18 Worksheet (A2)

Data needed to answer questions can be found in the Data, formulae and relationships sheet.
1 Convert the following angles into radians.
a 30 [1
b !10 [1
c 0.0" [1
2 Convert the following angles from radians into degrees.
a 1.0 rad [1
b #.0 rad [1
c 0.1" rad [1
3 $he planet %ercur& ta'es (( da&s to orbit once round the )un.
Calculate its angular displacement in radians during a time interval of*
a ## da&s [1
b 1 da&. [1
4 +n each case below, state what provides the centripetal force on the ob,ect.
a - car travels at a high speed round a sharp corner. [1
b - planet orbits the )un. [1
c -n electron orbits the positive nucleus of an atom. [1
d Clothes spin round in the drum of a washing machine. [1
5 -n aeroplane is circling in the s'& at a speed of 1"0 m s
.1
.
$he aeroplane describes a circle of radius !0 'm.
/or a passenger of mass (0 'g inside this aeroplane, calculate*
a her angular velocit& [!
b her centripetal acceleration [3
c the centripetal force acting on her. [!
6 $he diagram shows a stone tied to the end of a length of string.
+t is whirled round in a horizontal circle of radius (0 cm.
$he stone has a mass of 00 g and it completes 10 revolutions in a time of (.! s.
a Calculate*
i the time ta'en for one revolution [1
ii the distance travelled b& the stone during one revolution 1this distance is equal to the
circumference of the circle2 [1
iii the speed of the stone as it travels in the circle [!
iv the centripetal acceleration of the stone [3
v the centripetal force on the stone. [!
b 3hat provides the centripetal force on the stone4 [1
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c 3hat is the angle between the acceleration of the stone and its velocit&4 [1
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7 - lump of cla& of mass 300 g is placed
close to the edge of a spinning turntable.
$he centre of mass of the lump of cla& travels
in a circle of radius 1! cm.
a $he lump of cla& ta'es 1.: s to complete one revolution.
i Calculate the rotational speed of the cla&. [!
ii Calculate the frictional force between the cla& and the turntable. [3
b $he ma;imum magnitude of the frictional force F between the cla& and the turntable is
<0= of the weight of the cla&. $he speed of rotation of cla& is slowl& increased.
Determine the speed of the cla& when it just starts to slip off the turntable. [#
8 $he diagram shows a s'ateboarder of mass <0 'g who drops through a vertical height
of ".! m.
$he dip has a radius of curvature of 1: m.
a -ssuming no energ& losses due to air resistance or friction, calculate the speed of the
s'ateboarder at the bottom of the dip at point B.
>ou ma& assume that the speed of the s'ateboarder at point A is ?ero. [!
b i Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the s'ateboarder at point B. [3
ii Calculate the contact force R acting on the s'ateboarder at point B. [3
9 - car of mass (!0 'g travels at a constant speed
of 3! m s
.1
along a ban'ed trac'.
$he trac' is ban'ed at an angle of !0
to the hori?ontal.
a $he net vertical force on the car is ?ero.
9se this to show that the contact force R on the car is (.": '@. [!
b 9se the answer from a to calculate the radius of the circle described b& the car. [#
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10 - stone of mass 1!0 g is fi;ed to one end of a light rigid rod.
$he stone is whirled at a constant speed of #.0 m s
.1
in a vertical circle of radius (0 cm.
Calculate the ratio*
B
A
at rod in the tension
at rod in the tension
[:
$otal*
"0
)core* =
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