Question

If the direction changes as a motorcycle goes around the curve, what else must be changing?A. AccelerationB. ForceC. SpeedD. Velocity

Answer 1

In physics, circular motion is a movement of an object along the circumference of a circle or rotation along a circular path. It can be uniform, with constant angular rate of rotation and constant speed, or non-uniform with a changing rate of rotation. Since the object's velocity vector is constantly changing direction, the moving object is undergoing acceleration by a centripetal force in the direction of the center of rotation. Without this acceleration, the object would move in a straight line.

In this sense, the acceleration is always changing due to centripetal acceleration.

Answer:

A. Acceleration