Chapter 8: Rotational Motion
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1.  

Two children sit opposite each other on a horizontal merry-go-round. The little boy weighs 40 pounds and sits 1.0 m from the center of the equipment. The little girl weighs 25 pounds and also sits 1.0 m from the center of the thing. Dad gets them going and climbs a nearby tree and crawls out onto a limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As dad sees the children they are turning in a clockwise way with constant speed.

The angular velocity of the little girl is ___.

directed upward toward Dad
clockwise
directed downward into the ground
counter clockwise
directed in some other way
zero


2.  

Two children sit opposite each other on a horizontal merry-go-round. The little boy weighs 40 pounds and sits 1.0 m from the center of the equipment. The little girl weighs 25 pounds and also sits 1.0 m from the center of the thing. Dad gets them going and climbs a nearby tree and crawls out onto a limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As dad sees the children they are turning in a clockwise way with constant speed.

The magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the little girl is ___ the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the little boy.

equal to
more than
less than
incomparable with


3.  

Two children sit opposite each other on a horizontal merry-go-round. The little boy weighs 40 pounds and sits 1.0 m from the center of the equipment. The little girl weighs 25 pounds and also sits 1.0 m from the center of the thing. Dad gets them going and climbs a nearby tree and crawls out onto a limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As dad sees the children they are turning in a clockwise way with constant speed.

The magnitude of the centripetal force acting on the little girl is ___ the magnitude of the centripetal force acting on the little boy.

less than
equal to
more than
incomparable with


4.  

A dad takes his two children to the park to play on the merry-go-round. The 30 kg, 9 year old boy sits a distance 1.0 m from the center of the thing. The 20 kg, 6 year old girl sits 1.4 m from the center. Dad gets them going and then climbs out onto a tree limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As he watches, the kids are turning in a clockwise manner and slowing down uniformly.

The magnitude of the angular velocity of the little boy is ___ the magnitude of the angular velocity of the little girl.

less than
more than
equal to
incomparable with


5.  

A dad takes his two children to the park to play on the merry-go-round. The 30 kg, 9 year old boy sits a distance 1.0 m from the center of the thing. The 20 kg, 6 year old girl sits 1.4 m from the center. Dad gets them going and then climbs out onto a tree limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As he watches, the kids are turning in a clockwise manner and slowing down uniformly.

The tangential speed of the boy is ___ the tangential speed of the girl.

equal to
less than
more than
incomparable with


6.  

A dad takes his two children to the park to play on the merry-go-round. The 30 kg, 9 year old boy sits a distance 1.0 m from the center of the thing. The 20 kg, 6 year old girl sits 1.4 m from the center. Dad gets them going and then climbs out onto a tree limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As he watches, the kids are turning in a clockwise manner and slowing down uniformly.

The kinetic energy of the little boy is ___ the kinetic energy of his little sister.

less than
more than
equal to
incomparable with


7.  

A dad takes his two children to the park to play on the merry-go-round. The 30 kg, 9 year old boy sits a distance 1.0 m from the center of the thing. The 20 kg, 6 year old girl sits 1.4 m from the center. Dad gets them going and then climbs out onto a tree limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As he watches, the kids are turning in a clockwise manner and slowing down uniformly.

The magnitude of the angular momentum of the little girl is ___ the magnitude of the angular momentum of her brother.

equal to
less than
more than
incomparable with


8.  

A dad takes his two children to the park to play on the merry-go-round. The 30 kg, 9 year old boy sits a distance 1.0 m from the center of the thing. The 20 kg, 6 year old girl sits 1.4 m from the center. Dad gets them going and then climbs out onto a tree limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As he watches, the kids are turning in a clockwise manner and slowing down uniformly.

The magnitude of the net, external force acting on the boy is ___ the magnitude of the net, external force acting on the girl.

less than
more than
equal to
incomparable with


9.  

A dad takes his two children to the park to play on the merry-go-round. The 30 kg, 9 year old boy sits a distance 1.0 m from the center of the thing. The 20 kg, 6 year old girl sits 1.4 m from the center. Dad gets them going and then climbs out onto a tree limb overhanging the merry-go-round to take some pictures. As he watches, the kids are turning in a clockwise manner and slowing down uniformly.

The net, external torque acting on the merry-go-round is ___.

directed perpendicular to and into the ground
directed parallel to the ground
directed perpendicular to and out of the ground
directed in some other way
zero


10.  

An ant clings for dear life onto the sweep second hand of a wall clock suspended at eye level in the kitchen. You stand there facing the clock watching as the little insect struggles to hold on.

When the second hand points toward the three, the torque exerted on the second hand about the center of the clock by the weight of the ant is ___.

directed perpendicular to the wall toward you
directed perpendicular to the wall away from you
directed in some other way
zero
some other result


11.  

An ant clings for dear life onto the sweep second hand of a wall clock suspended at eye level in the kitchen. You stand there facing the clock watching as the little insect struggles to hold on.

If, as the second hand moves from the eight toward the nine, the speed of the second hand is slowing down due to the weight of the ant, the net torque acting on the second hand is ___.

directed perpendicular to the wall away from you
directed perpendicular to the wall toward you
directed in some other way
zero
some other result


12.  

An ant clings for dear life onto the sweep second hand of a wall clock suspended at eye level in the kitchen. You stand there facing the clock watching as the little insect struggles to hold on.

As the second hand moves from the ten toward the eleven, the magnitude of the torque about the center of the clock exerted on the second hand by the weight of the ant ___.

increases
remains constant
decreases
is impossible to predict


13.  

An ant clings for dear life onto the sweep second hand of a wall clock suspended at eye level in the kitchen. You stand there facing the clock watching as the little insect struggles to hold on.

As the second hand moves from the two toward the three, the magnitude of the torque about the center of the clock exerted on the second hand by the weight of the ant ___.

increases
remains constant
decreases
is impossible to predict


14.  

An ant clings for dear life onto the sweep second hand of a wall clock suspended at eye level in the kitchen. You stand there facing the clock watching as the little insect struggles to hold on.

When the second hand points toward the six, the torque exerted on the second hand about the center of the clock by the weight of the ant is ___.

directed perpendicular to the wall toward you
directed perpendicular to the wall away from you
directed in some other way
zero
some other result


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