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A pilot experiences centripetal acceleration of 2g's (2 x 9.8 m/s2) while maneuvering a loop at a speed of 400 m/s. What is the radius of the loop?
203 m
8163 m
80,003 m
23 m
A ball is moving at constant speed around the circle. Which letter represents the acceleration of the ball?
A
B
C
D
Nonsense. The ball can't be accelerating while moving at a constant speed.
The linear velocity is always _____ to the line of a circle.
outwards
towards the center
tangent
faster
Bentley the bat has a mass of 0.58 kg and flies at a speed of 0.8 m/s in circle of radius 0.5 m. What is his acceleration?
0.25 m/s2
1.3 m/s2
1.6 m/s2
0.74 m/s2
A tennis ball on a string is spun clockwise around a circle. After the string breaks, which path will the tennis ball follow?
Path I
Path II
Path III
Path IV
•What is the centripetal acceleration of a toy ball on the end of a 1.44 meter long string if it is moving at 12 meters per second?
0.12 m/s^2
8.33 m/s^2
0.173 m/s^2
100 m/s^2
•What is the centripetal acceleration acting on a 2000 kilogram airplane if it turns with a radius of 1000 meters while moving at 300 meters per second?
180,000 m/s^2
0.3 m/s^2
90 m/s^2
600 m/s^2
what is the centripetal acceleration formula?
A toy car is following a circular path with a constant speed of v=3 m/s . If the radius of the circular path is 1 m, find The centripetal acceleration of the car
30 m/s2
3 m/s2
9 m/s2
6 m/s2
What's the centripetal acceleration of an object traveling 2 m/s around a circle of diameter 1 m?
4 m/s2
8 m/s2
10 m/s2
16 m/s2
Which direction would the pink object go if the disc suddenly stopped turning?
vector D
vector C
vector B
vector A
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