Centripetal Acceleration Worksheet
Grade 10 Physics worksheet covering centripetal acceleration concepts, calculations, and applications.
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Centripetal Acceleration Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculation problems.
1. Which of the following statements best describes centripetal acceleration?
Acceleration directed away from the center of a circular path.
Acceleration directed towards the center of a circular path.
Acceleration tangent to the circular path.
Acceleration due to gravity.
2. The formula for centripetal acceleration (a_c) is:
a_c = v/r
a_c = v^2/r
a_c = r/v
a_c = r*v^2
3. For an object to move in a circular path, there must be a net force, called the , acting towards the center of the circle.
4. The direction of the instantaneous velocity of an object in uniform circular motion is always to the circular path.
5. A car is traveling around a circular track at a constant speed. Explain why the car still has an acceleration.
6. A ball is swung in a horizontal circle of radius 0.8 meters at a speed of 4 m/s. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of the ball.
7. An object of mass 2 kg is moving in a circle of radius 1.5 m with a centripetal acceleration of 10 m/s². What is the speed of the object?
8. Centripetal force does work on an object in uniform circular motion.
True
False
9. If the speed of an object in circular motion doubles, its centripetal acceleration also doubles.
True
False