Centripetal Force and Acceleration

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

Bruno the bat flies at a speed of 0.5 m/s in circle of radius 1 m. What is his acceleration?

• 0.25 ms^-2
• 0.5 ms^-2
• 1 ms^-2
• 2 ms^-2

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What object experiences uniform circular motion?

• A car speeding up as it turns left
• A car traveling around a roundabout at a constant speed
• A car slowing down as it crests a tall hill
• A car traveling down the road at a constant speed

What is the direction of the acceleration 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

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

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

An object moves in a circle at a constant speed. Which of the following is NOT true of the object?

• its centripetal acceleration points toward the center of the circle
• its tangential speed is constant
• its velocity is constant
• a centripetal force acts on the object