Applications of the Uniform Circular Motion Model (HSC SSCE Physics): Quizzes
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Which force can a string provide when whirling an object in a horizontal circle?
Which force can a string provide when whirling an object in a horizontal circle?
Only tension along its length
In horizontal circular motion, which tension component provides the centripetal force?
In horizontal circular motion, which tension component provides the centripetal force?
Horizontal component
What is the speed formula for an object completing circular motion with period and radius ?
What is the speed formula for an object completing circular motion with period and radius ?
At the bottom of a vertical circle, how does tension compare to gravitational force?
At the bottom of a vertical circle, how does tension compare to gravitational force?
Tension is greater than
How does tension vary in vertical circular motion compared to horizontal?
How does tension vary in vertical circular motion compared to horizontal?
Both magnitude and direction vary
What provides the centripetal force when a car turns a corner on a flat road?
What provides the centripetal force when a car turns a corner on a flat road?
Friction force on the tyres
How does required friction force relate to speed when cornering on a flat road?
How does required friction force relate to speed when cornering on a flat road?
Increases with square of velocity
If a car's speed doubles, how much more friction force is required for the same corner?
If a car's speed doubles, how much more friction force is required for the same corner?
Four times as much
On a banked corner with no friction, what provides the horizontal centripetal force?
On a banked corner with no friction, what provides the horizontal centripetal force?
Horizontal component of normal force
What does the ideal banking angle for a corner depend on?
What does the ideal banking angle for a corner depend on?
Speed and radius only
