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Vocabulary
Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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Projectile | an object that is shot through the air |
Trajectory | a projectile's path through space |
Uniform circular motion | the movement of an object or particular trajectory at a constant speed around a circle with a fixed radius |
Centripetal acceleration | the center-seeking acceleration of an object moving in a circle at a constant speed |
Centripetal force | the net force exerted toward the center of the circle that causes an object to have a centripetal acceleration |