UCM
What does UCM stand for?
Uniform circular motion
What is Kepler's first law?
Planets & satellites orbit in an elliptical path
What is the name of a loop used on a roller coaster?
Clothoid loop
What are the units for theta?
radians
In the Ice Age movies, what is the name of the wooly mammoth?
Manny (Manfred)
What is the direction of the acceleration?
towards the center of the circular path (along the radius)
Who was the first person on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
At what part of the loop on a roller coaster is the radius the smallest?
top of the loop
What is the name of the rotational equivalent of force?
torque
What are the girls' names in Despicable Me
Margo, Edith, Agnes
What is the name given to the "force" that seems to push an object to the outside of its circular path?
centrifugal force
When is acceleration greatest? When the Earth is closer or further from the sun.
Closer to the sun
safety, so people don't black out
Which direction is positive?
CCW
What year did the movie the Wizard of Oz come out?
1939
What two things are constant in UCM
radius & velocity
if you opened a bottle of water in space, what would happen to the water?
it would boil
At the top of a loop on a roller coaster, what forces are causing a centripetal acceleration?
normal & gravitational forces
What are the units for torque?
Nm
How many legs does a lobster have?
10
What is the force that keeps an object in circular motion called?
centripetal force
Why do astronauts feel weightless in space?
They're falling towards the Earth
What is Newton's first name?
Isaac
Which one changes based on radius: angular velocity or tangential velocity?
tangential velocity
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32