Physics Circular motion vocab
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centripetal force
the name for the “net force towards the center of the circle” that causes circular motion to occur
centripetal acceleration
the acceleration of an object traveling in a circular path, directed towards the center of the circle
tangent
a line that only touches a curve at one point without crossing over
force factor
how many times heavier a person feels due to an applied normal force
g’s
how many times greater the acceleration is compared to acceleration due to gravity on Earth
satellite
a projectile the falls around the Earth instead of into it due to the high tangential velocity of the object
orbital period
the amount of time needed for an object to make one complete circle or orbit
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