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Circular Motion Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is defined as a car moving along a roundabout?

a)

Linear motion

b)

Circular motion

c)

Random motion

d)

Elliptical motion

2.

What does UCM stand for when describing the motion of a satellite orbiting the Earth?

a)

Uniform Circular Mechanism

b)

Uniform Circular Motion

c)

Unified Circular Movement

d)

Unique Circular Motion

3.

Which of the following is NOT an example of circular motion?

a)

A bagel tied to a string being swung around

b)

Earth's movement around the Sun

c)

A paper airplane flying in a straight line

d)

A marble rolling inside a hoop

4.

What causes a car moving in a circular track to be accelerated?

a)

The speed of the car increasing

b)

The car stopping suddenly

c)

The direction of the velocity changing

d)

The car moving in a straight line

5.

Imagine a car accelerating on a highway. According to Newton's Second Law, what must the car have to accelerate?

a)

A balanced force

b)

A net force

c)

A decreasing speed

d)

A constant velocity

6.

What type of force is acting on a toy car driving in a circular track to keep it in circular motion?

a)

Frictional force

b)

Magnetic force

c)

Tension force

d)

Gravitational force

7.

When a car rounds a curve on a road, what type of force acts on it to keep it moving in a curved path rather than in a straight line?

a)

In an elliptical path

b)

In a straight line

c)

Away from the center

d)

Towards the center

8.

When a car moves in a circular track with a constant speed, what is the equation for the acceleration acting towards the center of the circle?

a)

v * r

b)

r / v²

c)

r * v²

d)

v² / r

9.

What term is introduced to describe the time it takes for an object to complete one rotation around a circle?

a)

Circular time

b)

Rotation period

c)

Orbital duration

d)

Time period

10.

Imagine you're designing a circular track for a race. What formula would you use to calculate the total distance around the track?

a)

2 * Pi * r

b)

Pi / r

c)

Pi * r²

d)

2 * r