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12946915966uniform circular motionObjects moving in a circle with constant speed ; centripetal acceleration results from a change of direction; but there is no change in speed0
12981443768angular accelerationthe change in angular velocity divided by the time needed to make the change; α=a/r1
12981424419angular velocityrate of change of angular displacement with respect to time;ω = v/r2
12981434620angular displacementthe change in the angle as an object rotates3
12946915967tangentA line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly one point.4
12946915968tangential velocityis the linear speed of something moving along a circular path5
12946915969centripetal forcea force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving.6
12978006302centrifugal forcean apparent BUT FAKE force that acts outward on a body moving around a center, arising from the body's inertia.7
12946915972centripetal accelerationacceleration toward the center of a curved or circular path8
12946915973formula for centripetal acceleration9
12946915974tensionA pulling force10
12946915976free body diagrama diagram showing all the forces acting on an object11
12946915978weightA measure of the force of gravity on an object12
12946915979periodic motionany motion that repeats at regular time intervals13
12946915985Period (T)the time of one rotation, measured in seconds14
12946915986frequencythe rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample; measured in Hertz, which is how many times per second something occurs15
12947839053linear velocityv=rω16
12947847857instantaneous velocitythe speed and direction of an object at a particular instant17
12978103255Coriolis effectThe fictitious force causing the apparent deflection of moving objects when viewed in a rotating frame of reference. Causes moving air and water to turn left in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemisphere due to Earth's hemisphere.18
12978151125Radiansthe SI unit of measurement of the size of an angle. A complete circle is 2π radians. π radians = 180 degrees19
129814708212πfformula for angular velocity20
12981478029rotational velocitya vector quantity; same as angular velocity21
12981569919Foucault Penduluma freely swinging pendulum whose path appears to change in a predictable way, thus providing evidence for Earth's rotation22
15841820071tangential velocityis the linear speed of something moving along a circular path. It's yet another synomyn23

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