Question

Which situation during a basketball game involves centripetal acceleration

A)The official tosses the ball up for the opening tip-off.
B)A player passes the ball to another player.
C)The basketball bounces off the backboard.
D)A player spins a basketball on his finger.

Answer 1

D. A player spins a basketball on his finger

Answer 2

Answer;

D) A player spins a basketball on his finger.

Explanation;

• Centripetal acceleration is a type of acceleration that is experienced when an object or a body is in circular motion as a result of centripetal force. This type of accelerations occurs towards the center of a circular path along the radius of the circular path followed by an object.
• When a player spins a basketball on his finger, centripetal acceleration is involved due to the rate of change of angular velocity that results from centripetal force as the basket ball moves through a fixed circular path.