As you ride on a merry-go-round, you feel a strong outward pull that feels just like the force of gravity. This fictitious force occurs because
A. your velocity is toward the center of the merry-go-round and you experience a fictitious force in the direction opposite your velocity.
B. you are accelerating away from the center of the merry-go-round and experience a fictitious force in the direction of your acceleration.
C. you are accelerating toward the center of the merry-go-round and experience a fictitious force in the direction opposite your acceleration.
D. your velocity is away from the center of the merry-go-round and you experience a fictitious force in the direction of your velocity.
Answer:C
As you ride on a merry-go-round, you feel a strong outward pull that feels just like the force of gravity. This fictitious force occurs because
A. your velocity is toward the center of the merry-go-round and you experience a fictitious force in the direction opposite your velocity. B. you are accelerating away from the center of the merry-go-round and experience a fictitious force in the direction of your acceleration. C. you are accelerating toward the center of the merry-go-round and experience a fictitious force in the direction opposite your acceleration. D. your velocity is away from the center of the merry-go-round and you experience a fictitious force in the direction of your velocity.