Question

A child on a merry-go-round presses the side of his seat outward in a radial motion. Why?

Answer 1

Centrifugal Force:

1. When a mass is whirled, the apparent outward force on it is called centrifugal force. Consider a twirling ball on a thread or the outward motion you get while driving around a curve.
2. This is due to the centrifugal force acting radially outwards on the child spinning in the merry-go-round and also when a mass is whirled, the apparent outward force on it is called centrifugal force.
3. Consider a twirling ball on a thread or the outward motion you get while driving around a curve.