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Unit: Uniform circular motion and gravitation
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How does the spin cycle on your clothes dryer get most of the water out? What causes planets to orbit in a circular motion? The answer to these questions lies in the forces behind circular motion. Dive into a vortex of centripetal force, centripetal acceleration, and Newton's law of gravitation.Learn
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- Circular motion basics: Angular velocity, period, and frequencyGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Predicting changes in centripetal accelerationGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Identifying centripetal forcesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Gravitational field strengthGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
- Comparing gravitational and inertial massGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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