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Which statement describes centripetal acceleration?
Speed is continuously changing.
Velocity around the circle is constant.
Direction of movement is outward.
Acceleration is directed toward the center.
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Acceleration is directed toward the center.
Centripetal acceleration is the inward (radial) acceleration that changes the direction of the velocity in circular motion (magnitude of velocity can stay constant). Its magnitude is a_c = v^2/r.
Centripetal acceleration is the inward (radial) acceleration that changes the direction of the velocity in circular motion (magnitude of velocity can stay constant). Its magnitude is a_c = v^2/r.
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