Question

An illustration of a circle with a black dot at the top right. On the dot is a vector pointed toward the center of the circle labeled C, there is vector pointed away from the center of the circle labeled A, there is a vector tangent to the circle and pointed clockwise and a vector tangent to the circle and pointed counterclockwise. All vectors are same length.
Which arrow indicates the direction of gravitational force on the object, represented by the black dot?




Which arrow indicates the direction of centripetal force on the object, represented by the black dot?

Answer 1

Centripetal force: the arrow pointing toward the center (the one labeled C).

Gravitational force: straight down (toward the Earth). That exact downward arrow is not shown — at the top‑right position gravity can be resolved into a component along C (radially inward) and a component along the clockwise tangent.