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Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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projectile | an object shot through the air |
trajectory | a projectile's path through space |
uniform circular motion | the movement of an object or particle trajectory at a constant speed around a circle with a fixed radius |
centripetal acceleration | always points to the center of the circle. Its magnitude is equal to the square of the speed, divided by the radius of motion |
centripetal force | the net force toward the center of the circle |