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1

When a rock is made to move in a circular path at the end of a string, an outward force is exerted on the rock.
A)True
B)False
2

If the string breaks in Question 1, centripetal acceleration will cause the rock to move inward.
A)True
B)False
3

Centripetal and centrifugal forces have the same magnitudes but are opposite in directions; they don’t cancel because they act on different objects.
A)True
B)False
4

When a car moves in a horizontal circle on a level road, the centripetal force is exerted by the tires.
A)True
B)False
5

The maximum speed with which a car can negotiate a curve does not depend on the weight of the car.
A)True
B)False
6

The period of revolution may be thought of as the number of complete revolutions per second.
A)True
B)False
7

Just as a resultant force is needed to change the speed of a body, a resultant force is necessary to change its direction.
A)True
B)False
8

Uniform circular motion is motion in which the linear speed changes at a constant rate.
A)True
B)False
9

The formula for computing the banking angle also applies for the angle that the cord makes with the vertical for a conical pendulum.
A)True
B)False
10

If two masses are separated by twice the distance, they will experience one-half the gravitational attraction.
A)True
B)False
11

A ball is tied to a string and swung in a horizontal circle. When the string breaks, the ball will follow a path that is
A)toward the center
B)away from the center
C)at a tangent to its circular path
D)none of these
12

The force exerted on the ball in Question 11 is a
A)centrifugal force
B)centripetal force
C)gravitational force
D)fictitious force
13

A body traveling in a circular path at constant speed
A)has an outward acceleration
B)has inward acceleration
C)has constant velocity
D)is not accelerated
14

An object makes one complete revolution in 0.5 s. Its frequency is
A)2 s
B)5 rev/s
C)2 rev/s
D)0.5 rev/s
15

An object swings at the end of a string in uniform circular motion. Which of the following changes would not cause an increased centripetal force?
A)A longer string
B)A shorter string
C)A greater linear speed
D)A larger mass
16

The linear speed of an object swinging in a circular path of radius 2 m with a frequency of 5 rev/s is
A)2 Π m/s
B)20 Π m/s
C)4 Π m/s
D)10 Π m/s
17

The centripetal acceleration of a 2-kg mass swinging in a 0.4-m radius with a linear speed of 4 m/s is
A)4 m/s²
B)40 m/s²
C)10 m/s²
D)20 m/s²
18

An 8-kg ball is swung in a horizontal circle by a cord of length 2 m. If the period is 0.5 s, the tension in the cord is approximately
A)264 N
B)202 N
C)1200 N
D)2527 N
19

The banking angle for a curve of radius 400 ft for a speed of 60 mi/h should be approximately
A)31°
B)16°
C)26°
D)37°
20

The gravitational constant is 6.67 x 10-11 N * m²/kg². What is the gravitational force between two 4-kg balls separated by 0.2 m?
A)5.34 x 10-7 N
B)2.67 x 1-8 N
C)1.33 x 10-8 N
D)6.67 x 10-8 N
21

Uniform circular motion is motion in which there is no change in but only a change in .
22

The is the number of revolutions per unit of time, whereas the is the time for one revolution.
23

For a body moving in a horizontal circle, doubling the linear speed has the effect of increasing the centripetal acceleration by a factor of .
24

The gravitational force between two particles is directly proportional to the product of their and inversely proportional to the of the between them.
25

The force required to keep mass moving in a circular path at constant speed v is called the force and has a magnitude equal to , where R is the radius of the circle.
26

The proper banking angle θ to eliminate the necessity for a frictional force is given by the relation , where v is the velocity, R is the radius of the curve, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
27

Whenever the centripetal force acts on an object, there is an equal and opposite force exerted by the object.
28

When a curve is not banked, the centripetal force is provided by .
29

The speed is the minimum speed needed to maintain circular motion in a vertical plane.
30

The correct set of USCS units for the gravitational constant is .







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