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Split real forces from invented ones

Exercise and reference answers

Left
Real force
Items
  1. Item
    Tension in a rope
    Answer
    Real force
  2. Item
    Centrifugal force
    Answer
    Fictitious force
  3. Item
    Coriolis force
    Answer
    Fictitious force
  4. Item
    Earth's gravity
    Answer
    Real force
  5. Item
    Friction on skates
    Answer
    Real force
  6. Item
    Sideways push felt
    Answer
    Fictitious force
  7. Item
    Normal force
    Answer
    Real force
  8. Item
    Thrown off outward
    Answer
    Fictitious force
Right
Fictitious force
Instructions
Swipe each force left into Real force or right into Fictitious force.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax College Physics, section 6.4 Fictitious Forces and Non-inertial Frames: The Coriolis Force_
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