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Which of these objects is experiencing centripetal acceleration?
A picture of a person paddling in a kayak.
A picture of two people playing air hockey.
A picture of a person making a jug on a potter's wheel.
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The person making a jug on the potter's wheel.
Explanation: centripetal acceleration occurs whenever an object moves in a circular path (acceleration directed toward the center). The rotating wheel (and the clay/jug on it) are undergoing circular motion, so they have centripetal acceleration (a = v^2/r = ω^2r). The kayak and air-hockey scenes show mostly linear or bouncing motion, not continuous circular motion.
Explanation: centripetal acceleration occurs whenever an object moves in a circular path (acceleration directed toward the center). The rotating wheel (and the clay/jug on it) are undergoing circular motion, so they have centripetal acceleration (a = v^2/r = ω^2r). The kayak and air-hockey scenes show mostly linear or bouncing motion, not continuous circular motion.
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