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Rotating Systems: Energy & Momentum

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

What is the total kinetic energy of a system that has both translational and rotational motion?

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

A solid cylinder rolls without slipping down an inclined plane. Which of the following affects the acceleration of the cylinder?

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

A wheel is rolling with slipping on a surface. If the kinetic friction force is 5 \text{ N} and the distance over which it slips is 2 \text{ m}, how much energy is lost due to friction?

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

A solid disk is rolling down a ramp with slipping. The force of friction between the disk and the ramp does work on the disk. What is the equation for the net force on the disk?

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

An object with mass m=2 kgm = 2 \text{ kg}m=2 kg is moving at a velocity v=3 m/sv = 3 \text{ m/s}v=3 m/s and rotating with an angular velocity ω=4 rad/s\omega = 4 \text{ rad/s}ω=4 rad/s. If its moment of inertia is I=0.5 kg m2I = 0.5 \text{ kg m}^2I=0.5 kg m2, what is its total kinetic energy?

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

A sphere rolls down an inclined plane. As it descends, its potential energy is converted into both translational and rotational kinetic energy. If the sphere's initial potential energy is 100 \text{ J}, and at some point its translational kinetic energy is 60 \text{ J}, what is its rotational kinetic energy at that...

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

What is the primary difference between rolling with slipping and rolling without slipping in terms of energy?

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

A ball is rolling with slipping. How does the work done by kinetic friction affect the mechanical energy of the system?

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

A block is sliding down a ramp while a cylinder rolls without slipping down an identical ramp. Both have the same mass and start from the same height. Which reaches the bottom first?

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

For an object rolling without slipping, what is the relationship between its linear velocity (vvv) and angular velocity (ω\omegaω) if the radius of the object is rrr?