Physics Unit 6 Week 1
A coin of mass m rests on a turntable a distance r from the axis of rotation. The turntable rotates with a frequency of f. What is the minimum coefficient of static friction between the turntable and the coin if the coin is not to slip?
(4p2f2r)/g
A roller coaster car (mass = M) is on a track that forms a circular loop (radius = r) in the vertical plane. If the car is to just maintain contact with the track at the top of the loop, what is the minimum value for its speed at that point?
(rg)1/2
Consider a particle moving with constant speed such that its acceleration of constant magnitude is always perpendicular to its velocity.
It is moving in a circle
An object moves in a circular path at a constant speed. Compare the direction of the object's velocity and acceleration vectors.
The vectors are perpendicular
Is it possible for an object moving with a constant speed to accelerate? Explain.
Yes, although the speed is constant, the direction of the velocity can be changing
Is it possible for an object moving around a circular path to have both centripetal and tangential acceleration?
Yes, this is possible if the speed is changing
What type of acceleration does an object moving with constant speed in a circular path experience?
centripetal acceleration
What force is needed to make an object move in a circle?
centripetal force
What is the term for the net force directed toward the center of an object's circular path?
centripetal force
The movement of an object or a point mass at a constant speed around a circle that has a fixed radius is called uniform:
circular motion
A child rides a bicycle in a circular path with a radius of 2.5 m. The tangential speed of the bicycle is 2.0 m/s. The combined mass of the bicycle and the child is 43 kg. What kind of force provides the centripetal force on the bicycle?
friction
A roller coaster car is on a track that forms a circular loop in the vertical plane. If the car is to just maintain contact with track at the top of the loop, what is the minimum value for its centripetal acceleration at this point?
g downward
A ball is whirled on a string, then the string breaks. What causes the ball to move off in a straight line?
inertia
When a car makes a sharp left turn, what causes the passengers to move toward the right side of the car?
inertia
When an object is moving with uniform circular motion, the object's tangential speed
is constant
When an object is moving with uniform circular motion, the centripetal acceleration of the object
is directed toward the center of motion
When an object experiences uniform circular motion, the direction of the acceleration is
is directed toward the center of the circular path
When an object experiences uniform circular motion, the direction of the net force is
is directed toward the center of the circular path
A pilot executes a vertical dive then follows a semi-circular arc until it is going straight up. Just as the plane is at its lowest point, the force on him is
more than mg, and pointing up
A car of mass m goes around a banked curve of radius r with speed v. If the road is frictionless due to ice, the car can still negotiate the curve if the horizontal component of the normal force on the car from the road is equal in magnitude to
mv2/r
A car goes around a curve of radius r at a constant speed v. Then it goes around the same curve at half of the original speed. What is the centripetal force on the car as it goes around the curve for the second time, compared to the first time?
one-fourth as big
Which of the following can be a centripetal force?
tension, friction, and gravity
A car goes around a curve of radius r at a constant speed v. What is the direction of the net force on the car?
toward the curve's center
A car goes around a curve of radius r at a constant speed v. Then it goes around a curve of radius 2r at speed 2v. What is the centripetal force on the car as it goes around the second curve, compared to the first?
twice as big
