Hi! So I learned Newtons Law of Gravity and used the numbers to calculate that the acceleration due to the attraction between masses is 9.8m/s/s. Hooray! This is what I've learned is the acceleration due to gravity. However, does the rotation of the Earth and the subsequent centrifugal force...
Thanks @Orodruin! Your explanation was very helpful. Thanks also to @Svein!
I didn't know the difference between centrifugal and centripetal and just used them interchangeably... Thank you guys!
Hi. I have a question that I can't seem to figure out in my self study of physics. Why does centripetal acceleration point inward?
When I drive around a corner, my body experiences a push away from the corner. I go that way, however, because of the car pushing me towards it. Not because of the...