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CP Rotational Kinematics Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which has greater angular speed, a horse near the outside rail of a merry-go-round or a horse near the inside rail?
a)
The inside horse
b)
The outside horse
c)
Neither - they both have the same angular speed
2.
Two bugs ride a turntable which is rotating at a constant rate of 4 rad/s. Bug A is at a radius of 4 cm, while bug B is at a radius of 8 cm. Which of the following is true? 
a)
Bug A has a greater rotational speed. 
b)
Bug B has a greater rotational speed. 
c)
Bug A has a greater speed. 
d)
Bug B has a greater speed. 
3.
Which has greater linear speed, a horse near the outside rail of a merry-go-round or a horse near the inside rail?
a)
the inside horse
b)
the outside horse
c)
Neither
4.
a)
Clockwise and speeding up
b)
Counterclockwise and speeding up
c)
Clockwise and Slowing down
d)
Counterclockwise and slowing down
5.
How do you find the tangential speed of a rotating circle?
a)
v = ωr
b)
v = ωr2
c)
v = ωπ
d)
v = ωπr
6.

The angle through which a point, line, or body is rotated in a specific direction and around a specific axis •

a)

angular velocity

b)

angular displacement

c)

radian

d)

degree

7.

Suppose a bicycle wheel of radius R rolls without slipping for a linear distance x. What is the angular displacement the bicycle wheel during this movement?

a)

θ=xr\theta=\frac{x}{r}

b)

θ=rx\theta=\frac{r}{x}

c)

θ=xr\theta=xr

d)

θ=xr2\theta=xr^2

8.

A mass is hung from a string that is wrapped around a wheel of known radius R on a rotational apparatus. The system is released from rest, and the mass accelerates towards the ground. A physics student measures the distance the mass falls as well as the time, and they calculate the acceleration of the mass as a.

What equation would allow the student to determine the angular acceleration of the apparatus as the mass falls with the given information?

a)

a=αRa=\alpha R  

b)

ω=ω0+αt\omega=\omega_0+\alpha t  

c)

α=τI\alpha=\frac{\sum_{ }^{ }\tau}{I}  

d)

ω2=ω02+2αΔθ\omega^2=\omega_0^2+2\alpha\Delta\theta  

9.

What does the slope of a θ\theta  vs t graph represent?

a)

The angular acceleration ( α\alpha  )

b)

The angular velocity ( ω\omega  )

c)

The angular displacement ( Δθ\Delta\theta  )

d)

The torque ( τ\tau  )

10.

What does the slope of a ω\omega  vs t graph represent?

a)

The angular acceleration ( α\alpha  )

b)

The angular velocity ( ω\omega  )

c)

The angular displacement ( Δθ\Delta\theta  )

d)

The torque ( τ\tau  )

11.

A fixed point, around which something turns, perpendicular to the rotation.

a)

axis of rotation

b)

diameter

c)

radius

d)

circumference of a circle

12.

Which Which of the following graphs, if any, shows the angular velocity ω of the pulley as a function of time t after the block is released from rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

A disk initially rotating counterclockwise (CCW) at a certain constant angular speed is suddenly being pulled on by two strings T1 and T2, where T2 > T1. What is going to happen next?

a)

The disk will continued rotating CCW at the constant angular speed.

b)

The disk will continued rotating CCW but it will speed up

c)

The disk will slow down and start rotating CW

d)

The disk will eventually stop rotating

14.

A rotating wheel has a point A marked on the outside rim of the wheel and a point B marked at a distance halfway from the axis of the wheel to the rim. Compare the linear velocity and the angular velocity of these two points

a)

The linear velocity at point A is the same as the linear velocity at point B, but the angular velocity is greater at point A

b)

The linear velocity at point A is the same as the linear velocity at point B, but the angular velocity is greater at point B

c)

The angular velocity at point A is the same as the angular velocity at point B, but the linear velocity is greater at point A

d)

The angular velocity at point A is the same as the angular velocity at point B, but the linear velocity is greater at point B

15.

What does the term "centripetal" mean?

a)

Center Fleeing

b)

Circular

c)

Rotational

d)

Center Seeking

16.

Which of the following is true about an object in uniform circular motion?

a)

The speed of the object is constant

b)

The acceleration of the object is constant

c)

The object has not net force exerted on it

d)

The velocity of the object is constant

17.

If your car door wasn't on your car, you were not wearing your seatbelt, and you turned right very quickly around a tight curve, what would happen to you (the driver)?

a)

You would lean into the car and remain inside the vehicle

b)

You would want to continue straight along your tangent, falling out of the car

c)

You would stay inside the car because of friction of your body on the seat

18.

What does the term "tangential" mean?

a)

Moving in a straight line

b)

Moving in a cirlce

c)

Moving forward

d)

Moving around

19.

In uniform circular motion, there is a

a)

Constant velocity

b)

Constant angular velocity

c)

Zero acceleration

d)

Net tangential acceleration

20.

Is there an example when a car experiences both centripetal and angular acceleration?

a)

Yes; when a car is changing its speed around a curve

b)

No; both accelerations cannot act at the same time

c)

Yes; when the car is moving in a straight line

d)

No; the car only experiences centripetal acceleration around a curve

21.

When an object rotates in circular motion, it has

a)

Only angular velocity

b)

Neither tangential or angular velocity

c)

Both tangential and angular velocity

d)

Only tangential velocity

22.
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
23.

A motorcyclist moves at a constant speed down one hill and up another hill along the smooth curved surface. When the motorcyclist reaches the lowest point of the curve its velocity and acceleration directions are

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

The angular acceleration in circular motion

a)

Is equal in magnitude to the tangential acceleration divided by the radius

b)

Increases the angular velocity in the same direction

c)

Has units of rad/s2

d)

All of the above

25.

The SI units for ω are

a)

rad

b)

rad/s

c)

rad/s2

d)

seconds

26.

The SI units for Θ are

a)

rad

b)

rad/s

c)

rad/s2

d)

seconds

27.

The SI units for α are

a)

rad

b)

rad/s

c)

rad/s2

d)

seconds

28.

What angular variable is comparable to the tangential variable of velocity?

a)

ω

b)

Θ

c)

α

d)

π

29.

What angular variable is comparable to the tangential variable of acceleration?

a)

ω

b)

Θ

c)

α

d)

π

30.

What angular variable is comparable to the tangential variable of displacement?

a)

ω

b)

Θ

c)

α

d)

π