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Centripetal Motion Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ff

a)

Force

b)

Frequently

c)

Frequency

d)

Friction

2.

ω\omega

a)

tangential velocity

b)

centripetal acceleration

c)

period

d)

angular velocity

e)

walrus

3.

20 seconds to do 4 spins. Frequency = _______

a)

5 rev/sec

b)

0.2 rev/sec

c)

0.25 rev/sec

d)

80 rev/sec

4.

Units on period.

a)

seconds

b)

rev/sec

c)

rad/sec

d)

m/s

5.

Tangential velocity

a)

How fast an object spins.

b)

Acceleration pointed toward center

c)

How fast an object flies off in a straight line

d)

Number of spins per second

6.

T

a)

Total Time

b)

Torque

c)

Tension

d)

Period

7.

Units on Angular velocity

a)

rpm

b)

rad/sec

c)

rev/sec

d)

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}

8.

30 seconds for 6 spins. Period = ___________

a)

30 sec

b)

0.2 sec

c)

5 sec

d)

6 sec

9.

Centripetal force

a)

A force that always points outward

b)

A force that always points tangent to the circle

c)

A force that always points toward the center

d)

A force that always points up

10.

A ride is spinning at 10 rev/s. What is the angular velocity?

a)

62.8 rad/s

b)

10 rad/s

c)

0.628 rad/s

d)

15.7 rad/s

11.

Units on centripetal acceleration

a)

ms\frac{m}{s}

b)

radsec\frac{rad}{\sec}

c)

revs2\frac{rev}{s^2}

d)

rads2\frac{rad}{s^2}

e)

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}

12.

Angular Velocity

a)

How fast an object spins in rev/sec

b)

How fast an object spins in rad/sec

c)

How fast an object moves in a straight line.

d)

Acceleration that points toward center of circle.

13.

Frequency

a)

Time for 1 spin

b)

Total time

c)

# of spins in 1 sec

d)

Total spins

14.

All points on a spinning disk have the same angular velocity.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

240 rpm = ___ rev/sec

a)

14,400

b)

300

c)

24

d)

4

16.

Riders further from the center of a Merry-Go-Round have a larger tangential velocity than riders closer to the center.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

On a floor drop ride, the _________ force is the centripetal force.

a)

Tension

b)

Normal

c)

Friction

d)

Weight

18.

A rider on a Carousel is 2 meters from the center. The ride is spinning at 0.5 rad/sec. What is the tangential velocity of the ride?

a)

4 m/s

b)

1 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s

19.

When a rubber stopper is spinning on a string, the ________ force is the centripetal force

a)

Torque

b)

Friction

c)

Tension

d)

Normal

20.

A rider on a ride spinning at a constant speed does NOT experience an acceleration.

a)

True

b)

False