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pre ups 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Centripetal acceleration always points

a)

toward the center of the circle

b)

away from the center of the circle

c)

in the same direction the object is moving

d)

in the direct opposite direction the object is moving

e)

out your flaws

2.

Check each option that is measured in units of Joules

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Power

d)

Work

e)

Force

3.

In what direction does the net force point when the roller coaster is at the top of the loop?

a)

Towards the sky

b)

Towards the Right

c)

Towards the left

d)

Towards the ground

e)

Nowhere - the net force is zero at the top

4.

At the top of the roller coaster, the net force could be calculated as

a)

gravitational force + normal force

b)

normal force - gravitational force

c)

gravitational force - normal force

d)

abnormal force / gravitational force

e)

paranormal force + gravy force

5.

Which of the following vectors depicts the acceleration of the ball?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which of the following vectors depicts the velocity of the ball?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Which of the following is the centripetal force on your car as it circles around a flat loop?

a)

gravity

b)

normal force

c)

friction

d)

tension

8.

The orbital period is the amount of time an object takes to travel

a)

one orbital radius

b)

one orbital diameter

c)

half an orbital radius

d)

one orbital circumference

9.

Energy is a

a)

vector

b)

scalar

c)

friend

d)

enemy

e)

frienemy

10.

The force required to stretch a spring by 25 cm is 50 N. The spring constant is therefore

a)

0.5 N/m

b)

2 N/m

c)

200 N/m

d)

400 N/m

e)

1600 N/m

11.

A roller coaster cart has a speed of 10 m/s at the top of a hill. After it drops a height of 20 m down a frictionless track, its velocity is now

a)

17.2 m/s

b)

19.8 m/s

c)

22.2 m/s

d)

296 m/s

12.

moving or tending to move toward a center...

a)

centripetal force

b)

centrifugal force

c)

Tangent

d)

Curvature

13.

the process or act of turning or circling around something

a)

Curvature

b)

Rotation

c)

Radius

d)

Orbit

14.

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

15.

Which bucket would take less force?

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 left because it has more mass

16.
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
17.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
18.
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.
19.
Balanced or Unbalanced?
a)
Balanced 
b)
Unbalanced
20.
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