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Quiz 1: Circular motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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.

3.

Centripetal acceleration always points

a)

in the direction of the object's motion

b)

in the opposite direction of the object's motion

c)

towards the center of the circle

d)

towards the outside of the circle

4.

________________________ defined as the number of revolutions (cycles/rotations) completed in one second.

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

distance

d)

centripetal acceleration

5.

Which of the following is the unit for centripetal force?

a)

J

b)

m/s2

c)

kg⋅m/s

d)

N

6.

The time taken for one complete revolution is called the...

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Angular velocity

7.

Which represents the acceleration of the ball?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

If an object is spinning around on a string and the string was suddenly cut, the object would move in a

a)

curved path

b)

straight line

9.

The _______________________ supplies the centripetal force requirement for the car to move in a horizontal circle.

a)

friction force

b)

centrifugal force

c)

normal force

d)

applied force

10.

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

11.

A ball on a string is spun around in a circle. Which of the following quantities is not constant?

a)

mass

b)

force

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

12.

What is the relationship between centripetal force and the mass of an object?

a)

direct

b)

inverse

c)

exponential

d)

inverse squared

13.

Which of the following increase the centripetal force?

a)

Increasing the radius

b)

Increasing the velocity

c)

Decreasing the mass

d)

Decreasing the acceleration

14.

A car with mass m travels around a curve with velocity v. What do you know about the centripetal force if the radius triples?

a)

Force doubles

b)

Force triples

c)

Force divides by 3

d)

Force divides by 9

15.

The relation between angular velocity and linear velocity is

a)

v = r ω\omega

b)

v = r/ ω\omega

c)

ω\omega = r v

d)

ω\omega = r/v

16.

The relation between angular acceleration and linear acceleration

a)

a = r/ α\alpha

b)

α\alpha = r a

c)

a = r α\alpha

d)

α\alpha = r/a

17.

Calculate the linear velocity of a particle moving along a circle of radius 0.21m with angular velocity 22 rad/s.

a)

5.23 m/s

b)

4.62 m/s

c)

2.46 m/s

d)

6.42 m/s

18.

Find the linear acceleration of a particle moving along a circle of radius 2 m with angular acceleration 12.56 rad/s2

a)

25.12 m/s2

b)

52.12 m/s2

c)

45.23 m/s2

d)

16.23 m/s2

19.

A car weighing 1500 kg takes a round turn of 100 m radius with velocity 7 m/s. The centripetal force is

a)

735 N

b)

235 N

c)

345 N

d)

534 N

20.

A particle moves in a circle of radius 20 cm with speed 10 m/s. Find its angular velocity.

a)

50 rad/s

b)

40 rad/s

c)

60 rad/s

d)

45 rad/s