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Unit 4 Flashcards

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centrifugal force

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  • The apparent outward force on a rotating or revolving body.
  • It is an effect of rotation.
  • Is fictitious because it is not part of an interaction, and therefore not a true force.
  • Is due to the tendency of a moving body to move in a straight-line path.
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What moves faster on a disk?

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Inside and outside have the same rpm, but the outside part moves faster than the inside.

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Can the terms linear speed and rotational speed be used interchangeably?

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No. [see sec 10.2]

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4
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A satellite is…

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constantly changing direction as it travels around the Earth, and so it is constantly accelerating. B/c it is accelerating, it is experiencing a net force, gravity.

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axis

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straight line around which rotation takes place

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6
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Two types of circular motion

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Rotation and revolution

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Rotation

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motion about an axis located within the body of the object

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internal axis

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an axis located within the body of the object

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9
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Revolution

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the motion about an axis located outside the body of an object

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10
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Linear speed

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distance traveled per unit of time

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Tangential speed

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The speed of an object moving in a circular path. Called this because the direction of motion is always tangent to the circle.

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12
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Rotational speed.

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aka angular speed. Number of rotations per minute (rpm).

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13
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A point farther away from the center travels…

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…a longer path in the same time, and therefore, has a greater tangential speed.

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tangential speed proportion

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tangential speed ~ radial distance * rotational speed or v ~ r*w

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What does tangential speed depends on?

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Rotational speed and the distance from the axis of rotation

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16
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Why does a moving freight train stay on the tracks?

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Because their rims are slightly tapered.

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17
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An object moving in a circle still undergoes…

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…an acceleration, even at a constant speed, because its direction is changing, which is due to net force.

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18
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Centripetal acceleration

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What any object moving in a circle undergoes an acceleration that is directed to the center of the circle.

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19
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Centripetal

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means “toward the center.”

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What would happen if a centripetal force ceased to act on an object moving in a curved path?

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the object would move in a straight line.

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21
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the centripetal force that holds a car in a curved path while rounding a corner comes from.

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comes from the friction between the tires and the road.

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When you are riding in a car and it goes around a sharp left-hand corner, why are you pressed against the door of the car?

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There is no centripetal force acting to hold you in place.

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23
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What causes the centrifugal-force effect?

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Inertia

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In a rotating reference frame, what forces act on objects in the rotating system?

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Both centripetal and centrifugal forces

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25
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Center of mass and center of gravity are…

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…closely related, and for many objects, are essentially the same thing

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26
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Center of gravity

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  • The point at the center of an object’s weight distribution, where the force of gravity can be considered to act.
  • The lower your center of gravity, the more stable you are.
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27
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An object in equilibrium has…

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…no net torque acting on it.

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28
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When would the center of gravity and the center of mass be in different locations in an object?

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Possibly in a very large object when the gravity varies from one part of the object to the other.

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29
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An object remains in rotational equilibrium if its center of mass is…

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…above the area of support

30
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Torque

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The rotational analog of force; the product of force and the lever arm (measured in newton-meters). Tends to produce rotational acceleration.

31
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Mechanical equilibrium rotational

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sigma(torques) = 0

32
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What does torque produce?

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Rotation

33
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Lever arm

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The perpendicular distance between an axis and the line of action of a force that tends to produce rotation about that axis.

34
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When balanced torques act on an object…

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…there is no change in rotation

35
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Center of mass

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The point at the center of an object’s mass distribution, where all the mass can be considered to be concentrated

36
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Where is center of mass located in an object?

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At the point located at the object’s average position of mass.

37
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How to apply spin to an object

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A force must be applied to the edge of the object. Produces torque -> adds rotation to projectile.

38
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Center of gravity of people

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Is not located in a fixed place, but depends on body orientation.

39
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Change in location of CG upon toppling

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The center of gravity of that object is raised, lowered, or unchanged.

40
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Unstable equilibrium

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The state of an object balanced so that any small displacement or rotation lowers its center of gravity.

41
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Stable equilibrium

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The state of an object balanced so that any small displacement or rotation raises its center of gravity.

42
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Neutral equilibrium

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The state of an object balanced so that any small movement neither raises nor lowers its center of gravity.

43
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When will an object spin/rotate?

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When a force applied to an object does not pass through the object’s center of mass.

44
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What happens when the CG of an object is raised?

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the gravitational potential energy increases

45
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Describe the conditions that are necessary so that an object will remain upright.

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As long as the center of gravity of the object is above the area of support, the object will remain upright.

46
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Explain the difference between stable, unstable, and neutral equilibrium.

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In unstable equilibrium, the CG is lowered with displacement. In stable equilibrium the CG rises with displacement. In neutral equilibrium the CG neither rises nor falls with displacement.

47
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torque equation

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torque = force * lever arm

OR torque = force * distance

48
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“objects in motion tend to stay in motion” must hold true for objects…

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moving in circular paths as well.

49
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What does inertia of a rotating object depend on?

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both mass and distance

50
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Major axes for human body

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longitudinal, transverse, medial

51
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Angular inertia

A

resistance to change in motion due to mass at a radial distance

52
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Angular momentum equation

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angular momentum = rotational inertia * rotational velocity
a = I*w
OR
angular momentum = mvr (mv = magnitude of linear momentum, r = radial distance)

53
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Angular momentum

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Product of rotational inertia and rotational velocity. For rotating objects. Conserved when no net torque acts on object

54
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Rotational inertia

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  • aka moment of inertia.
  • The resistance of an object to changes in its rotational motion.
  • Is determined by the distribution of the mass of the object and the location of the axis of rotation or revolution.
55
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The greater an object’s rotational inertia the more difficult it…

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…is to change the rotational speed of an object.

56
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Rotational inertia equation

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I = mr^2 where I = rotational inertia, mass m is concentrated at the same distance r from a rotational axis

57
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Longitudinal axis

A

Head-to-toe axis

58
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Transverse axis

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Rotate about it when perform somersault or flip

59
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Media axis

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Front-to-back axis

60
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Objects of the same shape but different sizes accelerate…

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equally when rolled down an incline. a = F/m

61
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Linear momentum

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Product of mass and velocity of an object. aka momentum.

62
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Rotational velocity

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Rotational speed together with a direction for the axis of rotation or revolution. Is a vector quantity with the same direction as angular momentum.

63
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Newton’s first law of inertia for rotating systems

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An object or system of objects will maintain its angular momentum (continue rotating about axis) unless acted upon by an unbalanced external torque.

64
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Law of conservation of angular momentum

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An object or system of objects will maintain a constant angular momentum unless acted upon by an unbalanced net torque.

65
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What can simulate gravity?

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In a rotating frame of reference, there seems to be an outwardly directed centrifugal force, which can simulate gravity.

66
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What is inertia a measure of?

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Laziness

67
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What direction, when a person is in a large rotating space, is the “up” direction that a person senses is toward

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the center of rotation

68
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Equation for rotational inertia, I, of a solid sphere spinning about its axis of rotation?

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l = (2/5)m*r^2

69
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Does a hoop or a solid disk of the same diameter have a greater acceleration for down an incline?

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The solid disk because it has less rotational inertia per mass.

70
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Explain how angular momentum makes a moving bicycle easier to balance than a bicycle at rest.

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The bicycle wheels at rest have no angular momentum, and the bicycle will fall over easily. When the bicycle is moving, the wheels have angular momentum, and a greater torque is required to change the direction of the angular momentum.

71
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Centripetal Force

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-Center-directed force that causes an object to move in a curved (sometimes circular) path.
-Not basic forces of nature.
-Equation: (mass*tangential speed^2)/(radius of curvature
or
F(c) = (mv^2)/r

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