Mission CG2: Acceleration and Net Force
Mission CG2 focuses on to the concepts of acceleration and net force and how they pertain to an object moving in a circle. You should be able to identify the direction of these two vectors for an object moving in a circle at a constant speed. The mission consists of 36 questions organized into 9 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
Learning Outcomes
- The student should be able to recognize that objects moving in circles have an acceleration and explain the cause of this acceleration.
- The student should be able to describe the magnitude and direction of the acceleration and net force vector of an object moving in a circle at a constant speed.
Getting Help
If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
The Physics Classroom - Circular Motion Unit, Lesson 1, Part b
The Physics Classroom - Circular Motion Unit, Lesson 1, Part c
Video Tutorials:
Velocity and Acceleration
Centripetal Force Requirement
Question-Specific Help
Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: