UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION Flashcards
It can be described as the motion of an object in a circle at a constant speed.
UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION
(TRUE OR FALSE) The path of the object is circular or an arc.
TRUE
(TRUE OR FALSE) The speed is constant during the motion, thus the word “uniform”.
TRUE
(TRUE OR FALSE) The direction of the motion continuesly changes as it travels along the circle.
TRUE
(TRUE OR FALSE) The acceleration is directed towards the sides along the radius and is perpendicular to the velocity.
FALSE
What do we call the acceleration of an object moving in uniform circular motion?
CENTRIPETAL ACCELERATION
What is the unit of measurement of centripetal acceleration?
m/s^2
Responsible for the centripetal acceleration that is directed towards the center of the circle.
CENTRIPETAL FORCE
What is the formula for centripetal force?
Fc=ma^c
(TRUE OR FALSE) Uniform circular motion is the motion of an object in a circle or arc with a constant speed.
TRUE
(TRUE OR FALSE) The direction of the object is continues-ly changing because it doesn’t go on a straight-line path.
TRUE
(TRUE OR FALSE) Since the object is changing its direction, that means, it is NOT accelerating and that is called centripetal acceleration.
FALSE
(TRUE OR FALSE) Centripetal acceleration is always directed towards the center of the circular path.
TRUE
What is the meaning of “CENTRIPETAL”?
CENTER-SEEKING
