Exercise 3 (Physics – Topper)

Circular and Rotational Motion

1. Which of the following correctly describes angular displacement?

A. The linear distance traveled by a particle.
B. The angle through which a point or line has been rotated in a specified sense about a
specified axis.
C. The rate of change of angular velocity.
D. The rate of change of linear velocity.

2. In circular motion, what is the relationship between tangential velocity 𝑣 and angular
velocity ?
A. 𝑣 = 𝜔𝑟 B. 𝑣 = 𝜔2𝑟 C. 𝑣 = 𝜔/𝑟 D. 𝑣 = 𝑟/𝜔

3. A particle moves in a circle of radius 0.5 m with an angular velocity of 2 rad/s. What is its
tangential velocity?
A. 1 m/s B. 0.5 m/s C. 2 m/s D. 4 m/s

4. An object is rotating with an initial angular velocity of 3 rad/s and a constant angular
acceleration of 2 rad/s2. What will be its angular velocity after 4 seconds?
A. 8 rad/s B. 11 rad/s C. 6 rad/s D. 16 rad/s

5. A bucket is being lowered into a well with a speed of 0.2 m/s and has an acceleration of 4
m/s2. If the pulley has a radius of 0.1 m, what is the angular velocity of the pulley at that
instant?
A. 0.2 rad/s B. 2 rad/s C. 4 rad/s D. 20 rad/s

6. If a satellite orbits the Earth in a circular path, which type of motion is it undergoing?
A. Rotational motion C. Circular motion
B. Linear motion D. None of the above

7. A body is rotating due to a centripetal force of 280 N. The radius of the circle is 𝑅 = 2.5
m and the period of the motion is 𝑇 = 0.1 s. Determine the angular velocity (in rad/s and
rpm) and linear velocity. What is the angular velocity in rpm?
A. 150 rpm B. 300 rpm C. 450 rpm D. 600 rpm

8. For a rigid body rotating with a constant angular velocity 𝜔, which of the following
statements is true?
 A. All points in the body have the same tangential velocity.
B. Points farther from the axis of rotation have a greater tangential velocity.
C. The angular displacement of each point in the body is different.
D. The tangential acceleration of each point in the body is non-zero.

9. The angular acceleration is equal to zero when there is no change ______.

A. in angular speed C. in angular velocity
B. in direction of the rotation D. none of the above

10. In circular motion, how is tangential acceleration produced?

A. By changing the radius of the circular path
B. By changing the angular velocity
C. By changing the angular displacement
D. By maintaining a constant angular velocity

11. The body is rotating due to a centripetal force (tension) of 72 N, as shown in the figure.
The mass of the body is 1.6 kg, and the radius of the circle is 0.8 m. What is the
centripetal acceleration of the body?

A. 45 m/s²
B. 90 m/s²
C. 72 m/s²
D. 56 m/s²

12. Which of the following statements is false for a particle moving in a circle with a constant
angular speed?
A. The velocity vector is tangent to the circle
B. The acceleration vector is tangent to the circle
C. The acceleration vector points to the centre of the circle
D. The velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other

13. What type of motion is called circular motion?

A. Motion along a straight line
B. Motion along a curved path that changes direction continuously
C. Motion that does not change its direction or speed
D. Motion that changes its speed periodically

14. On a rotating carousel, a child sits on a horse near the outer edge and another child sits on
a lion halfway out from the center. Which child has greater linear velocity and angular
velocity?
 A. The child on the horse has greater linear velocity and greater angular velocity.
B. The child on the horse has greater linear velocity, but both have the same angular
velocity.
C. Both children have the same linear velocity, but the child on the horse has greater
angular velocity.
D. Both children have the same linear velocity and angular velocity.

15. Which of the following correctly defines angular velocity?

A. The linear distance traveled by a point per unit time.
B. The rate of change of angular displacement with respect to time.
C. The rate of change of linear velocity with respect to time.
D. The total angle covered by a rotating object.

16. A carousel is initially at rest. It is given a constant angular acceleration of 0.06 rad/s2,
which increases its angular velocity for 8 seconds. Find the tangential acceleration of a
child sitting 2 meters from the center.
A. 0.06 m/s2 B. 0.12 m/s2 C. 0.48 m/s2 D. 1.6 m/s2

17. A 10.0 kg block rests on a frictionless surface and is attached to a vertical peg by a rope.
What is the tension in the rope at the top if the block is whirling in a vertical circle of
radius 2.00 m with a linear speed of 20 m/s?
A. 0 N B. 2400 N C. 1900 N D. 1300 N

18. Every particle on the rigid body has the same angular speed?
A. True
B. False

19. A 35.0 kg boy is swinging on a rope 7.00 m long. He passes through the lowest position
with a speed of 3.00 m/s. What is the tension on the rope at that moment?
A. 380 N B. 470 N C. 520 N D. 560 N

20. The Earth orbits the Sun in 365 days. What is the tangential speed, in m/s, of the Earth in
orbit? The average Sun-Earth distance is 1.50 × 1011 m.
A. 2.98 × 104 m/s C. 1.50×104 m/s
B. 3.00 × 104 m/s D. 1.75×104 m/s

21. Which of the following is true for a car traveling on a flat, unbanked road?
A. The frictional force provides the necessary centripetal force.
B. The normal force provides the necessary centripetal force.
 C. There is no need for a centripetal force.
D. The gravitational force provides the necessary centripetal force.

22. The radius of the Earth is 6.37×106 m. How fast, in m/s, is a tree at the equator moving
because of the Earth's rotation?
A. 300 m/s B. 465 m/s C. 1670 m/s D. 1000 m/s

23. A car driver must traverse a curve of radius 150 meters. The coefficient of friction
between the tires and the road is 0.6. What is the minimum velocity with which the car
must travel to avoid skidding?
A. 12.1 m/s B. 21.2 m/s C. 29.7 m/s D. 36.7 m/s

24. A circular track of radius 600 meters is to be designed for cars traveling at an average
speed of 180 km/hr. What should be the angle of banking of the track?
A. 23.0∘ B. 25.0∘ C. 30.0∘ D. 15.0∘

25. Three identical cars A, B, and C are moving at the same speed on three different bridges.
Car A goes on a plane bridge, car B on a bridge convex upward, and car C on a bridge
concave upward. Let 𝐹𝐴, 𝐹𝐵, and 𝐹𝐶 be the normal forces exerted by the cars on the
bridges when they are at the middle of the bridges. Which of the following is correct?
A. 𝐹𝐴 is the maximum of the three forces.
B. 𝐹𝐵 is the maximum of the three forces.
C. 𝐹𝐶 is the maximum of the three forces.
D. 𝐹𝐴 = 𝐹𝐵 = 𝐹𝐶

26. A plane comes out of a power dive, turning upward in a curve whose center of curvature
is 1300 m above the plane. The plane's speed is 260 m/s. Calculate the upward force of
the seat cushion on the 100 kg pilot of the plane.
A. 980 N B. 2940 N C. 4900 N D. 6180 N

27. The moon's mass is 7.35×1022 kg, and it moves around the Earth approximately in a circle
of radius 3.82×105 km. The time required for one revolution is 27.3 days. Calculate the
centripetal force that must act on the moon.
A. 2.77×1020 N C. 4.36 × 1020 N
B. 1.98 × 1020 N D. 1.42 × 1020 N

28. A car of mass 1200 kg drives around a curve with a radius of 25.0 m. If the driver
maintains a speed of 20.0 km/hr, what is the minimum coefficient of static friction
required to keep the car in this turn?
 A. 0.10 B. 0.16 C. 0.24 D. 0.30

29. What is the value of instantaneous acceleration in a uniform circular motion?

A. Zero
B. Constant and directed towards the center of the circle
C. Constant and tangential to the path
D. Varies with the speed of the object

30. A merry go round completes 10 revolutions in 2 minutes. Determine the average angular
velocity in rad/s.
Ans: ________

31. The angular velocity of a body moving with a constant speed v in a circle of radius r is
given by
A. v2/r B. vr C. v/r D. r/v