Uniform Circular Motion

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Science
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11th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If the period of an object in uniform circular motion is 10 seconds and the radius of the circle is 15 meters, what is the centripetal acceleration?
0.56 m/s²
1.5 m/s²
0.75 m/s²
2.0 m/s²
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If the speed of an object in uniform circular motion is doubled, what happens to the centripetal acceleration?
It is halved
It remains the same
It is doubled
It is quadrupled
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A car travels around a circular track with a radius of 100 meters at a constant speed of 20 m/s. What is the centripetal acceleration of the car?
4 m/s²
2 m/s²
8 m/s²
10 m/s²
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A 0.5 kg ball is attached to a string and swung in a horizontal circle with a radius of 1.2 meters at a speed of 5 m/s. What is the tension in the string?
10.4 N
12.5 N
20.8 N
25.0 N
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle.
outwards
towards the center
tangent
faster
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If a satellite orbits Earth in a circular path with a radius of 1.0 x 10^7 meters and takes 24 hours to complete one orbit, what is its tangential speed?
2.6 x 10^3 m/s
1.5 x 10^3 m/s
3.0 x 10^4 m/s
1.2 x 10^2 m/s
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
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