In uniform circular motion,
A)the acceleration always points away from the center of the circle.
B)the velocity always points towards the center of the circle.
C)the acceleration and the velocity are always parallel.
D)the acceleration and the velocity are always perpendicular.
E)there is no fixed relationship between the direction of the acceleration and the direction of the velocity.

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In uniform circular motion, the acceleration is always directed towards the center of the circle (centripetal acceleration), while the velocity is tangent to the circle at any point. This means the acceleration and the velocity are always perpendicular to each other.

In Uniform Circular Motion