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📅 NSB 2021🎓 HS🔄 Round 4#️⃣ Q14🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

In a carnival ride, participants stand in an upright cylindrical room that starts rotating rapidly, and they end up pressed against the walls with their feet above the ground. Which of the following forces balances the gravity on the riders?

W) Normal force
X) Frictional force
Y) Centripetal force
Z) Centrifugal force
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