1. An object is moving clockwise in uniform circular motion as shown below.

Draw the force, velocity and

acceleration vectors at locations A, B & C.

2. Rex Things and Doris Locked are out on a date. Rex makes a rapid right-hand turn. Doris begins sliding
across the vinyl seat (that Rex had waxed and polished beforehand) and collides with Rex. To break the
awkwardness of the situation, Rex and Doris begin discussing the physics of the motion that was just
experienced. Rex suggests that objects which move in a circle experience an outward force. Thus, as the
turn was made, Doris experienced an outward force that pushed her towards Rex. Doris disagrees, arguing
that objects that move in a circle experience an inward force. In this case, according to Doris, Rex traveled
in a circle due to the force of his door pushing him inward. Doris did not travel in a circle since there was
no force pushing her inward; she merely continued in a straight line until she collided with Rex. Who is
correct? Argue one of these two positions.
3. As shown below, a 550 kg space rock is located 3.2 x107 m from the center of Earth. The mass of Earth is
6.0x1024 kg.

Earth Space Rock

a. Determine the force of gravity acting on the space rock, due to Earth. Calculate the magnitude and describe
the direction.
b. Determine the force of gravity acting on Earth, due to the space rock. Calculate the magnitude and describe
the direction.
c. On the diagram above, indicate the direction the space rock would accelerate if released. Label that vector
“a”.
d. Calculate the acceleration the rock would experience.
e. If instead of falling, the object were in a stable orbit, indicate on the diagram a possible direction of its
velocity. Label that vector “v”.
f. Calculate the velocity the rock needs to be in a stable orbit.
g. Calculate the period of the rock orbiting Earth.
4. As shown in the diagram below, a 50 kg space rock is located 3.5 x 109 m from the center of Jupiter. The
mass of Jupiter is 1.9 x 1027 kg.

Jupiter Space Rock

a. Determine the force of gravity acting on the space rock, due to Jupiter. Calculate the magnitude and
describe the direction.

b. Determine the force of gravity acting on Jupiter, due to the space rock. Calculate the magnitude and
describe the direction.

c. On the diagram above, indicate the direction the space rock would accelerate if released. Label that
vector “a”.

d. Calculate the acceleration the rock would experience.

e. If instead of falling, the object were in a stable orbit, indicate on the diagram a possible direction of its
velocity. Label that vector “v”.

f. Calculate the velocity the rock needs to be in a stable orbit.

g. Calculate the period of the rock orbiting Jupiter.

5. A 1.50-kg bucket of water is tied by a rope and whirled in a circle with a radius of 1.00 m. At the top of the
circular loop, the speed of the bucket is 4.00 m/s. Determine the acceleration, the net force and the
individual force values when the bucket is at the top of the circular loop.

m = 1.5 kg
a = ________ m/s/s
Fnet = _________ N

6. A 1.50-kg bucket of water is tied by a rope and whirled in a circle with a radius of 1.00 m. At the bottom of
the circular loop, the speed of the bucket is 6.00 m/s. Determine the acceleration, the net force and the
individual force values when the bucket is at the bottom of the circular loop.

m = 1.5 kg
a = ________ m/s/s
Fnet = _________ N