STPPT2 Ucm
STPPT2 Ucm
STPPT2 Ucm
Uniform Circular
Motion
MPS Department | FEU Institute of Technology | 4.3
Objectives
• Any object moving in a circle (or along a circular path) experiences a centripetal
force. That is, there is some physical force pushing or pulling the object towards the
center of the circle.
• This is the centripetal force requirement. The word centripetal is merely an adjective
used to describe the direction of the force.
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l1c.cfm
• As a car makes a turn, the force of friction • As a bucket of water is tied to a string and
acting upon the turned wheels of the car spun in a circle, the tension force acting
provides centripetal force required for upon the bucket provides the centripetal
circular motion. force required for circular motion.
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l1c.cfm
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l1c.cfm
• As the moon orbits the Earth, the force of
gravity acting upon the moon provides the
centripetal force required for circular motion.
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l1c.cfm
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l1c.cfm