An object is in uniform circular motion and is moving at a speed of 2.3 m/s. How does the speed of the object change if the centripetal force and the radius stay the same, but the mass quadruples?
(A) Its speed is cut in half, because centripetal force is based on the square root of velocity.
(B) Its speed is cut in half, because centripetal force is based on velocity squared.
(C) Its speed is doubled, because centripetal force is based on the square root of velocity.
(D) Its speed is doubled, because centripetal force is based on velocity squared.

Simon is writing a story about an astronaut whose spacecraft has been boarded by space pirates. the astronaut has her lucky penny in her hand behind her back as the space pirates break into the control room. she has just locked the controls so that the ship is accelerating in the direction of the control room’s ceiling. simon wants the astronaut to use the penny to hit a button on the control panel to turn off the lights and escape. the button is located a short distance behind and below the astronaut’s hands. how should simon use the theory of relativity to describe what the astronaut must do in order to hit the button?