Circular Motion
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. A bicycle wheel turns 300 times in 1 min.What is the angular velocity of the wheel? (=3)
a. 5 rad/s c. 20 rad/s
b. 10 rad/s d. 30 rad/s
____ 2. An object travels from point K to L in 2 s. Find the angular speed of the object.(=3)
a. 1/4 rad/s c. 1 rad/s
b. 1/2 rad/s d. 2 rad/s
____ 3. Is it possible for an object moving with a constant speed to accelerate? Explain.
a. No, if the speed is constant then the c. Yes, although the speed is constant, the
acceleration is equal to zero. direction of the velocity can be changing.
b. No, an object can accelerate only if there d. Yes, if an object is moving it can
is a net force acting on it. experience acceleration
____ 4. When an object experiences uniform circular motion, the direction of the acceleration is
a. in the same direction as the velocity c. is directed toward the center of the
vector. circular path.
b. in the opposite direction of the velocity d. is directed away from the center of the
vector. circular path.
____ 5. What type of acceleration does an object moving with constant speed in a circular path experience?
a. free fall c. linear acceleration
b. constant acceleration d. centripetal acceleration
____ 6. 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?
a. rg c.
b. d.
____ 7. A car goes around a flat curve of radius 50 m at a speed of 14 m/s. What must be the minimum coefficient of
friction between the tires and the road for the car to make the turn?
a. 0.20 c. 0.60
b. 0.40 d. 0.80
____ 8. What is the centripetal acceleration of a point on the perimeter of a bicycle wheel of diameter 70 cm when the
bike is moving 8.0 m/s?
a. 91 m/s c. 2.1 × 10 m/s
b. 1.8 × 10 m/s d. 2.7 × 10 m/s
____ 9. What type of acceleration does an object moving with constant speed in a circular path experience?
a. free fall c. linear acceleration
b. constant acceleration d. centripetal acceleration
Essay
10. A 175-kg ball on the end of a string is revolving uniformly in a horizontal circle of radius 0.500 m. The ball
makes 2.00 revolutions in a second.
(a) Determine the speed of the ball.
(b) Determine the ball's centripetal acceleration.
(c) Determine the force a person must exert on opposite end of the string.
11. Convert these following unit:
a) 36 rev/min = .......... rad/s
b) 60 rad = .......... rev
12. A 800 kg car rounds a turn of radius 30 m at a velocity of 9 m/s. How much centripetal force is required?
13. A roller coaster is going through a loop that has a radius of 4.8 m. The roller coaster cars have a speed of
13.8 m/s at the top of the loop. During testing and development of the roller coaster, it was determined that
the cars and passengers have a combined mass of 4800 kg on an average run. Determine the amount of force
the track must be designed to withstand at the top in order to keep the cars going around the loop!
14. A curve has a radius of 50 m and a banking angle of 15 . What is the ideal speed for a car on this curve?
15. Determine the maximum speed that is safe on an exit ramp if the Pasteuer has exit ramps with diameter of
about 120 m. (Consider the coefficient of static friction =0.7)
