Practice - Centripetal Acceleration
Practice Questions
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What is centripetal acceleration?
💡 Hint: Remember how earth keeps satellites in orbit.
Give an example of a non-inertial frame.
💡 Hint: Think of examples where you're not moving straight.
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What does centripetal acceleration depend on?
💡 Hint: Think about how faster speeds or smaller radii change the path.
True or False: Coriolis acceleration acts opposite the direction of rotation.
💡 Hint: Visualize the paths of air in a spinning system.
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Challenge Problems
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You are on a spinning merry-go-round at a radius of 3 meters going at a speed of 5 m/s. Calculate the centripetal acceleration.
💡 Hint: Remember the formula for centripetal acceleration.
If air moves at 10 m/s in a rotating system at the equator, how does the Coriolis acceleration affect it?
💡 Hint: Use v and ω to find the Coriolis factor.
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