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Give one example which supports the statements that centifugal force is apparent |
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Answer» We experience it when we round a corner in a car or when an airplane banks into a turn. We see it in the spin cycle of a washing MACHINE or when children ride on a merry-go-round. One day it may even provide artificial gravity for space ships and space stations.But centrifugal FORCE is often confused with its counterpart, centripetal force, because they are so closely related — essentially two sides of the same coin.Centripetal force is defined as, "the force that is necessary to keep an object MOVING in a curved PATH and that is directed inward toward the center of rotation," while centrifugal force is defined as "the APPARENT force that is felt by an object moving in a curved path that acts outwardly away from the center of rotation |
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