Question

A sprinter is running along the circumference of a big sports stadium with constant speed. Which of the following do you think is changing in this case?

Options

• magnitude of acceleration being produced

• distance covered by the sprinter per second

• direction in which the sprinter is running

• centripetal force acting on the sprinter

Answer 1

The sprinter is having a uniform circular motion in which the direction of motion continuously changes. So, the answer is
(c) direction in which sprinter is running