Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Laws of Motion

Question:

The centrifugal force always acts : 

Options:

Away from the center

Towards the center

In tangential direction

Outside of the plane of motion

Correct Answer:

Away from the center

Explanation:

The centrifugal force always acts away from the center of the circle in which the body is moving. In contrast to this, the centripetal force always acts towards the center of the circle, keeping the body moving in the circle.