LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET DETERMINE ANGULAR MOMENTUM AT DIFFERENT SYSTEMS

Learning Competency:
Determine angular momentum at different systems. STEM_GP12RED-IIa-9

Activity 1: CRITICAL THINKING

Directions: Answer the following questions comprehensively. (3 points each)
1. Why do you bend your legs when you run?
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2. If you walk along the top of a fence, why would extending your arms out help you to balance?
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3. When is angular momentum conserved?
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4. By how much will the rate of spin of skater increase, if she pulls her arms in to reduce her moment of
inertia to half?
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5. Will there be a change in a gymnast’s angular momentum if he changes his body configuration during
a somersault?
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Activity 2: PROBLEM SOLVING (5 points each)

Directions: Solve the following problems. Show your complete and accurate solutions.

1. Lara, a 50.0 kg gymnast, swings her 1.5 m long body around a bar by her outstretched arms. What is
her moment of inertia?

2. Lito is spinning a basketball with a radius of 12 cm on the tip of his finger. Determine the mass of the
ball if its moment of inertia is 5.568 x 10-3 kg.m2.

3. What is the angular momentum of a 300 g stone being whirled by a slingshot at a tangential velocity
of 9 m/s, if the length of the slingshot is 40 cm?