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Circular Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name

Class

Date

Which represents the acceleration of the ball?

Which of the following depict the speed of the blowing ball?

moving or tending to move toward a center...

centripetal force

centrifugal force

Tangent

Curvature

the process or act of turning or circling around something

Curvature

Rotation

Radius

Orbit

You swing a bucket of water attached to a string in a circle above your head. What keeps the water in the bucket?

Friction

Centripetal Force

Gravity

Inertia

Where is the net force when the rollercoaster is at the top of the loop?

Towards the sky

Towards the Right

Towards the left

Towards the ground

What is the SI unit for circumference?

meter

inches

kilometer

Calculate the centripetal force required to make a 5 kg ball move 4 m/s in a circle with a radius of 2 m.

10 N

20 N

30 N

40 N

Centripetal force is...

the inward force acting on a body moving at constant speed in a circle

the outwards force acting on a body moving at constant speed in a circle

10.

Centripetal acceleration acts towards the ___________ of the circular motion

centre

circumference

11.

A horse gallops around a circular arena. The centripetal force on the horse is ___.

directed outward

tension

directed toward the center of the arena

9.8 N

12.

Why do objects experience centripetal acceleration even though they can have a constant speed?

Because they are speeding up as they move in a circle

Because they are constantly changing direction and hence, velocity changes, and that net change is directed inward.

Because they are constantly changing both speed and direction

Because when you have 100 people pedaling, you can speed up more easily.

13.

The linear velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle.

outwards

towards the center

tangent

faster

14.

Centrifugal force is a ______

force that pushes you to the outside of a circle during uniform circular motion.

fictitious force that is really just the linear momentum of an object in uniform circular motion.

The force that keeps the planets in orbit

15.

What is the velocity formula for uniform circular motion?

16.

Centripetal acceleration is ...

Acceleration toward the center of a curved or circular path

Acceleration toward the outside of a circle

Vertical motion instead of horizontal motion

17.

Which of the following is the unit for centripetal force?

m/s²

kg⋅m/s

18.

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

Period

Frequency

Angular velocity

19.

Assuming Andromeda rotates at a uniform rate, which stars are moving the fastest?

Stars closest to center

Stars furthest from the center

Stars with the hottest temperature

Stars with the coldest temperature

20.

Is it possible for an object moving with a constant speed to accelerate? Explain.
A) No, if the speed is constant then the acceleration is equal to zero. B) No, an object can accelerate only if there is a net force acting on it.
C) Yes, although the speed is constant, the direction of the velocity can be changing.
D) Yes, if an object is moving it can experience acceleration

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Circular Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

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