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UCM & UG

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens to an object's speed as the radius decreases?
a)
It increases.
b)
It decreases.
c)
It remains unchanged.
2.
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
3.
At the top of a roller-coaster loop, gravity and the normal force point in opposite directions.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
If you went to the moon, would your weight change?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
5.
What is the force that causes centripetal acceleration when a car goes around an unbanked curve?
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity 
c)
Normal
d)
Tension
6.
What is the force that causes the centripetal acceleration when a race car goes around a banked curve?
a)
Tension
b)
Gravitational
c)
Normal
d)
Friction
7.
The velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle. 
a)
outwards
b)
towards the center
c)
tangent
d)
faster
8.

Which is an imaginary force?

a)

Friction force

b)

Normal force

c)

centrifugal force

d)

centripetal force

9.

What causes acceleration during circular motion?

a)

changing speed

b)

changing direction

c)

air resistance

d)

magic

10.

A 5.0kg bucket of water is swung in a circle with radius of 0.7m at a constant speed of 2.0m/s. The magnitude of the centripetal force on the bucket of water is approximately

a)

5.7N

b)

14N

c)

29N

d)

200N

11.

A 5.0kg bucket of water is swung in a circle with radius of 0.7m at a constant speed of 2.0m/s. The magnitude of the centripetal acceleration on the bucket of water is approximately

a)

5.7m/s2

b)

14m/s2

c)

29m/s2

d)

200m/s2

12.

If speed increases, centripetal acceleration ______.

a)

stays the same

b)

increases

c)

decreases

d)

cannot be determined

13.

When in a car without your seat belt on, you feel you are flung to the side of the car due to the _____ effect when in fact you are _____ and will not turn until ____ applies a _____ force on you.

a)

centripetal, sliding, the door, centrifugal

b)

inertial, sliding, centripetal, center

c)

centrifugal, going straight, the door, centripetal

d)

centripetal, going straight, the door, centrifugal

14.

If the mass, velocity, and radius are all doubled, what would be the effect on the centripetal acceleration?

a)

1/2 the size

b)

the same

c)

2 x larger

d)

4 x larger

15.

In what direction is the car accelerating?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which force(s) act(s) as the centripetal force on the car?

a)

Fc

b)

Ff

c)

Fn

d)

Fn + Ff

17.

The 5 N ball travels at 4 m/s when at the top of a vertical circle made by a 1 m long string. Find the tension in the string.

a)

3 N

b)

8 N

c)

16 N

d)

80 N

18.

At what point would the string most likely break?

a)

at the top

b)

on the way down

c)

at the bottom

d)

on the way up

19.

Two beads are placed on a rod so that B is twice as far from the pivot as A. What is the ratio of the velocity of B to A?

a)

1 / 1

b)

1.41 / 1

c)

2 / 1

d)

4 / 1

20.

The minimum velocity of this ride is dependent on (select all correct answers)

a)

m

b)

g

c)

μ

d)

r

21.

If the cow has a mass of 0.4 kg, the net centripetal force is most likely...

a)

4 N

b)

7.5 N

c)

8.5 N

d)

cannot be found without the velocity.

22.

To get the cow to fly completely horizontal, it would need to travel at a speed of...

a)

1.2 m/s

b)

1.8 m/s

c)

180 m/s

d)

not possible, the string will always dip into a conical pendulum

23.
If the radius of the string is .3 meters long and the stopper makes 5 revolutions per second, what is the speed of the stopper? (Hint: C=2πr)
a)
9.4 m/s
b)
6.8 m/s
c)
11.7 m/s
d)
3.5 m/s
24.

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

25.
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
26.

A bicycle has a period of 0.3s . What is the

speed of its tires if their radius is 30 cm?

a)

6 m/s

b)

3 m/s

c)

60 m/s

d)

30 m/s

27.

The drum of a washing machine rotates 1800 times in 3 minutes. What is the period?

a)

0.1 s

b)

0.2 s

c)

0.3 s

d)

0.5 s

28.

A toy car is following a circular path with a constant speed of v=3 m/s . If the radius of the circular path is 1 m, find The centripetal acceleration of the car

a)

30 m/s2

b)

3 m/s2

c)

9 m/s2

d)

6 m/s2

29.

what is the centripetal acceleration formula?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What is the velocity formula for uniform circular motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

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)
32.
The time taken for one complete circuit is called the... 
a)
Period
b)
Frequency 
c)
Angular velocity
33.

A rope attaches a tire to an overhanging tree limb. A girl swinging on the tire has a centripetal acceleration of 3.0 m/s2. If the length of the rope is 2.1 m, what is the girl’s tangential speed?

a)

3.5 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

8.5 m/s

d)

12.5 m/s

34.

A truck (m = 3500 kg) drives around a curve in the road (r = 20.0 m) with a constant speed of 12.0 m/s. Determine the centripetal force acting on the truck.

a)

34300 N

b)

70000 N

c)

25200 N

d)

5830 N

35.

A student sits on a merry-go-round that has a period of revolution of 45.0 seconds. If the student is on a carousel horse that is 4.50 meters from the center, what is the student’s centripetal acceleration?

a)

9.80 m/s2

b)

1.23 m/s2

c)

0.0532 m/s2

d)

0.0876 m/s2

36.

A test car moves at a constant speed around a circular track. If the car is 75.0 m from the track’s center and has a centripetal acceleration of 19.6 m/s2, what is the tangential speed?

a)

1470 m/s

b)

3.83

c)

38.3

d)

19.6

37.

What is T?

a)

the amount of time it takes to complete one circle

b)

mass

c)

velocity

d)

radius

38.
A pilot experiences centripetal acceleration of 2g's while maneuvering a loop at a speed of 400 m/s.  What is the radius of the loop?
a)
203 m
b)
8163 m
c)
80,003 m
d)
23 m
39.
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
40.
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
41.
A test car moves at a constant speed around a circular track.  If the car is 48.2 m from the track's center and has a centripetal acceleration of 8.05 m/s2, what is the car's tangential speed?
a)
19.7 m/s
b)
5.99 m/s
c)
0.17 m/s
d)
388.01 m/s
42.

A curved groove is place on the top of a level table as shown in the diagram. A ball is pushed in the groove at P so that it leaves at Q. Which picture shows how the ball will move when it leaves the groove at Q?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

At the instant shown in the diagram, the car's centripetal acceleration is directed-

a)

toward E

b)

toward N

c)

toward W

d)

clockwise

44.
What object experiences uniform circular motion?
a)
A car speeding up as it turns left
b)
A car traveling around a roundabout at a constant speed
c)
A car slowing down as it crests a tall hill
d)
A car traveling down the road at a constant speed
45.

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

46.
The amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
47.
Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Some time later, the asteroids are now three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance? 
a)
F/3
b)
F/2
c)
F/6
d)
F/9
48.
Two objects are attracted to each other with 36 N of gravitational force.
What would the force between them be if the distance between them were doubled?
a)
9
b)
18
c)
72
d)
144
49.
The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?
a)
Einstein
b)
Galileo
c)
Darwin
d)
Newton
50.

The radius r (the distance between the masses), is found by measuring

a)

From the nearest surface of one object to the other's surface

b)

From the center of one mass to the center of the other's center

c)

From the farthest surface of one object to the other's surface