Phys
ello Doc Al and others. I am progressing along with my on-line basic physics course. I completed a new module and have some assessment questions to answer. Please review and let me know the ones that are correct. Those that are wrong just a little clue as to where my thinking process went a stray. I will add my thought process to the ones that I missed telling how I came up with the answer that I did. Thanks for taking the time to assist me on some basic questions.
1. What is the rotational speed of the minute hand on a clock?
a. 0.000278 rev/s*
b. 0.00175 rev/s
c. 0.0167 rev/s
d. 0.105 rev/s
2. A child with a mass of 25 kg is riding on a merry-go-round. If the child has a speed of 3 m/s and is located 2 m from the center of the merry-go-round, what is the child's angular momentum?
a. 50 kg·m2/s
b. 75 kg·m2/s*
c. 150 kg·m2/s
d. 300 kg·m2/s
3. Newton's first law for rotational motion states that an object will maintain its state of rotational motion unless acted on by an unbalanced (or net):
a. force
b. velocity
c. inertia
d. torque*
4. A child with a mass of 20 kg sits at a distance of 2.0 m from the pivot point of a seesaw. Where should a 16-kg child sit to balance the seesaw?
a. 1.6 m
b. 2.0 m
c. 2.5 m*
d. 3.2 m
5. A solid sphere and a solid cylinder are made of the same material. If they have the same mass and radius, which one has the larger rotational inertia about its center?
a. the sphere
b. the cylinder
c. both the same* :smile:
d. There is not enough information to say
6. A fully-loaded trailer truck is less stable than a race car because the truck:
a. is more massive
b. has a higher center of mass*
c. has bigger wheels
d. weighs more
7. If you face a wall with your toes against the baseboard, you find that you cannot stand up on your toes because:
a. you cannot generate the necessary torque
b. your rotational inertia is too large
c. your center of mass is too high
d. your center of mass cannot move forward
1. What is the rotational speed of the minute hand on a clock?
a. 0.000278 rev/s*
b. 0.00175 rev/s
c. 0.0167 rev/s
d. 0.105 rev/s
2. A child with a mass of 25 kg is riding on a merry-go-round. If the child has a speed of 3 m/s and is located 2 m from the center of the merry-go-round, what is the child's angular momentum?
a. 50 kg·m2/s
b. 75 kg·m2/s*
c. 150 kg·m2/s
d. 300 kg·m2/s
3. Newton's first law for rotational motion states that an object will maintain its state of rotational motion unless acted on by an unbalanced (or net):
a. force
b. velocity
c. inertia
d. torque*
4. A child with a mass of 20 kg sits at a distance of 2.0 m from the pivot point of a seesaw. Where should a 16-kg child sit to balance the seesaw?
a. 1.6 m
b. 2.0 m
c. 2.5 m*
d. 3.2 m
5. A solid sphere and a solid cylinder are made of the same material. If they have the same mass and radius, which one has the larger rotational inertia about its center?
a. the sphere
b. the cylinder
c. both the same* :smile:
d. There is not enough information to say
6. A fully-loaded trailer truck is less stable than a race car because the truck:
a. is more massive
b. has a higher center of mass*
c. has bigger wheels
d. weighs more
7. If you face a wall with your toes against the baseboard, you find that you cannot stand up on your toes because:
a. you cannot generate the necessary torque
b. your rotational inertia is too large
c. your center of mass is too high
d. your center of mass cannot move forward