Uniform circular motion: Motion in a circle at constant speed, with acceleration directed toward the center of the circle.
How to apply it: Identify that an object moving in a circle at constant speed is still accelerating because its direction changes.
Course: AP Physics 1 · Unit: Circular Motion and Gravitation
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