Circular Motion and Gravitation Practice Problems ver2 Name:

Physics Date:

1. Draw a diagram of an object of mass m in circular motion (radius r)

showing the tangential velocity (vt), the centripetal acceleration (aC) and the
centripetal force (FC) vectors. (4 pts)

2. An object travels in a uniform circular path of radius 412 m with a

tangential velocity of 28.3 m/s. What is the centripetal acceleration of the object?
(2 pts)

3. An object moves in uniform circular motion of radius 3.3 m and

experiences a centripetal force of 88 N. If it travels at a velocity of 4.7 m/s, what
is its mass? (2 pts)

4. What are Kepler’s three laws for planetary motion?

5. An object of mass 2400 kg orbits a second object of mass 1.3 x 10 15 kg at
a distance of 720 m. What is the gravitational force on the object? G = 6.67 x
10-11 Nm2/kg2 (2 pts)

What is the tangential velocity of the smaller 2400 kg object? (2 pts)

6. What is torque? Draw a diagram showing F, L,  and . (2 pts)

7. If a force of 58 N is applied perpendicularly on a wrench at 0.12 m from

the bolt. What is the torque produced at the bolt? (2 pts)

If the force above changes angle to produce a torque of 6.4 Nm what is the angle
of the applied force? (2 pts)