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Uniform Circular Motion

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object is moving with uniform speed in a horizontal, counterclockwise circle. At location B, which way does the acceleration vector point?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Up

d)

Down

2.

An object is moving with uniform speed in a horizontal, counterclockwise circle. At location A, which way does the velocity vector point?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Up

d)

Down

3.

An object is moving with uniform speed in a horizontal, counterclockwise circle. At location D, which way does the centripetal force vector point?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Up

d)

Down

4.

An object is moving with uniform speed in a counterclockwise, horizontal circle. Which of the following images correctly depicts the force vector and velocity vector at a point in time.

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

An object moving is moving with uniform speed in a horizontal counterclockwise circle. At the location depicted, the centripetal force stops. Which path will the object follow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
6.

Two students (A and B) are on a merry-go round (depicted). Which student has the greater period of revolution?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both are equal

d)

Cannot be determined

7.

Two students (A and B) are on a merry-go round (depicted). Which student has a greater tangential speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both are equal

d)

Cannot be determined

8.

Two students (A and B) are on a merry-go round (depicted). Which student has a greater centripetal acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both are equal

d)

Cannot be determined

9.

A racecar is driving with a constant speed around a track (depicted). At what location will the car have the greater centripetal force acting on it?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

F

10.

A racecar is driving with a constant speed around a track (depicted). At what location will the car have the least centripetal force acting on it?

a)

b

b)

C

c)

D

d)

F

11.

A test car moves at a constant speed around a circular track. If the car is 75.0 m from the track’s center and has a centripetal acceleration of 19.6 m/s2, what is the tangential speed?

a)

1470 m/s

b)

3.83

c)

38.3

d)

19.6

12.

A student sits on a merry-go-round that has a period of revolution of 45.0 seconds. If the student is on a carousel horse that is 4.50 meters from the center, what is the student’s centripetal acceleration?

a)

9.80 m/s2

b)

1.23 m/s2

c)

0.0532 m/s2

d)

0.0876 m/s2

13.

A truck (m = 3500 kg) drives around a curve in the road (r = 20.0 m) with a constant speed of 12.0 m/s. Determine the centripetal force acting on the truck.

a)

34300 N

b)

70000 N

c)

25200 N

d)

5830 N

14.

A fighter pilot (m = 90.0 kg) flies through a vertical loop (r = 9500 m) at a speed of 285 m/s. Determine the centripetal force acting on the pilot.

a)

770 N

b)

882 N

c)

25700 N

d)

8.55 N

15.

A second fighter pilot (m = 90.0 kg) flies through a vertical loop (r = 5500 m) at a speed of 285 m/s. Determine the range of G-force acting on the pilot.

a)

0-1 G's

b)

1-3 G's

c)

3-6 G's

d)

>6 G's

16.

A roller coaster ( m = 1000 kg) travels through the bottom of a vertical loop (r = 10.0 m) with a speed of 16.0 m/s. Determine the magnitude of the normal force acting on the roller coaster.

a)

9800 N

b)

15500 N

c)

25600 N

d)

35400 N

17.

A roller coaster ( m = 1000 kg) travels through the top of a vertical loop (r = 15.0 m) with a speed of 13.0 m/s. Determine the magnitude of the normal force acting on the roller coaster.

a)

9800 N

b)

1470 N

c)

5340 N

d)

35400 N