Question

1a. A block slides horizontally across a ice(assume no friction). Describe the path of the block after it receives a push perpendicular to its original velocity.

1b. Describe the path of the block if a wind provides a constant force perpendicular to its original velocity.

Answer 1

The constant force provides the uniform acceleration. Since this acceleration is normal to the velocity, it is centripetal acceleration. The block will move along the curvilinear trajectory (circle).