Gravity (Centripetal Force)

What is the centripetal force that causes a satellite to move in a circle.

• Friction

• Gravity

• Acceleration

• Magnetism

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The force that causes an object to move in a circle is called

• balanced

• centripetal force

• gravitational

• circularity

Satellites in orbit around Earth continually fall toward

• the Moon

• Earth

• the Sun

• Mars

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If you could turn off a centripetal force,

would cause the object to fly off in a straight line.

• acceleration

• inertia

• velocity

• fright

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This force holds us to earth’s surface.

• friction

• mass

• gravity

• tension

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Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

• Model A

• Model B

• Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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What force is acting on the cat at the end?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Momentum

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Any force that causes an object to move in a circle is called a(n)

• centripetal force

• gravitational force

• unbalanced force

• balanced force

If you could turn off a centripetal force, inertia would cause the object to

• fall to Earth

• fly off in a straight line

• stop moving

• continue on its circular path

The force that causes an object to move in a circle is called