Centripetal Force is the scientists' name for the force experienced by an object that is moving in a curve rather than a straight line.

Sometimes it is easy to see the laws of physics when experiments are done in zero gravity.

Have a look at some or all of these movies - they each show different aspects of forces and movement. What do you think is happening - and why?

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