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Circular motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Harry Potter waved his 0.2 m wand with 0.08 Nm of torque. How much force did Harry apply to rotate his wand?

a)

0.4 N

b)

0.5 N

c)

0.3 N

d)

0.16 N

2.
Which represents the acceleration of the ball?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
Which of the following depict the speed of the blowing ball?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.

Which bucket has more inertia?

a)

The bucket on the left because it has less mass

b)

The bucket on the right because it has more mass

c)

They have the same inertia

d)

The bucket on the right because it has less mass

5.
Where is the net force when the rollercoaster is at the top of the loop?
a)
Towards the sky
b)
Towards the Right
c)
Towards the left
d)
Towards the ground
6.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
7.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
8.

What is the formula for force?

a)

F=m/a

b)

F=a/m

c)

F=m*a

d)

F=m*F

9.
Two balls that collide will have an equal but opposite force upon one another
a)
First Law
b)
Second Law
c)
Third Law
d)
Law of Inertia
10.
What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?
a)
coffee
b)
motion
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
11.
What is the direction of the acceleration at point B, if the ball is revolving clockwise?
a)
up
b)
right
c)
down
d)
left
12.
Bruno the bat flies at a speed of 0.5 m/s in circle of radius 1 m. What is his acceleration?
a)
0.25 ms-2
b)
0.5 ms-2
c)
1 ms-2
d)
2 ms-2
13.

What's the centripetal acceleration of an object traveling 2.0 m/s around a circle of diameter 1.0 m?

a)

4 m/s2

b)

17.63 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

8.81 m/s2

14.

What is the velocity formula for uniform circular motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
If centripetal force stopped acting on all satellites they would continue traveling in space in a constant direction and constant speed.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

Express the 60o in radian...

a)

π÷2\pi\div2 rad

b)

π÷3\pi\div3 rad

c)

π\pi rad

d)

2π2\pi rad

17.

A rotating wheel makes 2400 revolutions in 1 minutes. Determine the frequency.

a)

400 Hz

b)

40 1/s

c)

4 Hz

d)

40 Hz

18.

Which statement is true about an object that is traveling in uniform circular motion?

a)

The speed of the object varies.

b)

The direction of the object's velocity is constant.

c)

The net force on the object is directed toward the center of the circular path.

d)

The net force on the object is directed away from the center of the circular path.

19.

What is the distance around a circle?

a)

Circumference

b)

Area

c)

Diameter

d)

Radius

20.

Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?

a)

Its direction changes

b)

It doesn't

c)

It slows down

d)

Its speeds up