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Circular Motion and Gravitation (Chapter 7) RE-TEST
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v2 m1 m 2 v t = 2 Tpr ac F c= mac F g =G G = 6.673x10 -11 Nm2/kg2 r r2
√ √ √ T 2a r 3a r3 M 2M = T =2 p v o= G v e= G T 2b r 3b GM r r 1. (20 pts) A 50 kg child moves with uniform circular motion while riding a horse on a carousel. The horse is 320-cm from the carousel’s axis of rotation and has a tangential speed of 2.6 m/s. Calculate the child’s centripetal acceleration AND the centripetal force on the child.
GIVEN FIND SOLUTON ANSWERS
2. (10 pts) A satellite in a circular orbit around the moon (m = 7.36x10 22 kg and r = 1.74x106 m) experiences a centripetal acceleration of 1.44 m/s2. If the tangential speed of the satellite is 857 m/s, what is the altitude of the satellite?
GIVEN FIND SOLUTION ANSWER
3. (10 pts) Two trucks with equal mass are attracted to each other with a gravitational force -4 of 2.5×10 N. If a distance of 500-cm separates the trucks, then what is the mass of either of the trucks?
GIVEN FIND SOLUTION ANSWER
continue 2 v m1 m 2 v t = 2 Tpr ac F c= mac F g =G G = 6.673x10 -11 2 Nm /kg 2 r r2
√ √ √ T 2a r 3a r3 M 2M = T =2 p v o= G v e= G T 2b r 3b GM r r 4. (20 pts) A new moon is discovered orbiting Saturn (m = 5.68x10 26 kg) with an orbital speed of 9240 m/s. What is the radius of the new moon’s orbit AND what is the period of its nearly circular orbit?
GIVEN FIND SOLUTION ANSWERS
5. (20 pts) Comet Hale-Bopp has an orbital period (around the sun) of about 2537 years. What is the average distance of Comet Hale-Bopp from the sun in meters (1 AU = 1.5x10 11 m) AND what is Comet Hale-Bopp’s mass if the sun’s mass is 2x10 30 kg and the average force of gravity on Comet Hale-Bopp is 34,290,412.5 Newtons?
GIVEN FIND SOLUTION ANSWERS
6. (10 pts) What would happen (in general) to the gravitational force if one of the masses were quadrupled, the other mass was tripled, and the distance of separation was cut in half?
SOLUTION ANSWER
7. (10 pts) Jupiter has a surface escape velocity of 60,187 m/s! What is the mass of Jupiter?
