Circular Motion

Newton said, A
body in motion will
remain in motion
unless acted upon
by an unbalanced
force.
 Centripetal Motion
Examples of Uniform Circular Motion
constant speed.
Ex- second hand on a watch, loop-the-
loop by an airplane, car going around a
curve on a race track, ball on a string
being swung by your teacher.
 Circular Motion
Can an object be accelerating if its
speed remains constant?
Yes, because velocity is a vector and as
the object travels in a circle its
direction is changing = a changing
velocity = an acceleration.
 In what
direction is this
hammer thrower
exerting a
force?
Is the hammer
accelerating?
And if so, in
what direction?
 F ? a?
In order to travel in a circle there must be a
force and therefore an acceleration.
Q -What direction must the force be in?
Q- What direction must the acceleration be in?
A Toward the center, Toward the center.
DEB Draw
the velocity
vector and the
acceleration
vector.
DEB Draw the velocity vector, force vector, and
the acceleration vector.
Artificial Gravity !
DEB- draw the
velocity and
acceleration
vectors.
DEB Draw
the acceleration
and force
vectors
The F word
 Formula for centripetal
acceleration
DEB
a = v2/r
Velocity and acceleration are _____related.
If velocity doubles, acceleration ________.
The radius and the acceleration are ______related.
If the radius doubles, acceleration ________.
Since F = ma
Then F = ______
 Graphs

DEB Sketch a graph of a vs v

DEB Sketch a graph of a vs r

DEB Sketch a graph of F vs m

 What Forces?

What Forces are acting on the people?