Circular Motion Quiz

The term centripetal means...

• Circular Motion

• Center-seeking

• Center-Fleeing

• Constant Motion

The direction of acceleration and the centripetal force is always towards...

• The center

• Tangential

• Outward

In circular motion, the speed of the object...

• Changes

• Stays the Same

• Increases

• Decreases

In circular motion, the direction of the centripetal force...

• Changes

• Stays the Same

• Increases

• Decreases

In circular motion, the magnitude of the centripetal force...

• Changes

• Stays the Same

• Increases

• Decreases

In circular motion, the velocity of the object...

• Changes

• Stays the Same

• Increases

• Decreases

In circular motion, the mass of the object...

• Changes

• Stays the Same

• Increases

• Decreases

Which of the following is true about the velocity in uniform circular motion?

• It is constant

• It changes direction

• It decreases

• It increases

What is the role of centripetal force in circular motion?

• It keeps the object moving in a straight line

• It keeps the object moving in a circular path

• It increases the speed of the object

• It decreases the speed of the object

In circular motion, what happens to the direction of the velocity vector?

• It remains constant

• It changes continuously

• It increases

• It decreases