Centrifugal force is described as

• A. Force directed toward the center
• B. Force which acts on a body moving in a circular or semi circular motion and is directed away from the center of the axis of rotation.
• C. Force equal to mass times velocity
• D. Opposes the direction of motion

Answer: (B)

Centrifugal force is described as an outward force that appears when you analyze motion from a rotating frame of reference. As an object moves in a circle, its inertia tends to keep it moving straight, while the rotating frame pushes the path to bend, so you describe a push away from the center. This outward direction aligns with the axis of rotation, which is why the description specifies it points away from the center. In a non-rotating (inertial) frame, there isn’t an outward force acting; the actual force directing the motion toward the center is centripetal. The other options don’t fit because one describes the inward centripetal force, another is not a force relation (F = ma involves acceleration, not velocity), and the last describes friction or drag, not centrifugal tendency.