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Centripetal Force Lab #9

A force causing a centripetal acceleration acts toward the center of the circle
* It causes a change in the direction of the velocity vector
* If the force vanishes, the object would move in a straight-line path tangent to the circle

The centripetal force of the water being pushed against the bottom of the cup will keep it from falling out.