Applied Mechanics - Engineering

Q1:

A satellite goes on moving along its orbit round the earth due to

A gravitational force

B centrifugal force

C centripital force

D none of these.

ANS:B - centrifugal force

B option is correct.

Because the centrifugal force is the force that kept an object moving forward whereas centripetal force is the force that act towards the centre which kept the object in its orbit.