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that keeps water inside a container when you spin it in a circle very fast.

2006-06-28 12:54:13 · 6 answers · asked by gladiatoraka52x 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

thank you

2006-06-28 12:59:51 · update #1

DON"T WASTE YOUR TIME ANWSERING I ALREADY GOT THE ANWSER.

2006-06-28 13:00:25 · update #2

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Centripital force

2006-06-28 12:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by Vicente 6 · 0 0

Centrifugal force (from Latin centrum "center" and fugere "to flee") is a term which may refer to two different forces which are related to rotation. Both of them are oriented away from the axis of rotation, but the object on which they are exerted differs.

* The reactive centrifugal force is the reaction to the centripetal force. This is equal in magnitude to the centripetal force, directed away from the center of rotation, and is exerted by the rotating object upon the object which exerts the centripetal force. As it is an actual force, it is always present, independent of the choice of reference frame.

* The fictitious centrifugal force appears when a rotating reference frame is used for analyzing the system. The centrifugal force is exerted on all objects, and directed away from the axis of rotation.

Both of the above can be observed in action on a passenger riding in a car. If the car swerves around a corner, the passenger's body pushes against the outer edge of the car. This is the reactive centrifugal force, which is called a reaction force because it results from passive interaction with the car which actively pushes against the body.

Using a reference frame which is fixed relative to the car (a model which those inside the car will often find natural) and while ignoring its rotation, it looks like an external force is pulling the passenger out of the car. This is the fictitious centrifugal force, so called because it is not an actual force exerted by some other object.

2006-06-28 20:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by rhutson 4 · 0 0

There is such a thing...
Main Entry: centrifugal force
Function: noun
1 : the force that tends to impel a thing or parts of a thing outward from a center of rotation
2 : the force that an object moving along a circular path exerts on the body constraining the object and that acts outwardly away from the center of rotation

2006-06-28 20:39:20 · answer #3 · answered by MotoJoe 1 · 0 0

Centrifugal Force.

2006-06-28 20:15:18 · answer #4 · answered by Charlie 1 · 0 0

Yes, centripetal. There is no such thing as centrifugal force.

2006-06-28 19:59:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

surface tension

2006-06-28 22:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0 0

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