Angular Velocity and Acceleration

Practice Questions

AP Physics 1 › Angular Velocity and Acceleration

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Pluto distance to sun:

Determine the translational velocity of Pluto.

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A CD rotates at a rate of in the positive counter clockwise direction. After pressing play, the disk is speeding up at a rate of . What is the angular velocity of the CD in after 4 seconds?

3

Pluto radius:

Determine the linear velocity of someone standing on the surface of Pluto due to the rotation of the planet.

4

What is the angular velocity of the second hand of a clock?

5

A model train completes a circle of radius in . Determine the angular frequency in .

6

A spinning disk is rotating at a rate of in the positive counterclockwise direction. If the disk is speeding up at a rate of , find the disk's angular velocity in after four seconds.

7

A horizontally mounted wheel of radius is initially at rest, and then begins to accelerate constantly until it has reached an angular velocity after 5 complete revolutions. What was the angular acceleration of the wheel?

8

What is the difference in the angular velocity of the second hand of radius 1cm on a wristwatch, compared to the second hand of radius 5m on a large clock tower?

9

Radius of the earth:

A train is traveling directly north at . Estimate its angular velocity with respect to the center of the earth.

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A ferris wheel has a trip length of 3min, that is it takes three minutes for it to make one complete revolution. What is the angular velocity of the ferris wheel if it only takes passengers around one time, in ?

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