While centripetal force is an actual force, centrifugal force is an apparent force. In other words, when you twirl a rock tied on a string, the string exerts an inward centripetal force on the ...

It is important to note that centripetal force is still some force. For instance, suppose you swing a rock around your head with a string. There is a force acting on the rock to make it move in a ...

The force that keeps objects moving in a circular path is called centripetal force. If you tie a string to an empty can and swing that can above your head, the string provides centripetal force ...

Rotating Objects: Objects tied to a string and spun around, like a tetherball or a stone in a sling, experience centripetal force due to tension in the string. Centripetal Force is crucial in ...

In this last activity, you’ll explore centripetal force and circular motion as you release your own satellite. Place the end of the string indie the egg and close the egg on it. Use tape or a sticker ...

This force, the centripetal force, is the same one that prevents water from falling out of a bucket swung upside-down on a string. The shape of a loop determines how much of it we feel at ...

The curved track pushes on the car's tires (providing a centripetal force), however ... If you fill a cup with water and tie it to a string, you can spin the cup around in a horizontal or vertical ...

TIM PEAKE:Hi I'm Tim Peake. I'm an astronaut based here at the European Space Agency, in Germany. And from December 2015 to June 2016, I spent six months orbiting Earth on the International Space ...

A couple of commenters expressed concern over the use of centrifugal force after my rant on the use of the word force. So, what is the deal with these two terms? Are they ok to use? Are they real ...