AP Physics 1· difficulty 2/5
A roller-coaster car at the top of a vertical loop momentarily feels "weightless." This means
The track applies zero normal force.
The car is at rest.
Gravity has stopped acting.
Centripetal force is zero.
Explanation
At the top, weightlessness occurs when gravity alone supplies all the centripetal force: , .
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