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Pre UPS - Chapter 6 Circular motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
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.
A particle P is moving in a circle with uniform speed. Which one of the following diagrams correctly shows the direction of the acceleration a and velocity v of the particle at one instant of time?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
What is the direction of the acceleration at point B, if the ball is revolving clockwise?
a)
up
b)
right
c)
down
d)
left
6.
The velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle. 
a)
outwards
b)
towards the center
c)
tangent
d)
faster
7.
Which of the following is the unit for centripetal force?
a)
J
b)
m/s2
c)
kg⋅m/s
d)
N
8.
The time taken for one complete circuit is called the... 
a)
Period
b)
Frequency 
c)
Angular velocity
9.

Angular velocity, ω defined as the rate of change of _________________

a)

angular distance

b)

uniform speed

c)

angular displacement

10.
Is it possible for an object moving with a constant speed to accelerate?  Explain. 
A) No, if the speed is constant then the acceleration is equal to zero.  B) No, an object can accelerate only if there is a net force acting on it.  
C) Yes, although the speed is constant, the direction of the velocity can be changing.
 
D) Yes, if an object is moving it can experience acceleration 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
An object moves in a circular path at a constant speed.  Compare the direction of the object's velocity and acceleration vectors.    
A) Both vectors point in the same direction.
 
B) The vectors point in opposite directions.
 
C) The vectors are perpendicular.
 
D) The question is meaningless, since the acceleration is zero
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
When an object experiences uniform circular motion, the direction of the acceleration is     
A) in the same direction as the velocity vector.
 
B) in the opposite direction of the velocity vector.
 
C) is directed toward the center of the circular path.
  D) is directed away from the center of the circular path. 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
What type of acceleration does an object moving with constant speed in a circular path experience?    
A) free fall
 
B) constant acceleration
 
C) linear acceleration
 
D) centripetal acceleration 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
When an object experiences uniform circular motion, the direction of the net force is      A) in the same direction as the motion of the object.  
B) in the opposite direction of the motion of the object.
 
C) is directed toward the center of the circular path.
  D) is directed away from the center of the circular path. 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.

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?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
What does RPM stand for?
a)
Speed of a straight line
b)
speed of a circle
c)
Revolutions Per Minute
d)
Rotations Per MInute
17.

During its trip a car of mass 1500kg is traveling around a corner as shown in the picture. What actual force is equivalent to the centripetal force in this situation?

a)

Tension

b)

Friction

c)

Centrifugal force

d)

gravity

18.

The mass at the end of a pendulum is made to move in a horizontal circle of radius r at constant speed. The magnitude of the net force on the mass is F.

What is the direction of F during half a revolution?

a)

towards the centre of the circle

b)

away from the centre of the circle

c)

along a tangent to the circle

d)

in a circle

19.

The maximum speed with which a car can take a circular turn of radius R is v. The maximum speed with which the same car, under the same conditions, can take a circular turn of radius 2R is

a)

2v

b)

v√2

c)

4v

d)

2v√2

20.

Two particles, X and Y, are attached to the surface of a horizontally mounted turntable.

The turntable rotates uniformly about a vertical axis. The magnitude of the linear velocity of X is v and the magnitude of its acceleration is a. Which of the following correctly compares the magnitude of the velocity of Y and the magnitude of the acceleration of Y with v and a respectively?

a)

Y velocity = v

Y acceleration < a

b)

Y velocity > v

Y acceleration < a

c)

Y velocity = v

Y acceleration > a

d)

Y velocity > v

Y acceleration > a