Question
Download Solution PDFWhat provides the centripetal force for the motion of the moon around the earth?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "Force of attraction of the earth".Key Points
- Gravity is the phrase used to describe the attraction force that the earth exerts on any object. Gravity is a force that all objects are drawn to.
- Satellites can orbit a body and fall around it rather than into it if the speed and gravity are just right.
- The centripetal force required to keep planets in orbit around the Sun and all kinds of satellites in orbit around the Earth is provided by gravitational attraction.
- The Moon continues to orbit the Earth because of gravity. The velocity of the Moon is continuously shifting in one direction.
- Therefore, the force of attraction of the earth provides the centripetal force for the motion of the moon around the earth.
Additional Information
- A "centripetal" force is the name given to the ongoing pull on the Moon as it revolves around the Earth. The "centrifugal" force, which pulls on the Earth and keeps the moon in motion, balances this force.
- Any force that induces a shift in velocity direction toward the center of a circular motion is referred to as a centripetal force. Centripetal force is caused by the part of the force that is perpendicular to the velocity.
- This force causes a body to travel along a curved route. It always moves in the opposite direction of the body's motion and in the direction of the immediate center of the path's curvature.
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