Question

State whether true or false :
Centripetal force attracts the object toward the centre of its motion and prevents it from "flying out".

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

A body in circular motion keeps accelerating due to the continuous change in its direction of motion and a force is necessary to maintain this acceleration, which is called centripetal force. Without centripetal force, the object will not accelerate and will simply start moving in a straight line or "fly out".

Hence the statement is true.