Circular Motion

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

• up
• right
• down
• left

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

• outwards
• towards the center
• tangent
• faster

What's the centripetal acceleration of an object traveling 2.3 m/s around a circle of diameter 0.6 m?

• 5 m/s²

• 17.63 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

• 8.81 m/s²

Calculate the velocity of an object moved around a circle with a radius of 1.65 m and an acceleration of 3.5 m/s².

• 2.4 m/s
• 3.6 m/s
• 3.9 m/s
• 4.2 m/s

A race car completes three laps of a circular track with a radius of 35 m in 9.0 seconds. Determine the speed of the car.

• 3.9 m/s

• 73.3 m/s

• 24.4 m/s

• 1.0 m/s

Two objects each have masses of 4500 kg and are .03 meters apart from each other. What's their force of gravity?

• .3 N

• .7 N

• 1.1 N

• 1.5 N

What's the centripetal acceleration of a .2 kg yoyo spun in a circle with a radius of .7 meters at a velocity of 3 m/s?

• 8.23 m/s²

• 10.54 m/s²

• 12.86 m/s²

• 17.39 m/s²

What's the centripetal force of a .2 kg yoyo spun in a circle with a radius of .7 meters at a velocity of 3 m/s?

• 2.05 N

• 2.57 N

• 2.90 N

• 3.13 N

Two masses m and M are separated by a distance d. If the distance between the masses is increased to 3d, how does the gravitational force between them change? 

• becomes 1/3 as great
• 1/9 as great
• 3x greater
• 9x greater

A pilot experiences centripetal acceleration of 2g's (2 x 9.8 m/s²) while maneuvering a loop at a speed of 400 m/s. What is the radius of the loop?

• 203 m

• 8163 m

• 80,003 m

• 23 m