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Circular Motion Review

Authored by Bridget Gifford

Physics

9th - 12th Grade

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Circular Motion Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

A 0.50 kilogram object moves in a horizontal circular path with a radius of 0.25 meter at a constant speed of 4.0 meters per second. What is the magnitude of the object’s acceleration?

8 m/s2

32 m/s2

16 m/s2

64 m/s2

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

A 2 x 103 kilogram car travels at a constant speed of 12 meters per second around a circular curve of radius 30 meters. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the car as it goes around the curve?

0.4 m/s2

800 m/s2

4.8 m/s2

9600 m/s2

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

If the velocity of a car traveling around a circular track doubles, its centripetal acceleration would be

1/2 as great

1/4 as great

2 times greater

4 times greater

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

An object traveling in uniform circular motion has a centripetal acceleration due to the change in

Speed

Kinetic energy

Direction

Mass

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Media Image

In the diagram below, a cart travels clockwise at constant speed in a horizontal circle.

At the position shown in the diagram, which arrow indicates the direction of the centripetal acceleration of the cart?

A

B

C

D

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Media Image

In the diagram below, a cart travels clockwise at constant speed in a horizontal circle.

At the position shown in the diagram, which arrow indicates the direction of the velocity of the cart?

A

B

C

D

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

If a car travels at a constant speed in a circle with a constant radius, the centripetal acceleration of the ball is

Zero

Constant in direction, but changing in magnitude

Constant in magnitude, but changing in direction

Changing in both magnitude and direction

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