Newton named the centre-directed acceleration:

AAngular type

BCentripetal

CCentrifugal

DTangential

Answer & Solution

Correct answer: B. Centripetal

1. The word comes from Greek for centre-seeking. 2. It describes acceleration towards the centre. 3. Newton proposed the term centripetal. _Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Chapter 4, Motion in a Plane._

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