PhysicsCode 5054
Circular motion
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Describe, in qualitative terms, how a body moves along a circular path when a force perpendicular to its direction of motion acts on it, covering: (a) the speed rising as the force grows, provided mass and radius are fixed; (b) the radius shrinking as the force grows, provided mass and speed are fixed; (c) a larger mass needing a bigger force so that speed and radius stay unchanged