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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB Regional 2016🎓 HS🔄 Round 4#️⃣ Question 5❓ TOSS-UP📝 Multiple Choice

A rock on the end of a string is being swung in a circle above a child's head. The string breaks. Neglecting gravity, in what direction does the acceleration of the rock now point?

W) Tangent to the circle
X) Inwards towards the center of the circle
Y) Outwards away from the center of the circle
Z) The acceleration is now zero
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