Understanding Rotational and Translational Motion

Understanding Rotational and Translational Motion

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explains the concepts of rotational and translational motion, focusing on how an object rolls without slipping. It covers the relationship between the distance traveled by a point on the rim and the center axis, and how to analyze the motion by combining these two types of motion. The tutorial uses a practical example with a marker to trace the path of a point on a cap, demonstrating how to calculate velocities at different points using vector addition and the Pythagorean theorem.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the relationship between the distance traveled by a point on the rim and the angular displacement?

Distance equals angular displacement divided by radius

Distance equals angular displacement squared

Distance equals radius divided by angular displacement

Distance equals angular displacement times radius

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an object rolls without slipping, how does the distance traveled by the center axis compare to the distance traveled by a point on the rim?

The center axis travels half the distance

They are equal

The center axis travels twice the distance

The point on the rim travels twice the distance

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the velocities of points on the rim if the object only rotates about a fixed center axis?

Only the lowest point has velocity

Only the highest point has velocity

All points have the same velocity

All points have different velocities

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the total velocity of a point on the rim determined when the object undergoes both rotational and translational motion?

By dividing the translational velocity by the rotational velocity

By subtracting the translational velocity from the rotational velocity

By adding the translational and rotational velocities as vectors

By multiplying the translational velocity by the rotational velocity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the velocity of the lowest point on the rim when the object rolls without slipping?

Equal to the center axis velocity

Twice the center axis velocity

Zero

Half the center axis velocity

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the velocity of a point on the rim relate to its path?

It is perpendicular to the path

It is tangent to the path

It is parallel to the path

It is opposite to the path

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the center axis has a velocity of 5 m/s, what is the velocity of the highest point on the rim?

0 m/s

7.07 m/s

5 m/s

10 m/s

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