uniform circular motion vocab- AP Physics

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period

the time it takes for an object to complete one full circle

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Centripetal Force

In order for an object to be in uniform circular motion, a force needs to be acting on it.

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Centripetal Acceleration

 An object in uniform circular motion is always changing its velocity. When an object is in uniform circular motion, the acceleration is always pointed toward the object’s center.

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Tangential Velocity

An object without a force acting on it always wants to move in a straight line. The direction that the object wants to move is the tangential velocity.

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centripetal

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