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Physics

Grade-10

Easy

Question

Centrifugal force is a ____.

Force that pushes you to the outside of a circle during uniform circular motion.
Fictitious force.
Force that keeps the object in a circular path.
Force that pulls you to the inside of a circle during uniform circular motion.

hint Hint:

Centrifugal force is the apparent outward force on a mass when it is rotated

The correct answer is: Fictitious force.

Centrifugal force is the apparent outward force on a mass when it is rotated. Think of a ball on the end of a string that is being twirled around, or the outward motion you feel when turning a curve in a car.
The centrifugal force is also a fictitious force.

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