Centripetal Force

Centripetal Force

12th Grade

10 Qs

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Centripetal Force

Centripetal Force

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Quiz

Physics

12th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
HS-PS2-1, HS-PS2-4, HS-ESS1-4

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Calculate the amount of centripetal force it takes for a softball pitcher to rotate a ball with a velocity of 3 ms-1 if the ball weighs 0.12 kg and her arm is 0.65 meters long.

0.38

0.55

1.23

1.66

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A dolphin swims in a circle with a radius of 30 m and moves with a velocity of 3.2 ms-1. What is the dolphin’s centripetal acceleration?

0.341 ms-2

0.106 ms-2

96 ms-2

307.2 ms-2

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A Hot Wheels toy car races around a circular track that has a radius of 1.2 meters. It moves around the track with a velocity of 1.8 ms-1. What is the toy’s centripetal acceleration?

1.5 ms-2

2.7 ms-2

2.16 ms-2

3.89 ms-2

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Centripetal acceleration acts towards the ___________ of the circular motion

centre

circumference

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

outwards

towards the center

faster

tangent

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A 25kg boy is riding a merry-go-round with a radius of 5 m. What is the centripetal force on the boy if his velocity is 6 ms-1?

180 N

150 N

120 N

245 N

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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