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WorksheetsUniform Circular Motion
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 37mins
An object is moving with uniform speed in a horizontal, counterclockwise circle. At location B, which way does the acceleration vector point?
Left
Right
Up
Down
An object is moving with uniform speed in a horizontal, counterclockwise circle. At location A, which way does the velocity vector point?
Left
Right
Up
Down
An object is moving with uniform speed in a horizontal, counterclockwise circle. At location D, which way does the centripetal force vector point?
Left
Right
Up
Down
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.
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?
Two students (A and B) are on a merry-go round (depicted). Which student has the greater period of revolution?
A
B
Both are equal
Cannot be determined
Two students (A and B) are on a merry-go round (depicted). Which student has a greater tangential speed?
A
B
Both are equal
Cannot be determined
Two students (A and B) are on a merry-go round (depicted). Which student has a greater centripetal acceleration?
A
B
Both are equal
Cannot be determined
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
C
D
F
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?
b
C
D
F
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?
1470 m/s
3.83
38.3
19.6
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?
9.80 m/s2
1.23 m/s2
0.0532 m/s2
0.0876 m/s2
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.
34300 N
70000 N
25200 N
5830 N
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.
770 N
882 N
25700 N
8.55 N
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.
0-1 G's
1-3 G's
3-6 G's
>6 G's
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.
9800 N
15500 N
25600 N
35400 N
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.
9800 N
1470 N
5340 N
35400 N
