Centripetal

Which represents the acceleration of the ball?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Which of the following depict the speed of the blowing ball?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A horse gallops around a circular arena.  The centripetal force on the horse is ___.

• directed outward
• tension
• directed toward the center of the arena
• 9.8 N

What relationship exists between the radius of a circle and the centripetal acceleration?

• direct
• inverse
• exponential
• inverse squared

Which of the following units is used for tangential velocity?

• m/s²
• N
• J
• m/s

Which of the following is the unit for centripetal force?

• J
• m/s²
• kg⋅m/s
• N

What is the relationship between centripetal force and the mass of an object?

• direct
• inverse
• exponential
• inverse squared

Which of the following increase the centripetal force?

• Increasing the radius
• Increasing the velocity
• Decreasing the mass
• Decreasing the acceleration

A car with mass m travels around a curve with velocity v. What do you know about the centripetal force if the velocity triples?

• Nothing 
• The centripetal force triples
• the centripetal force multiplies by 9
• The centripetal force divides by 3

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A car with mass m travels around a curve with velocity v. What do you know about the centripetal force if the radius triples?

• 9.8?
• Force triples
• Force divides by 3
• Force divides by 9