Tangential velocity 2. Parabolic pathway 3. Projectile 4. Centripetal acceleration 5. Centripetal force a. acceleration towards the center caused by the centripetal force b. a force which keeps a body moving with a uniform speed along a circular path and is directed along the radius towards the center c. a curved path followed by projectiles d. an object projected through space, traveling in two dimensions, that accelerates vertically due to gravity e. the instantaneous velocity of a body moving in a circular path