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Rotating Systems: Energy & Momentum

Question 1
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A figure skater is spinning with her arms extended. If she suddenly pulls her arms in closer to her body, what happens to her angular velocity?

Question 2
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A spinning wheel has a moment of inertia of 2kgcdotm22 kg cdot m^22kgcdotm2 and an angular velocity of 5rad/s5 rad/s5rad/s. What is its angular momentum?

Question 3
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

Two disks are rotating about the same axis. Disk A has a moment of inertia III and angular velocity ω\omegaω. Disk B has a moment of inertia 2I2I2I and angular velocity ω/2\omega/2ω/2. If the two disks are brought into contact and rotate together, what is the total angular momentum of the system?

Question 4
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A small ball is thrown past a fixed point. Which of the following changes would increase the ball's angular momentum about that point?

Question 5
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A 0.5 kg ball is moving at 4 m/s. At a specific instant, it is 2 meters away from a reference point, and the angle between its velocity vector and the line connecting it to the reference point is 90 degrees. What is the angular momentum of the ball with respect to the reference point at that instant?

Question 6
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A projectile is launched and its angular momentum is calculated with respect to the launch point. How does the projectile's angular momentum change during its flight?

Question 7
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

What is angular impulse?

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Question 8
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A constant torque of 20 Nm is applied to a rotating object for 5 seconds. What is the angular impulse?

Question 9
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A graph of torque vs. time for a rotating object is shown below. The graph is a rectangle with a constant torque of 10 Nm from t = 0 to t = 4 seconds. What is the angular impulse applied to the object?

Question 10
Physics 1 (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A complex torque vs. time graph requires integration to find the angular impulse. What does the integral of torque with respect to time represent?