10
lesson pretestMultiple Choice

Pretest

Question 10 • Physics I

Without inertia, how would an object that is experiencing a centripetal force behave?

Answer
A
It would move in a curved, circular path.
B
It would move in a line toward the circle’s center.
C
It would move in a line tangent to the circular path.
D
It would move in a line away from the circle’s center.