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WorksheetsCircular Motion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 22mins
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
The linear or tangential velocity is always _____
parallel to the radius/acceleration.
towards the center
perpendicular to the radius/acceleration.
away from the center
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
You swing a bucket of water attached to a string in a circle above your head. What keeps the water in the bucket?
Friction
Centripetal Force
Gravity
Inertia
What is the source of centripetal force for planets in space?
Inertia
Tension
Gravity
Acceleration
What is the source of centifugal force for planets in space?
Inertia
Tension
Gravity
Acceleration
A ball on a string is spun around in a circle. Which of the following quantities is not constant?
mass
force
velocity
acceleration
A 12 kg object undergoes circular motion with a radius of 4 m and a speed of 18 m/s. What is the centripetal acceleration of the object?
1.125 m/s2
81 m/s2
4.5 m/s2
36 m/s2
The diagram shows an object traveling at a constant speed in a circular path. Which labeled arrow represents the centripetal force acting on the object?
W
Z
X
Y
