AP Physics: Unit 3 Circular and Gravitation Concepts Review and Practice Problems Mr. Pacton

Review Game Rules… Each Question is worth 2 points for a correct Response. You can switch your responses, so the last letter you click counts. The final Question(s) will be worth more than 2 points as indicated. The next slide is an example question for you to see how it works.

A clay ball is travelling in a horizontal circle at the end of a string as shown below. If string is cut at point X, which arrow shows the direction the clay ball will go? A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E

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2. A bicycle tire of radius 0.4 m rotates 600 times in 800 s. The average tangential speed of the valve stem is A. 2.6 m/s. B. 1.9 m/s. C. 0.9 m/s. D. 4.2 m/s. E. 3.4 m/s. A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E

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_____ 3. A 2.5 kg ball swings in a horizontal circular path at the end of a string. The radius of the circle is 0.6 m and the tension in the string is 32N. The ball's tangential speed is A. 2.8 m/s. B. 3.7 m/s. C. 7.7 m/s. D. 4.4 m/s. E. 9.2 m/s. A.A B.B C.C D.D

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4. A space station is in the form of a rotating wheel with a radius of 500 m. The acceleration at the rim equals 2 times the acceleration of gravity at the surface of the Earth. Which of the following is nearest to the angular velocity in RPMs (revs/min)? A RPMs. B RPMs. C RPMs D. 1.9 RPMs. E RPMs. A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E

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5. A car travels around an unbanked (horizontal) highway curve of radius 50 m. The coefficient of static friction is 0.6. The maximum speed that the car can travel without skidding is A m/s. B m/s. C m/s. D m/s. E. not enough information given. A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E

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6. A 2.5 kg block is placed in a bucket and whirled in a 1.4 m radius vertical circle at a constant tangential speed. If the force on the block from the bucket does not exceed 10 times its weight, the maximum tangential speed is A m/s. B m/s. C m/s. D. 8.7 m/s. E m/s. A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E

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7. A Ferris Wheel with a radius of 25 m is taken over by Mr. Pacton who then turns the speed up so that people feel like they weigh ¼ of their regular weight at the top. What is the new speed of the ride? A. 5.3 m/s. B m/s. C m/s. D. 9.8 m/s. E. depends on the mass of the people. A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E

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8. An Earth satellite moves in a circular orbit 5000 km above the Earth's surface. The period of the motion is 212 minutes. What is the acceleration of the satellite? The Earth's radius is 6,378,140 m. A.0.0 m/s 2 B.3.0 m/s 2 C.7.6 m/s 2 D.8.0 m/s 2 E.9.8 m/s 2 Response Counter

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9. A certain forest moon of the planet Endor (Mass = M E ) averages a distance r from the planet, and has a mass of m. Determine the tangential velocity of the forest moon in terms of these givens and/or universal constants. Response Counter

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10. (*6 point Question*) How many hours would it take the Earth to rotate if a person standing on a bathroom scale on the equator saw the scale read 1/3 her actual weight? The Earth's radius is 6,378,140 m. A.2.4 hours. B.2.1 hours. C.1.9 hours. D.3.3 hours. E.1.7 hours. Response Counter

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11. (*12 point Question*) A pendulum with mass of 5 kg swings at the end of a 4.0 m long cable. It is released from a height 1.5 m above the lowest position of its swing. What is the maximum tension in the cable if this takes.66 s? A.5.4 N B.37.0 N C.22.0 N D.86.0 N E.49.0 N Response Counter

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