Centripetal
Angular Basics
Newtons 3 Laws
KE and Momentum
100

Draw the velocity, acceleration, and force vectors in circular motion

diagram

100

Two points on a rotating disk are at different distances from the center. What is true about the angular speeds? 

They are the same

100

Define moment of inertia

tendency of an object to stay in angular motion (spinning or rotating)
100

What are the formulas for angular momentum and KE? 

Iw and 1/2Iw^2

200

A car is speeding around a curve at 40 m/s. The radius of the curve is 22 m. What is the centripetal acceleration? 

72 m/s^2

200

A wheel starts from rest and reaches an angular speed of 12 rad/s in 4.0 s. What is the angular acceleration? 

3 rad/s^2

200

Which has more moment of inertia? A soccer ball of 5 kg and radius .2 m or a bowling ball of 5 kg and radius .2 m? 

Soccer Ball. (2/3 vs 2/5)

200

Give an example of conservation of angular momentum

ice skating, wheel and chair etc

300

An object moves in a circle of radius 2 m in 7 seconds. What is the centripetal velocity? 

1.8 m/s

300

A point on a rotating disk is 0.40 m from the center. The disk rotates at 6.0 rad/s. Find the tangental speed of the point.

2.4 m/s

300

A door is 0.90 m wide. A student pushes with a 15 N force at a point 0.75 m from the hinges at an angle of 90° to the door. Find the torque.

11.25 Nm

300

A 0.50 kg particle moves in a circle of radius 0.80 m at a speed of 6.0 m/s. What is the angular momentum? 

2.4 kgm^2/s

400

The centripetal acceleration of a yo-yo being spun in a circle is 2.7 m/s. The string is .78 m long. What is the tangental speed? 

1.45 m/s

400

A bicycle wheel of radius 0.35 m rotates at a constant 8.0 rad/s. How long does it take the wheel to rotate through 20 revolutions?

15.7 seconds

400

A seesaw is balanced at its center. A 400 N person sits 1.2 m to the left of the pivot. What force must a second person exert on the right side 1.5 m from the pivot to keep the seesaw in equilibrium?

320 N

400

A solid disk of mass 4.0 kg and radius 0.30 m rotates at 12 rad/s. What is the KE? 

12.96 J

500

A ball on a string spins at 3 rad/s with a 0.5 m radius. What's the tangental speed? 

1.5 m/s

500

A wheel rotating at 20 rad/s experiences an angular acceleration of –4.0 rad/s². How many revolutions does it make before stopping?

7.96 revs

500

The acceleration of a uniform solid disk of mass 6.0 kg and radius 0.40 m is 3 rad/s^2. Find the torque on the disk. 

1.44 Nm

500

A point on a .45 kg soccer ball with radius .11 m has a tangential velocity of 5 m/s. What is the rotational KE?

3.75 J