Circular+Motion+and+Gravitation

Circular Motion/Gravitation WebQuest (Review)

 Part I: Circular Motion Watch the [|animation on vertical circular motion] .

1. Where is the force the largest? Why?

2. What happens to the magnitude of the force as the object spins faster?

The equations for centripetal acceleration and centripetal force are:



3. A large SUV and a small sports car turn the same corner at the same speed. Which will experience the largest acceleration? Which will experience the largest force?

4. An SUV rounds a corner twice as fast as another SUV of the same mass. How much more force will it need? How much more acceleration?

Part II: Universal Gravitation: