A child is riding on a Ferris wheel that is rotating clockwise at a constant speed. When the child is at the top of the wheel, her acceleration
A) points vertically downward.
B) points vertically upward.
C) points horizontally toward the right.
D) has a downward vertical component and a horizontal component pointing right.
E) has a downward vertical component and a horizontal component pointing left.

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The acceleration of the child at the top of the Ferris wheel points vertically downward due to gravity and the centripetal acceleration needed to keep the child moving in a circular path.

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