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chp 10 circular motion quizizz review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you ride a bicycle, the bike wheels rotate around their axles.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The terms linear speed and rotational speed can be used interchangeably.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

All parts of a spinning merry-go-round have the same rotational speed.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The abbreviation RPM stands for revolutions per minute.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Tangential speed is directly proportional to rotational speed.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Your tangential speed while standing at the axis of rotation of a spinning platform is zero.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Any object moving in a circle is constantly accelerating.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In a washing machine’s spin cycle, water is forced away from the clothes.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The apparent outward force on a rotating or revolving body is centrifugal force.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When a can tied to a string is swung in a circle, an outwardly directed force acts on the can.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In a rotating reference frame, both centripetal and centrifugal force acts on objects in the rotating system.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The centrifugal force experienced in a rotational reference frame is not a true force.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The outside rim of a rotating turntable has a greater linear speed than parts closer to the axis.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Any force that causes an object to move in a circular path is called centripetal force.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A bug on a turntable will make more turns per minute if it is located nearer to the center of the record.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Circle the letter that best describes Earth’s motion around the sun.

a)

Spin

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Linear

17.

Which letters are examples of rotation?

a)

Ferris wheel in motion

b)

Earth moving around the sun

c)

both

d)

none

18.

Speed of something moving along a circular path

a)

Linear speed

b)

Rotational speed

c)

Tangential speed

d)

Average speed

19.

Speed that involves the number of rotations per time.

a)

Linear speed

b)

Rotational speed

c)

Tangential speed

d)

Average speed

20.

Circle the letter that describes the direction of motion associated with tangential speed.

a)

Toward the center of motion

b)

Outward from the center

c)

Tangent to the circular path

d)

Downward toward Earth

21.

Circle the letter that results in an increase in a moving object's tangential speed.

a)

Moving farther from the axis of rotation

b)

Decreasing rotational speed

c)

Decreasing the RPM

d)

Moving closer to the axis of rotation

22.

Circle the letter that identifies a factor that affects the amount of centripetal force acting on an object.

a)

Tangential speed

b)

Radius of curvature

c)

Mass

d)

All

23.

Which has greater tangential speed, a horse near the outside rail of a merry-go-round or a horse near the inside rail of a merry-go-round?

a)

Inside horse

b)

Outside Horse

c)

Neither

d)

Both have the same.

24.

What is the direction of the force that acts on clothes in the spin cycle of a washing machine?

a)

Inward

b)

Downward

c)

Outward

d)

Up

25.

A tin can whirled on the end of a string moves in a circle because _________.

a)

the can continually pulls on the string

b)

Once the can starts moving, that is its natural tendency

c)

there is a force on the can pulling it outward

d)

there is an inward force acting on the can.

26.

If you whirl a tin can on the end of a string and the string suddenly breaks, the can will ___________.

a)

fly off, tangent to its circular path.

b)

fly directly toward you.

c)

spiral in toward your hand.

d)

spiral away from your hand.

27.

A car travels in a circle with constant speed. The net force on the car ____.

a)

is zero because the car is not accelerating.

b)

is directed forward, in the direction of travel.

c)

is directed toward the center of the curve.

d)

none of the above

28.

A communication satellite is in a circular orbit around Earth. If the speed of the satellite is constant, the force acting on the satellite_________.

a)

is zero.

b)

is decreasing.

c)

points toward the center of the Earth at all times.

d)

points in the direction that the satellite is moving.

29.

A ladybug rests on the bottom of a tin can that is being whirled in a horizontal circle at the end of a string. What exerts the force that holds this ladybug in a circle?

a)

Your hand

b)

the string

c)

the can

d)

gravity

30.

A centrifugal force is often called fictitious because ______.

a)

There is no mass pulling outward

b)

It is not part of the rotating system

c)

It wasn’t recognized until after Newton’s time

d)

It was once considered a force, but not at the present time

31.

A 60 Kg ice skater moving at 5 m/s grabs a 6 m rope and is swept into a circular path. Find the tension in the rope. Use the equation Fc = mv²/r to solve the problem.

a)

2.5 N

b)

25 N

c)

250 N

d)

2500 N

32.

From the equation Fc = mv²/r, calculate the tension in a 2 m length of string that whirls a 1 Kg mass at 2 m/s in a horizontal circle.

a)

2 N

b)

20 N

c)

200 N

d)

2000 N

33.
For a rotating rigid body, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
a)
All points along a rotating rigid body move with constant speed
b)
Points along a rotating body have velocities that continuously change directions
c)
Points along a rotating body move through the same angle in equal time intervals
d)
All of the answers are correct
34.
A person sits on a freely spinning lab stool that has no friction in its axle. When this person extends her arms,
a)
her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed decreases.
b)
her moment of inertia decreases and her angular speed increases.
c)
her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed increases.
d)
her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed remains the same.
35.

Which has greater angular speed, a horse near the outside rail of a merry-go-round or a horse near the inside rail?

a)

Neither—they both have the same angular speed.

b)

The inside horse

c)

The outside horse

36.

To get the distance travelled by a rotating wheel, the number of its revolution must be multiplied by its ________?

a)

Radius

b)

Diameter

c)

Perimeter

d)

Circumference