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Circular motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can A represent for?

a)

velocity

b)

centripetal acceleration

c)

displacement

d)

angular acceleration

2.
Calculate the velocity of an object moved around a circle with a radius of 1.65 m and an acceleration of 3.5 m/s2.
a)
2.4 m/s
b)
3.6 m/s
c)
3.9 m/s
d)
4.2 m/s
3.
Calculate the mass of an object if it took 20 N to rotate it in a circle with a radius of 2 meters with a velocity of 4 m/s
a)
4.1 kg
b)
3.6 kg
c)
2.5 kg
d)
1.8 kg
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.

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 center of the circle

6.
The velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle. 
a)
outwards
b)
towards the center
c)
tangent
d)
faster
7.

In uniform circular motion, the magnitude of the _______________________of an object is constant but the __________ is continually changing.

a)

speed, acceleration

b)

speed, direction

c)

acceleration, speed

d)

acceleration, velocity

8.

The _______________________ supplies the centripetal force requirement for the car to move in a horizontal circle. Without it, the car would turn its wheels but would not move in a circle (as is the case on an icy surface).

a)

friction force

b)

centrifugal force

c)

normal force

d)

applied force

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.

There are 2π ___________ in one revolution of a circle.

a)

Gradiens

b)

Radians

c)

Degrees

d)

None of the Above

11.

What is the relation between r, s and θ?

a)

θ = rs

b)

r = sθ

c)

s = r/θ

d)

s=rθ

12.
The time taken for one complete circuit is called the... 
a)
Period
b)
Frequency 
c)
Angular velocity
13.

What is the relation between v, r and ω?

a)

v = rω

b)

v = r/ω

c)

ω = vr

d)

ω = r/v

14.

What is the relation between r, s and θ?

a)

θ = rs

b)

r = sθ

c)

s = r/θ

d)

s=rθ

15.

As an object rotates, the change in the angle is called _______ ____ and represented by ________

a)

angular displacement AND s

b)

angular displacement AND θ

c)

rotational displacement AND θ

d)

rotational displacement AND s