The Figure Shows a Top View of a Ball on the End

question 60

Multiple Choice

The figure shows a top view of a ball on the end of a string traveling counterclockwise in a circular path.Assume that air resistance is negligible.The free-body diagram that best represents the acceleration of the ball is

• A)1
• B)2
• C)3
• D)4

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Definitions:

Sympathetic System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's rapid involuntary response to dangerous or stressful situations (fight or flight response).

Parasympathetic Branch

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for stimulating "rest-and-digest" or "feed and breed" activities that occur when the body is at rest.

Type A Characteristics

Personality traits including competitiveness, impatience, and a sense of urgency, often linked to stress and heart disease.

Hyperarousal

A condition of increased psychological and physiological tension marked by such effects as reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, and exaggerated startle reflex.