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    • https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/JJC_-_PHYS_110/11%3A_Physlets_-_Interactive_Illustrations_Explorations_and_Problems_for_Introductory_Physics_(Christian_and_Belloni)/11.01%3A_Mechanics/11.1.05%3A_Newton's_Laws_2/11.1.5.01%3A_Illustrations
      Since the object is accelerating, this motion must be due to a force (or a set of forces, a net force) that points solely toward the center of the circle. (Note: if the motion is nonuniform circular m...Since the object is accelerating, this motion must be due to a force (or a set of forces, a net force) that points solely toward the center of the circle. (Note: if the motion is nonuniform circular motion, the net force can point in another direction.) This direction—toward the center of the circle—is called the centripetal or center-seeking direction.

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