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Circular motion

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ moving or tending to move toward a center.

a)

centripetal force

b)

centrifugal force

c)

speed

d)

velocity

2.
You swing a bucket of water attached to a string in a circle above your head. What keeps the water in the bucket?
a)
Friction
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Gravity
d)
Inertia
3.
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
4.
Which represents the acceleration of the ball?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.

Which of the following represent the possible direction for speed of the moving ball in a circular motion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which of the following is not true about origin of centripetal forces?

a)

When a aircraft banks to move in a horizontal circle, the vertical component of lift provides the centripetal foce.

b)

A bicycle tilts to side when cornering so that the horizontal component of normal reaction provides the centripetal force.

c)

Gravitation force by the Sun on Mars causes Mars to orbit about the Sun.

d)

In a conical pendulum, the horizontal component of the tension in string provides the centripetal focre.

7.
What is the direction of the velocity at point B, if the ball is revolving clockwise?
a)
up
b)
right
c)
down
d)
left
8.
The velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle. 
a)
outwards
b)
towards the center
c)
tangent
d)
faster
9.

What is the angular speed of the hour hand in a clock?

a)

(π/12) rad h−1

b)

(π/24) rad h−1

c)

(2π/12) rad h−1

d)

(2π/60) rad h−1

10.
What happens to an object's speed as the radius decreases?
a)
It increases.
b)
It decreases.
c)
It remains unchanged.
11.
Which of the following is the unit for centripetal force?
a)
J
b)
m/s2
c)
kg⋅m/s
d)
N
12.
Which statement is true about an object that is traveling in uniform circular motion?
a)
The speed of the object varies.
b)
The net force on the object is directed toward the center of the circular path.
c)
The direction of the object's velocity is constant.
d)
The net force on the object is directed away from the center of the circular path.
13.

Why do objects experience centripetal acceleration even though they can have a constant speed?

a)

Because they are speeding up as they move in a circle

b)

Because they are constantly changing direction and hence, velocity changes, and that net change is directed inward.

c)

Because they are constantly changing both speed and direction

d)

Because when you have 100 people pedaling, you can speed up more easily.

14.

What is the best approximation for the shape of orbit of planets in the Solar System?

a)

Circle

b)

Ellipse

c)

Hyperbola

d)

Parabola

15.
Calculate the centripetal force required to make a 5 kg ball move 4 m/s in a circle with a radius of 2 m.
a)
10 N
b)
20 N
c)
30 N
d)
40  N
16.

What's the centripetal acceleration of an object traveling 2.3 m/s around a circle of diameter 0.6 m?

a)

5 m/s2

b)

17.63 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

8.81 m/s2

17.

The Earth has a radius of 6400 km and rotate once every 24 hours. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of a body on the equator of the Earth.

a)

9.81 m s-2

b)

0.034 m s-2

c)

0.34 m s-2

d)

4.4 × 105 m s-2

18.

Which of the following definitions is correct?

a)

Angular displacement is the rate of change of velocity.

b)

Angular displacement is the rate of change of angular velocity.

c)

Angular velocity is the rate of change of displacement.

d)

Angular velocity is the rate of change of angular displacement.

19.

The drum of a washing machine rotates 600 times in 1 minute. What is the frequency of the drum?

a)

600 Hz

b)

10 Hz

c)

0.1 Hz

d)

0.002 Hz