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WorksheetsCircular Motion & Gravitation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
Centripetal force, created by swinging something in a circle, acts in a direction--
along the path of motion
away from the center of the circle
toward the center of the circle
tangent to the circle
A 10kg car travels at a constant speed of 20.0 m/s around a horizontal circular track. Which diagram correctly represent the direction of the car's velocity (v) and the direction of the centripetal force (Fc) acting on the car at a particular moment?
What would the force between them be if one of the masses were doubled?
At point P, he car hits an area of ice and loses all frictional force on it tires. Which path does the car follow on the ice?
A
B
C
D
A race car completes three laps of a circular track with a radius of 35 m in 9.0 seconds. Determine the speed of the car.
3.9 m/s
73.3 m/s
24.4 m/s
1.0 m/s
Two masses 8000 kg and 1500 kg are 1.5 m apart. Find their gravitational pull.
3 N
0.0003 N
3000 N
30 N
a car going around a curve - identify the centripetal force:
friction
tension
force normal
force weight
