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Physics 201 Quiz UCM, Gravitation and Motion in Space

Name:________________________________________ Score: Multiple Choices: / 20 [9 points]

1. An object moves in a circle at a constant speed. Which of the following is not true of the object? A. Its centripetal acceleration points toward the center of the circle. B. Its tangential speed is constant. C. Its velocity is constant. D. A centripetal force acts on the object. Use the passage below to answer questions 23. A car traveling at 15 m/s on a flat surface turns in a circle with a radius of 25 m. 2. What is the centripetal acceleration of the car? A. 2.4 102 m/s2 B.0.60 m/s2 C.9.0 m/s2 D. zero 3. What is the most direct cause of the cars centripetal acceleration? A. the force on the steering wheel B. the force on the tires of the car C. the force of friction between the tires and the road D. the normal force between the tires and the road 4. Earth (m=5.97 1024kg) orbits the sun (m=1.99 1030 kg) at a mean distance of 1.50 1011 m. What is the gravitational force of the sun on Earth? (G= 6.673 10 11Nm2/kg2) A. 5.29 1032 N B.3.52 1022 N C.5.90 102 N D. 1.77 108 N 5. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of the expression A. Gravitational field strength changes with an objects distance from Earth. B. Free-fall acceleration changes with an objects distance from Earth. C. Free-fall acceleration is independent of the falling objects mass. D. All of the above are correct interpretations. 6. What data do you need to calculate the orbital speed of a satellite? A. mass of satellite, mass of planet, radius of orbit B. mass of satellite, radius of planet, area of orbit C. mass of satellite and radius of orbit only D. mass of planet and radius of orbit only

7. Which of the following choices correctly describes the orbital relationship between Earth and the sun? A. The sun orbits Earth in a perfect circle. B. Earth orbits the sun in a perfect circle. C. The sun orbits Earth in an ellipse, with Earth at one focus. D. Earth orbits the sun in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus. 8. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Mass and weight both vary with location. B. Mass varies with location, but weight does not. C. Weight varies with location, but mass does not. D. Neither mass nor weight varies with location. 9. Which astronomer discovered that planets travel in elliptical rather than circular orbits? A. Johannes Kepler B. Nicolaus Copernicus C. Tycho Brahe D. Claudius Ptolemy

Free Response:

Q1. A race car moving along a circular track has a centripetal acceleration of 15.4 m/s2. If the car has a tangential speed of 30.0 m/s, what is the distance between the car and the center of the track? [3 points]

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Q2. Mars orbits the sun (m=1.99 1030 kg) at a mean distance of 2.28 1011 m. Calculate the length of the Marss year in days. [4 points] Show all of your work. (G=6.673 1011 Nm2/kg2)

Q3. The planet shown below sweeps out Area 1 in half the time that it sweeps out Area 2. How much bigger is Area 2 than Area 1? [2 points]

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