In an amusement park ride people are “flying” in a circle. Which statement is true? Explain. (a) Centrifugal force is pulling the people away from the center of the circle. (b) The chair a person sits on is pushing him toward the center of the circle. (c) Both of the above. (d) Neither of the above

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Centripetal Force

A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.