Physics 2010 Chapter Six Problems KEY

1) You are making a circular turn in your car on a horizontal road when you hit a big patch of ice, causing
the force of friction between the tires and the road to become zero. While the car is on the ice, it
A) moves along a straight-line path away from the center of the circle.
B) moves along a straight-line path toward the center of the circle.
C) moves along a straight-line path in its original direction.
D) continues to follow a circular path, but with a radius larger than the original radius.
E) moves along a path that is neither straight nor circular.

Answer: C

2) When a car goes around a circular curve on a horizontal road at constant speed, what force causes it to
follow the circular path?
A) the normal force from the road
B) the friction force from the road
C) gravity
D) No force causes the car to do this because the car is traveling at constant speed and therefore has no
acceleration.

Answer: B

3) A car goes around a circular curve on a horizontal road at constant speed. What is the direction of the
friction force on the car due to the road?
A) tangent to the curve in the forward direction
B) tangent to the curve opposite to the direction of the car's motion
C) perpendicular to the curve outward
D) perpendicular to the curve inward
E) There is no friction on the car because its speed is constant.

Answer: D

4) When an object moves in uniform circular motion, the direction of its acceleration is
A) in the same direction as its velocity vector.
B) in the opposite direction of its velocity vector.
C) is directed toward the center of its circular path.
D) is directed away from the center of its circular path.
E) depends on the speed of the object.

Answer: C

5) If you swing a bucket of water fast enough in a vertical circle, at the highest point the water does not
spill out. This happens because an outward force balances the pull of gravity on the water.

A) True
B) False
Answer: B

1- When a car goes around a banked circular curve at the proper speed for the banking angle, what force
cause it to follow the circular path?
A) the normal force from the road
B) the friction force from the road
C) gravity
D) No force causes the car to do this because the car is traveling at constant speed and therefore has no
acceleration.

Answer: A

2- Two cars go around a banked curve at the proper speed for the banking angle. One car has tires with
excellent traction, while the other car has bald slippery tires. Which of these cars is more likely to slide on
the pavement as it goes around the curve?
A) the car with the new tires
B) the car with the bald tires
C) Neither car will slide.
D) It depends on if the pavement is wet or dry.

Answer: C

3- A 0.50-kg toy is attached to the end of a 1.0-m very light string. The toy is whirled in a horizontal
circular path on a frictionless tabletop. If the maximum tension that the string can withstand without
breaking is 350 N. What is the maximum speed the mass can have without breaking the string?
A) 700 m/s
B) 26 m/s
C) 19 m/s
D) 13 m/s

Answer: B

6) A jet plane flying 600 m/s experiences an acceleration of 4.0 g when pulling out of a circular dive.
What is the radius of curvature of the circular part of the path in which the plane is flying?
A) 640 m
B) 1200 m
C) 7100 m
D) 9200 m

Answer: D

10. One way that future space stations may create artificial gravity is by rotating the station. Consider a
cylindrical space station 380 m in diameter that is rotating about its longitudinal axis. Astronauts walk on
the inside surface of the space station. How long will it take for each rotation of the cylinder if it is to
provide "normal" gravity for the astronauts?
A) 28 s
B) 39 s
C) 6.2 s
D) 4.4 s
Answer: A
11. A Ferris wheel has radius 5.0 m and makes one revolution every 8.0 s with uniform rotation. A person
who normally weighs 670 N is sitting on one of the benches attached at the rim of the wheel. What is the
apparent weight (the normal force exerted on her by the bench) of the person as she passes through the
highest point of her motion?
Answer: 460 N

7) A 2.0-kg ball is moving with a constant speed of 5.0 m/s in a horizontal circle whose diameter is 1.0 m.
What is the magnitude of the net force on the ball?
A) 0 N
B) 20 N
C) 40 N
D) 50 N
E) 100 N

Answer: E

4- In a carnival ride, passengers stand with their backs against the wall of a cylinder. The cylinder is set
into rotation and the floor is lowered away from the passengers, but they remain stuck against the wall of
the cylinder. For a cylinder with a 2.0-m radius, what is the minimum speed that the passengers can have
so they do not fall if the coefficient of static friction between the passengers and the wall is 0.25?
A) 8.9 m/s
B) 2.3 m/s
C) 3.0 m/s
D) 4.9 m/s
E) It depends on the mass of the passengers.

Answer: A

5- A 20-g bead is attached to a light 120-cm-long string as shown in the figure. This bead moves in a
horizontal circle with a constant speed of 1.5 m/s. What is the tension in the string if the angle α is
measured to be 25°?

A) 0.089 N
B) 0.041 N
C) 0.20 N
D) 0.22 N
E) 0.46 N

Answer: D

6- Banked Curves: A 600-kg car is going around a banked curve with a radius of 110 m at a steady speed
of 24.5 m/s. What is the appropriate banking angle so that the car stays on its path without the assistance
of friction?
A) 29.1°
B) 13.5°
C) 33.8°
D) 56.2°
E) 60.9°

Answer: A