Circular Motion Vocabulary

noun a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving

• The centripetal force acting on the object kept it moving in a circular path.
• The centripetal force pulled the car towards the center of the roundabout.
• The centripetal force made the skateboarder spin around really fast.
• Love can be seen as the centripetal force that keeps a relationship strong and connected.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adverb a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, indicating manner, time, place, or degree

• The dancers moved round and round in perfect synchrony.
• We drove round and round trying to find a parking spot.
• The rumor mill keeps spinning round and round.
• Her thoughts were spinning round and round in her head.