Circular Motion and Gravitation
Which quantity must remain constant for an object moving in uniform circular motion?
Angular displacement
Acceleration vector
Force magnitude
Speed
A bullet embeds itself into a block at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface; what must be true about linear momenta before and after this perfectly inelastic collision?
The linear momenta before embedding equals combined linear momenta after embedding.
The block's linear momenta before embedding exceeds combined linear momenta after embedding.
Linear momenta before collision cancels out leading to zero combined linear momentum post-collision.
Bullet's linear momentum remains unchanged, while block acquires additional linear momentum post-collision.
Why doesn't the normal force equal centripetal force when an object travels uniformly in a horizontal circular motion?
The normal force acts perpendicular to the surface while the centripetal force acts toward the circle's center.
There is no normal force present during horizontal circular motion.
The normal force oscillates rapidly, making comparison difficult.
The normal force is always equal to weight regardless of motion.
If a car is moving with a constant speed of 20 m/s on a circular track of radius 50 m, what is the magnitude of the net force acting on the car?
100 N
200 N
80 N
40 N
A solid wheel with a radius of R rotates at a constant angular velocity omega. Which of the following points will undergo the greatest angular displacement as the wheel rotates?
A point on the edge of the wheel will undergo the greatest angular displacement.
A point between the center of the wheel and the edge of the wheel will undergo the greatest angular displacement.
All points will undergo the same angular displacement.
A point exactly at the center of the wheel will undergo the greatest angular displacement.
A small spacecraft expels gas particles backwards at high speed through space; what describes how this system conserves its angular momentum around its center mass given no outside torques present?
The spacecraft rotates opposite direction since angular momentum is conserved.
Gas expulsion increases system's overall angular velocity despite conservation principles.
Spacecraft remains stationary despite gas exclusion due to external torques being negligible.
Gases rotating create net torque causing spacecraft spinning faster opposite direction.
In an experiment featuring an object swinging in a horizontal circle at the end of a string, what happens to the tension in the string if its length is doubled while keeping mass and speed constant?
Tension in the string doubles.
Tension in the string quadruples.
Tension in the string reduces by half.
Tension in the string remains unchanged.

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What direction is the net force pointing when an object is moving in a circle at constant speed?
Tangent to the circle.
In the opposite direction of motion.
Toward the center of the circle.
Away from the center of the circle.
A ball tied to a string swings horizontally and forms a conical pendulum; if we increase the length of the string while keeping the swing speed fixed, how will the tension in the string change?
Increase since longer strings require greater restraining to prevent slippage at higher altitudes.
Stay the same proportionally, adjusting to match varying lengths and maintaining consistent performance characteristics.
Vary unpredictably depending on environmental factors like air resistance, temperature fluctuations, etc., affecting conditions beyond simple theoretical considerations.
Decrease because larger circle means less sharp turning, thus lower required inward pulling 'centripetal' need generating less tightening effect.
Which direction does net force point on an object undergoing uniform circular motion?
Opposite direction of movement
Tangential to the path
Away from the center of the circle
Towards the center of the circle