Force and Motion Dynamics
A particle is moving in a circle with a radius of 2 meters. Its speed increases from 4 m/s to 6 m/s in 0.5 seconds. What is the magnitude of its tangential acceleration?
2 m/s²
4 m/s²
5 m/s²
20 m/s²
An object is moving in a circle of radius 5 meters with a constant speed of 10 m/s. What is the magnitude of its centripetal acceleration?
2 m/s²
5 m/s²
20 m/s²
50 m/s²
A particle is moving in a circle with a non-constant speed. At a certain instant, its velocity is and the radius of the circle is . If at this instant, the particle's tangential acceleration is equal to its centripetal acceleration, what is the magnitude of the total acceleration?
2frac{v^2}{r}
A car is making a turn on a flat, horizontal road. Which force provides the centripetal acceleration?
Gravity
Normal force
Applied force
Friction
A roller coaster car is at the top of a vertical loop. If the radius of the loop is 10 meters, what is the minimum speed required for the car to stay on the track?
3.13 m/s
9.8 m/s
10 m/s
31.3 m/s
A car is moving at a constant speed around a circular track. What is the direction of the car's centripetal acceleration?
Tangent to the circle.
Away from the center of the circle.
Towards the center of the circle.
The car has zero acceleration.
A car is moving around a banked curve with friction. The curve has a radius , and the banking angle is . The coefficient of static friction between the tires and the road is . What is the expression for the maximum speed the car can have without slipping?

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What is the primary difference between tangential and centripetal acceleration?
Tangential acceleration changes the direction of velocity, while centripetal acceleration changes the speed.
Tangential acceleration changes the speed, while centripetal acceleration changes the direction of velocity.
Tangential acceleration acts towards the center of the circle, while centripetal acceleration acts tangent to the circle.
Tangential and centripetal acceleration are the same thing.
An object is moving in a circle. Its centripetal acceleration is 3 m/s² and its tangential acceleration is 4 m/s². What is the magnitude of the net acceleration?
1 m/s²
5 m/s²
7 m/s²
12 m/s²
A particle moves in a circle of radius with centripetal acceleration and tangential acceleration . Find the angle that the total acceleration vector makes with the radial direction.