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Force and Motion Dynamics

Question 1
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A car is moving at a constant speed around a circular track. What is the direction of the car's centripetal acceleration?

Question 2
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

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?

Question 3
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A particle is moving in a circle with a non-constant speed. At a certain instant, its velocity is vvv and the radius of the circle is rrr. If at this instant, the particle's tangential acceleration is equal to its centripetal acceleration, what is the magnitude of the total acceleration?

Question 4
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A car is making a turn on a flat, horizontal road. Which force provides the centripetal acceleration?

Question 5
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

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?

Question 6
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A car is moving around a banked curve with friction. The curve has a radius rrr, and the banking angle is θ\thetaθ. The coefficient of static friction between the tires and the road is μs\mu_sμs​. What is the expression for the maximum speed the car can have without slipping?

Question 7
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

What is the primary difference between tangential and centripetal acceleration?

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Question 8
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

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?

Question 9
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

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?

Question 10
Physics C: Mechanics (2025)APConcept Practice
1 mark

A particle moves in a circle of radius rrr with centripetal acceleration aca_cac​ and tangential acceleration ata_tat​. Find the angle θ\thetaθ that the total acceleration vector makes with the radial direction.