Posted: 3/11/2009 6:28:11 AM EDT
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When traveling in a vehicle or aircraft, as it makes a turn, centrifugal force makes whatever is inside of the vehicle/aircraft (such as people) slide outward.
Does the air inside also get forced "outward?" |
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When traveling in a vehicle or aircraft, as it makes a turn, centrifugal force makes whatever is inside of the vehicle/aircraft (such as people) slide outward. Does the air inside also get forced "outward?" Actually it's inertia that makes it slide outward, because it's not anchored down and tends to go in the direction it was going before the turn. |
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If you have a helium balloon in the middle of your car and rapidly accelerate the balloon will lean forward because inertia causes air to pile up in the rear and become more dense. The balloon will be pushed forward by the denser air, instead of leaning back like you would think.
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When traveling in a vehicle or aircraft, as it makes a turn, centrifugal force makes whatever is inside of the vehicle/aircraft (such as people) slide outward. Does the air inside also get forced "outward?" Actually it's inertia that makes it slide outward, because it's not anchored down and tends to go in the direction it was going before the turn. This As the plane turns you keep going in the original direction. |
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When traveling in a vehicle or aircraft, as it makes a turn, centrifugal force makes whatever is inside of the vehicle/aircraft (such as people) slide outward. Does the air inside also get forced "outward?" Actually it's inertia that makes it slide outward, because it's not anchored down and tends to go in the direction it was going before the turn. That's what centrifugal force is. Centrifugal force is the intertia from the angular acceleration of the mass. |