Uniform Circular Motion (conceptual questions)

A particle P is moving in a circle with uniform speed. Which one of the following diagrams correctly shows the direction of the acceleration a and velocity v of the particle at one instant of time?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What is the direction of the velocity at point B, if the ball is revolving clockwise?

• up
• right
• down
• left

What is the direction of the acceleration at point A, if the ball is revolving clockwise?

• up
• right
• down
• left

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the direction of the acceleration at point B, if the ball is revolving clockwise?

• up
• right
• down
• left

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

The velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle. 

• outwards
• towards the center
• tangent
• faster

What is the direction of the velocity at point A, if the ball is revolving clockwise?

• up
• right
• down
• left

Centripetal acceleration always points

• in the direction of the object's motion
• in the opposite direction of the object's motion
• towards the center of the circle
• towards the outside of the circle

Which represents the acceleration of the ball?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

You swing a bucket of water attached to a string in a circle above your head. What keeps the water in the bucket?

• Friction
• Centripetal Force
• Gravity
• Inertia

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Where is the net force when the rollercoaster is at the top of the loop?

• Towards the sky
• Towards the Right
• Towards the left
• Towards the ground

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1