Physics

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Choose Questions: Uniform Circular Motion
1. In uniform circular motion, the speed of the object is:
a) Constant and direction is constant
b) Constant but direction changes
c) Changing and direction is constant
d) Changing and direction changes
2. The direction of centripetal force in uniform circular motion is always:
a) Along the tangent
b) Away from the center
c) Toward the center
d) Vertically downward
3. Which quantity changes continuously in uniform circular motion?
a) Speed
b) Magnitude of velocity
c) Direction of velocity
d) Time period
4. If the radius of a circular path is doubled while speed remains constant,
the centripetal acceleration will:
a) Double
b) Become half
c) Become four times
d) Remain the same
5. An object moving in a circle experiences acceleration because:
a) Its speed changes
b) Its direction changes
c) Its mass changes
d) Its radius changes
6. In simple harmonic motion, the restoring force is:
a) Constant
b) Proportional to velocity
c) Proportional to displacement and directed toward equilibrium
d) Directed away from equilibrium
7. At the equilibrium position in SHM, which quantity is maximum?
a) Displacement
b) Acceleration
c) Restoring force
d) Velocity
8. At the extreme positions of SHM, the velocity of the particle is:
a) Maximum
b) Zero
c) Constant
d) Minimum but not zero
9. Which of the following systems can execute SHM?
a) A body moving with constant speed in a straight line
b) A freely falling body
c) A mass attached to spring
d) A car moving on a straight road
10. The acceleration in SHM is:
a) Constant
b) Zero everywhere
c) Maximum at equilibrium
d) Maximum at extreme positions
 Chapter 6: PRACTICE

1. An electric train moving at constant speed on a circular track of radius 1.0

m goes around the track every 10.0 s. What is the magnitude of the train’s
centripetal acceleration?

2. A plane flying at a constant speed in a circular path of radius 5.5 x 103 m

completes one revolution every 485 s.

a) What is the speed of the plane?

b) What is the acceleration of the plane?

3. A stone attached to a string 2.0 m long is whirled in a horizontal circle. At

what speed must the stone move for its centripetal acceleration to equal
the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity?

4. The blade of a fan is 0.200 m long and makes 20.0 revolutions per
second. What is the magnitude of the acceleration experienced by a
particle at the end of the blade?

5. An electron moves in a circular path of radius 0.20 m at a constant speed

of 2.0 x 106m/s.

a) What is the period of the electron’s motion?

b) What is the electron’s centripetal acceleration?

6. An object moving along a circular path at a constant speed of 8.0 m/s

completes one trip around the circle in 5.0 s.

a) What is the radius of the circle?

b) What is the magnitude of the object’s acceleration?

 7. A Bertazzon carousel has a diameter of 8.9 m and rotates with a constant
speed of 4 m/s

a) What acceleration does a 20.0 kg child on a horse located

3.95 m from the center of the carousel experience?
b) What acceleration does a 25.0 kg child on a horse located
3.95 m from the center of the carousel experience?

8. A student attaches a 0.50 kg mass to one end of a rope. The student then
swings the mass in a horizontal circle having a radius of 1.0 m so that the
tangential speed is 4.0 m/s. What centripetal force must be exerted on the
mass to keep it moving in a circle?

9. An artificial satellite has a period of 5.6 x 103s and an orbital radius of 6.8 x
106 m. If the satellite’s mass is 2.0 x 103 kg, what is the magnitude of the
centripetal force keeping it in orbit?

10. Tommy, who has a mass of 30.0 kg, sits 4.0 meters from the center
of a rotating platform that is turning with a period of 10.0 seconds. What is
the magnitude of the force of friction acting on Tommy?

11. A knight holds a 1.6 m chain attached to a 10.0 kg mace. He whirls

the mace in a horizontal circle above his head. If the mace has a frequency
of 0.20 Hz, what is the magnitude of the tension in the rope?

12. Brewster applies a 10.0 N force to one end of a cord to keep a bag
of rubber frogs tied to the other end moving at a speed of 2.0 m/s in a
horizontal circle of radius 3.0 m. What is the mass of the bag of frogs
13. A cork bounces up and down in the water with a period of 0.40 s.
How many cycles will it complete in 58 s?

14. If a runner can make a full trip around a small track in 90 seconds,
how much time would it take to complete 6 loops of the track?

15. If an object is traveling in circular motion and its period is 3.0s, how
many revolutions will it complete in 1 minute?

16. A motor turns 120 times in 4.0 seconds. What is the frequency of its
motion?

17. A pendulum swings with a frequency of 0.25 Hz. How long will it take
to complete 20 cycles? What is its period?

18. The open E-string on a guitar vibrates with a frequency of 83 Hz.

How many cycles does it complete in 5.0 s? What is its period?

19. An object travels around a circle 50 times in ten seconds, what is the
frequency (in Hz) of its motion?

20. If a wheel spins with a frequency of 8 Hz, how much time will it take
to spin around 16 times?

21. If an object is traveling in circular motion with a frequency of 7.0 Hz,

how many revolutions will it make in 20s?

22. An object has a period of 4.0 s. What is the frequency of its motion?

23. An object is revolving with a frequency of 8.0 Hz. What is its period?
24. A runner goes around a circular track, whose radius is 64 m, in 72 s.
What is the magnitude of their velocity?
What is the direction of their velocity?

25. A car goes around a circular track, whose radius is 92 m, at a speed

of 45 m/s.
How long does it take to complete one lap?
What is the direction of the car's velocity?

26. It takes 280 s to walk around a circular track at a speed of 1.4 m/s.
What is the radius of the track?
What is the direction of your velocity?

27. An object is in circular motion. The radius of its motion is 2.0 m and
its period is 5.0s. What is its velocity?
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29. A bike going around a circular track, whose radius is 63 m,

experiences an acceleration of 2.3 m/s2.
What is its velocity?
What is the direction of its velocity?

30. An object is experiencing an acceleration of 5 m/s2 while traveling in

a circle at a velocity of 2.5 m/s. What is the radius of its motion?

31. An object moves in a circular path at a constant speed. Compare the

direction of the object's velocity and acceleration vectors.

32. What type of acceleration does an object moving with constant speed
in a circular path experience?

33. Consider a particle moving with constant speed such that its
acceleration of constant magnitude is always perpendicular to its velocity.
34. An object is traveling with a velocity of 6.0 m/s in a circular path
whose radius is 4.0m. What is the magnitude of it centripetal acceleration?

35. A 6 kg object is experiencing a net force of 12.5 N while traveling in a

circle of radius 5.2 m. What is its velocity?

36. A 7.2 kg object is experiencing a net force of 35 N while traveling in a

circle at a velocity of 9.4 m/s. What is the radius of its motion?

37. The first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, Sputnik, had a mass of 84 kg
and orbited Earth every 5900 s at a distance from Earth's center of 6.4 x
106 m. What amount of gravitational force was acting on it?

38. A 0.22 kg ball is going in a circle at a frequency of 25 Hz due to being

attached to a 1.2 m long string. What is the tension in the string?

39. What force is needed to make an object move in a circle?

40. A 75 kg mass is attached to the end of a 5.0 m long metal rod string
which rotates in a horizontal circular path. If the maximum force that the
rod can withstand is 8500 N. What is the maximum speed that the mass
can attain without breaking the rod?

41. What is the net force on a 2.0 kg mass spinning in a circle with radius
1.5 m with a frequency of 4.0 Hz?
42.A 0.40 m wrench is used to loosen a bolt. A force of 60 N is applied
perpendicular to the wrench.
a) Calculate the torque.
b) How much force would be needed to produce the same torque using a 0.25 m
wrench?

[Link] door is 1.2 m wide. A 30 N force is applied perpendicular to the edge of the
door.
Find the torque about the hinges.

44.A student applies a 50 N force at an angle of 30° to a 0.3 m wrench.

Calculate the torque produced.

45.A uniform rod of length 2 m and weight 40 N is fixed at one end.

Find the torque due to its weight about the pivot.

46.A seesaw is in rotational equilibrium. A 25 kg child sits 1.5 m from the pivot.
Where should a 35 kg child sit to balance the seesaw?

47.A mechanic uses a wrench and applies a force of 80 N at 45° to the handle, which
is 0.5 m long.
Calculate the torque.

48.A signboard of weight 100 N is attached to a pole by a horizontal support rod of

length 0.8 m. Calculate the torque on the connection due to the weigh
 Chapter 7 : PRACTICE

Force = Spring Constant x Extension

1. What force is necessary to stretch an ideal spring with a spring constant of 120
N/m by 30 cm?

2. A spring with a spring constant of 600. N/m is used for a scale to weigh fish. What
is the mass of a fish that would stretch the spring by 7.5 cm from its normal
length?

3. A spring in a pogo-stick is compressed 12 cm when 40. kg girl stands on it. What

is the spring constant for the pogo-stick spring?

4. A spring is connected to a wall, and a horizontal force of 80.0 N is applied. It

stretches 25 cm, what is its spring constant?

5. A spring stretches 8.0 cm when a 13 N force is applied. How far does it stretch
when a 26 N is applied?

6. A 7.3 kg mass is placed on a spring with a spring constant of 34 N/cm. How much
does this stretch the spring?

7. An elastic cord is 80. cm long when it is supporting a mass of 10. kg hanging from
it at rest. When an additional 4.0 kg is added, the cord is 82.5 cm long. What is
spring constant?
8. What is the original length of the cord (with no mass) in question 7?

9. A spring with a spring constant of 50. N/m is hanging from a stand. A second
spring with a spring constant of 100. N/m is hanging from the first spring. How far
do they stretch if a 0.50 kg is hung from the bottom spring?

[Link] is the spring constant of the system of springs in question 9?