What is the relationship between centripetal force and centripetal acceleration according to Newton's second law?
Centripetal Acceleration Derivation

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Centripetal force is the sum of centripetal acceleration and mass.
Centripetal force is the product of mass and centripetal acceleration.
Centripetal force is the difference between mass and centripetal acceleration.
Centripetal force is the quotient of centripetal acceleration and mass.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is centripetal acceleration considered a linear acceleration?
Because it acts in a straight line.
Because it is the result of a change in angular velocity.
Because it is the linear acceleration of an object moving in a circular path.
Because it is always constant.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between tangential velocity and angular velocity?
Tangential velocity is the quotient of angular velocity and radius.
Tangential velocity is the difference between angular velocity and radius.
Tangential velocity is the product of radius and angular velocity.
Tangential velocity is the sum of angular velocity and radius.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the tangential velocity of an object moving in a circle not remain constant?
Because it stops moving.
Because its magnitude changes.
Because its direction changes.
Because both its magnitude and direction change.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the isosceles triangle in the derivation of centripetal acceleration?
It proves that the object is not moving.
It helps in understanding the relationship between change in velocity and position.
It demonstrates that the change in position is zero.
It shows that the radius is always changing.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the direction of centripetal acceleration determined?
It is always perpendicular to the radius.
It is always parallel to the tangential velocity.
It is always directed inward toward the center of the circle.
It is always directed outward from the center of the circle.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the similarity of triangles in the derivation indicate?
The change in velocity is less than the change in position.
The change in velocity is greater than the change in position.
The change in velocity is proportional to the change in position.
The change in velocity is unrelated to the change in position.
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