Circular Motion Review
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
A 0.50 kilogram object moves in a horizontal circular path with a radius of 0.25 meter at a constant speed of 4.0 meters per second. What is the magnitude of the object’s acceleration?
8 m/s2
32 m/s2
16 m/s2
64 m/s2
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NGSS.HS-PS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
A 2 x 103 kilogram car travels at a constant speed of 12 meters per second around a circular curve of radius 30 meters. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the car as it goes around the curve?
0.4 m/s2
800 m/s2
4.8 m/s2
9600 m/s2
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NGSS.HS-PS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
If the velocity of a car traveling around a circular track doubles, its centripetal acceleration would be
1/2 as great
1/4 as great
2 times greater
4 times greater
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NGSS.HS-PS2-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
An object traveling in uniform circular motion has a centripetal acceleration due to the change in
Speed
Kinetic energy
Direction
Mass
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
In the diagram below, a cart travels clockwise at constant speed in a horizontal circle.
At the position shown in the diagram, which arrow indicates the direction of the centripetal acceleration of the cart?
A
B
C
D
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NGSS.HS-PS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
In the diagram below, a cart travels clockwise at constant speed in a horizontal circle.
At the position shown in the diagram, which arrow indicates the direction of the velocity of the cart?
A
B
C
D
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 5 pts
If a car travels at a constant speed in a circle with a constant radius, the centripetal acceleration of the ball is
Zero
Constant in direction, but changing in magnitude
Constant in magnitude, but changing in direction
Changing in both magnitude and direction
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NGSS.HS-PS2-1
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