is whirled about exerts centripetal force on the stone>

“centripetal force." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.
Merriam-Webster Online. 2 February 2010
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centripetal%20force


Student-ized Definition;
Basically, it’s a force that makes an object moving on/in a curved path.





Picture;
external image Hammer_throw.jpg










Non example; a non example is a bowling ball rolling straight to the pins.

How to remember word; Just remember that anything going in a circular motion like the hammer throw is centripetal force.

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