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Chapter 9
Unit 3, Chapter 8
8.1 Motion in Circles 8.2 Centripetal Force 8.3 Universal Gravitation and Orbital Motion
Chapter 8 Objectives
1. Calculate angular speed in radians per second. 2. Calculate linear speed from angular speed and viceversa. 3. Describe and calculate centripetal forces and accelerations. 4. Describe the relationship between the force of gravity and the masses and distance between objects. 5. Calculate the force of gravity when given masses and distance between two objects. 6. Describe why satellites remain in orbit around a planet.
radian orbit
centripetal force centripetal acceleration ellipse satellite angular displacement gravitational constant
w=q t
C=2Pr 2 v=d Pr t
Radius (m)
Distance (m)
Speed (m/sec)
Time (sec)
v=wr
Two children are spinning around on a merry-go-round. Siv is standing 4 meters from the axis of rotation and Holly is standing 2 meters from the axis.
Calculate each childs linear speed when the angular speed of the merry go-round is 1 rad/sec.
A bicycle has wheels that are 70 cm in diameter (35 cm radius). The bicycle is moving forward with a linear speed of 11 m/sec.
Assume the bicycle wheels are not slipping and calculate the angular speed of the wheels in RPM.
Fc = mv2 r
A 50-kilogram passenger on an amusement park ride stands with his back against the wall of a cylindrical room with radius of 3 m. What is the centripetal force of the wall pressing into his back when the room spins and he is moving at 6 m/sec?
ac = v2 r
Speed (m/sec)
A motorcycle drives around a bend with a 50-meter radius at 10 m/sec. Find the motor cycles centripetal acceleration and compare it with g, the acceleration of gravity.
F = m1m2 r2
Mass 1 Mass 2