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Chapter 7 Circular Motion - EQ

This document contains 5 essay questions about circular motion: 1. It asks to explain how constant speed circular motion is possible without math, and to describe an experiment to show the relationship between angular velocity and radius. 2. It asks to derive expressions for the force on an object in circular motion without gravity, and the angle of a string for an object in circular motion as angular velocity increases. 3. It asks which way a passenger would feel heavier in a car going over a circular hump. 4. It asks to comment on two students' arguments about centripetal acceleration, and derives an expression relating weight and angular speed for a rotating object on a string, giving sources of error.

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Chapter 7 Circular Motion - EQ

This document contains 5 essay questions about circular motion: 1. It asks to explain how constant speed circular motion is possible without math, and to describe an experiment to show the relationship between angular velocity and radius. 2. It asks to derive expressions for the force on an object in circular motion without gravity, and the angle of a string for an object in circular motion as angular velocity increases. 3. It asks which way a passenger would feel heavier in a car going over a circular hump. 4. It asks to comment on two students' arguments about centripetal acceleration, and derives an expression relating weight and angular speed for a rotating object on a string, giving sources of error.

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Essay Question

Chapter 7 Circular motion (EQ)7P1

1. (87)
(a) Without giving any mathematical derivations, explain how it is possible for a body to move with constant
speed in a horizontal circular path. (2 marks)

(b) Describe an experiment to demonstrate the relation between the angular velocity of the body in (a) and the
radius of the path, for a constant acting force, explaining any source of error. (7 marks)

2. (90)
(a) Derive an expression for the force experienced by an object of mass m which is rotating with angular velocity
ω around a circular path of radius r, in the absence of any gravitational field. (4 marks)

(b) In a laboratory a small weight is attached by a piece of string of length l to a fixed point and set into circular
motion in a horizontal plane. Derive an expression for the angle of inclination of the string with the vertical,
explaining what happens as ω is increased to a high value. (3 marks)

3. (94)

The figure shows a car travelling over a hump which is an arc of a vertical circle. Compared with travelling on a
level road, would a passenger feel heavier, lighter or the same as usual when the car passes the top of the hump ?
Briefly explain your answer. (Assume that the passenger remains in contact with the seat) (3 marks)

4. (96)
(a) The centripetal acceleration, a, of a body undergoing a uniform circular motion of radius r can be expressed
v2
as either (1) a = or (2) a = ω2 r, where v and ω are linear and angular speeds of the body respectively.
r
For a uniform circular motion of constant period, student A thinks that a decreases with r according to
equation (1), while student B argues that a increases with r according to equation (2). Comment on their
arguments. (2 marks)

(b) To study a circular motion, a small rubber bung of mass m is attached to one end of a piece of string passing
through a thin glass tube, which has a weight W hanging at its other end. The rubber bung is set into a
horizontal circular motion by a student holding the glass tube.
L

glass paper
A tube marker rubber
bung

(i) Draw a diagram to show the forces acting on the rubber bung and explain why the string is not
horizontal but dips at a small angle θ.

(ii) Show that the weight W equals mω2 L in theory, where ω is the angular speed and L is the length of the
string beyond the upper opening of the glass tube. Give TWO reasons to explain why there are
discrepancies between the experimental and theoretical results.

(iii) Suggest TWO ways to increase the rate of revolution of the rubber bung.

(iv) When the rubber bung is at position A, the string suddenly breaks. Describe and explain its subsequent
motion. (7 marks)

(c) With the aid of a diagram, describe and explain the action of a centrifuge. Give a practical use of a centrifuge.
(5 marks)
Essay Question
Chapter 7 Circular motion (EQ)7P2

5. (04)
(a) (i) The figure shows a particle moving with uniform speed v in a horizontal circle of radius r.
v

A B

With the aid of a vector diagram, find an expression for the change in velocity Δv as the particle
moves from, say, point A to an adjacent point B in time Δt. Hence, determine the magnitude and
direction of its acceleration at point A.

(ii) A pendulum bob is attached to a string and made to revolve in a horizontal circle as shown. If the length
of the string is L, derive the relation between the period of motion and the angle that the string makes
with the vertical. (Neglect air resistance.)

(iii) With the aid of a diagram, explain why a person on a bicycle has to lean inwards when riding round a
horizontal circular track. (10 marks)

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