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Did you complete the reading assignment? (Typically this means at least 20-30
minutes looking over the assigned sections of the book.)
☐ yes
☐ no
Which has greater linear speed, a horse near the outside rail of a
merry-go-round or a horse near the inside rail?
☐ outside horse
☐ inside horse
☐ both the same
Which has greater angular speed, a horse near the outside rail of a
merry-go-round or a horse near the inside rail?
☐ outside horse
☐ inside horse
☐ both the same
A ladybug sits on the outer edge of a merry-go-round that is turning around
counter-clockwise without speeding up or slowing down. In what direction is the friction force
that sticks the ladybug
to the merry-go-round?
☐ clockwise
☐ counter-clockwise
☐ inward
☐ outward
Ralph is confused about centripetal and centrifugal forces.
When he is in a car which is turning to the left, he feels a force
pushing him to the right. But the textbook says that the actual force
is pushing him to the left. Can you explain this to him? What is
he feeling during the turn?
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