Name​ (Last Name, First Name M.I.

):  ​Grade & Section: ​Grade 12 - K. Ng 

BERNALDEZ​, Charisse A. ​ ate: ​January 25, 2021
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CENIZA​, Szophia Valeiree H. 
SERAPION​, Therese Angelie S. 
 
General Physics 1​ ​Learning Task 2 
Circular Motion 
 
Directions: ​Solve the following problems carefully. Round off your final 
answers into four decimal places. (20 points) 
 
 
1. The ball is tied to a string to whirl it having a radius of 40.0 cm at a velocity 
of 2.5 m/s. What will be the acceleration of the ball? 

 
Answer : The acceleration of the ball is 15.6250 m/s2 .  

2. One of Jupiter’s moon, Io, has a mean orbital radius of 4.22 x 108​ ​ m and a 
period of 1.53 x 105​ ​ s. Find the mean orbital radius of another Jupiter’s 
moon, Callisto, whose period is 1.44 x 106​ ​ s. 

 
Answer : 3.9718 x 109 m is the mean orbital radius of another Jupiter’s moon, Callisto. 
 3. Haley’s Comet can only be viewed once in every 76 years. How fast is it 
moving if it is 1.56 x 1020​ ​ m away from the Earth? If its mass is about 3,000 
kg, how much force is keeping it in orbit? 
 

 
Answer : There is 3.2165 x 10 N force that keeps it in the orbit. 
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4. How long does it take a 50-kg runner to run a circular track starting and 
ending at the same point, if the radius of the track is 30 m? A centripetal 
force of 68 N keeps him running at a constant speed in a circular path. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Answer : It takes 29.5101 s to run a circular track. 

 
WORD PROBLEMS SCORING RUBRIC 
1 pt. – correct given (with correct labels and units) 
1 pt. – correct required to solve 
1 pt. – correct needed equation 
1 pt. – correct solution 
1 pt. – correct answer (with correct unit)