Circular Motion Characteristics

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What is the acceleration responsible for the change in direction of velocity in uniform circular motion?

Radial acceleration

Tangential acceleration

Linear acceleration

Centripetal acceleration (correct)

What is the term for circular motion in which the speed of the particle remains constant?

Tangential motion

Non-uniform circular motion

Uniform Circular Motion (UCM) (correct)

Radial motion

What gives the direction of Fig. 1.1 in the context of angular velocity?

Outstretched thumb (correct)

Frequency

Periodic time

Speed of particle

What happens to the speeds of the particles in a fan when it is switched ON or OFF?

They increase Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for circular motion in which the speeds of particles go on increasing or decreasing for some time?

Non-uniform circular motion Signup and view all the answers

What does the centripetal acceleration always point towards in circular motion?

Towards the center of the circle Signup and view all the answers

What type of motion is circular motion?

Accelerated motion Signup and view all the answers

What is the motion experienced by every particle in a rotating object?

Circular motion Signup and view all the answers

What is the tangential velocity in circular motion given by?

$v = r\theta$ Signup and view all the answers

What quantities are analogous to displacement, velocity, and acceleration in translational motion for circular motion?

Angular displacement, angular velocity, and angular acceleration Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the tangential velocity in circular motion given by?

Always along the axis of rotation Signup and view all the answers

How is the direction of angular displacement determined in circular motion?

Curling the fingers of the right hand along the sense of rotation Signup and view all the answers

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What is the acceleration responsible for the change in direction of velocity in uniform circular motion?

What is the term for circular motion in which the speed of the particle remains constant?

What gives the direction of Fig. 1.1 in the context of angular velocity?

What happens to the speeds of the particles in a fan when it is switched ON or OFF?

What is the term for circular motion in which the speeds of particles go on increasing or decreasing for some time?

What does the centripetal acceleration always point towards in circular motion?

What type of motion is circular motion?

What is the motion experienced by every particle in a rotating object?

What is the tangential velocity in circular motion given by?

What quantities are analogous to displacement, velocity, and acceleration in translational motion for circular motion?

What is the direction of the tangential velocity in circular motion given by?

How is the direction of angular displacement determined in circular motion?

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