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WorksheetsCircular Motion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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?
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 curved groove is place on the top of a level table as shown in the diagram. A ball is pushed in the groove at P so that it leaves at Q. Which picture shows how the ball will move when it leaves the groove at Q?
At the position shown in the diagram, which arrow indicates the direction of the centripetal acceleration of the cart?
A
B
C
D
At the position shown in the diagram, which arrow indicates the direction the instantaneous velocity of the cart?
A
B
C
D
Bruno the bat has a mass of 0.58 kg and flies at a speed of 0.8 m/s in circle of radius 0.5 m. What is his acceleration?
0.25 m/s2
1.3 m/s2
1.6 m/s2
0.74 m/s2
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
