1. Cutnell/Johnson Physics 8th edition
Classroom Response System Questions
Chapter 8 Rotational Kinematics
Interactive Lecture Questions

2. Over the course of a day (twenty-four hours), what is the angular displacement of the second hand of a wrist watch in radians?
a) rad
b) rad
c) rad
d) rad
e) rad

3. 8. 2. 1. The planet Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun
The planet Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun. The orbit is nearly circular, so for this exercise, assume that it is. What is the angular velocity, in radians per second, of Mercury in its orbit around the Sun?
a) 8.3 × 107 rad/s
b) 2.0 × 10 5 rad/s
c) 7.3 × 10 4 rad/s
d) 7.1 × 10 2 rad/s
e) This cannot be determined without knowing the radius of the orbit.

4. 8.2.2. Complete the following statement: For a wheel that turns with constant angular speed,
a) each point on its rim moves with constant acceleration.
b) the wheel turns through “equal angles in equal times.”
c) each point on the rim moves at a constant velocity.
d) the angular displacement of a point on the rim is constant.
e) all points on the wheel are moving at a constant velocity.

5. The propeller of an airplane is at rest when the pilot starts the engine; and its angular acceleration is a constant value. Two seconds later, the propeller is rotating at 10 rad/s. Through how many revolutions has the propeller rotated through during the first two seconds?
a) 300
b) 50
c) 20
d) 10
e) 5

6. A ball is spinning about an axis that passes through its center with a constant angular acceleration of  rad/s2. During a time interval from t1 to t2, the angular displacement of the ball is  radians. At time t2, the angular velocity of the ball is 2 rad/s. What is the ball’s angular velocity at time t1?
a) rad/s
b) rad/s
c) rad/s
d) rad/s
e) zero rad/s

7. The Earth, which has an equatorial radius of 6380 km, makes one revolution on its axis every hours. What is the tangential speed of Nairobi, Kenya, a city near the equator?
a) m/s
b) m/s
c) 148 m/s
d) 232 m/s
e) 465 m/s

8. The original Ferris wheel had a radius of 38 m and completed a full revolution (2 radians) every two minutes when operating at its maximum speed. If the wheel were uniformly slowed from its maximum speed to a stop in 35 seconds, what would be the magnitude of the instantaneous tangential speed at the outer rim of the wheel 15 seconds after it begins its deceleration?
a) m/s
b) m/s
c) m/s
d) m/s
e) m/s

9. A long, thin rod of length 4L rotates counterclockwise with constant angular acceleration around an axis that is perpendicular to the rod and passes through a pivot point that is a length L from one end as shown. What is the ratio of the tangential acceleration at a point on the end closest to the pivot point to that at a point on the end farthest from the pivot point?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 1/2
d) 1/3
e) 1/4

10. A long, thin rod of length 4L rotates counterclockwise with constant angular acceleration around an axis that is perpendicular to the rod and passes through a pivot point that is a length L from one end as shown. What is the ratio of the tangential speed (at any instant) at a point on the end closest to the pivot point to that at a point on the end farthest from the pivot point?
a) 1/4
b) 1/3
c) 1/2
d) 3
e) 4

11. An airplane starts from rest at the end of a runway and begins accelerating. The tires of the plane are rotating with an angular velocity that is uniformly increasing with time. On one of the tires, Point A is located on the part of the tire in contact with the runway surface and point B is located halfway between Point A and the axis of rotation. Which one of the following statements is true concerning this situation?
a) Both points have the same tangential acceleration.
b) Both points have the same centripetal acceleration.
c) Both points have the same instantaneous angular velocity.
d) The angular velocity at point A is greater than that of point B.
e) Each second, point A turns through a greater angle than point B.

12. A wheel starts from rest and rotates with a constant angular acceleration. What is the ratio of the instantaneous tangential acceleration at point A located a distance 2r to that at point B located at r, where the radius of the wheel is R = 2r?
a) 0.25
b) 0.50
c) 1.0
d) 2.0
e) 4.0

13. 8. 6. 1. The wheels of a bicycle have a radius of r meters
The wheels of a bicycle have a radius of r meters. The bicycle is traveling along a level road at a constant speed v m/s. Which one of the following expressions may be used to determine the angular speed, in rev/min, of the wheels? a) b) c) d) e)

14. 8.6.3. Which one of the following statements concerning a wheel undergoing rolling motion is true?
a) The angular acceleration of the wheel must be zero m/s2.
b) The tangential velocity is the same for all points on the wheel.
c) The linear velocity for all points on the rim of the wheel is non-zero.
d) The tangential velocity is the same for all points on the rim of the wheel.
e) There is no slipping at the point where the wheel touches the surface on which it is rolling.

15. A circular hoop rolls without slipping on a flat horizontal surface. Which one of the following is necessarily true?
a) All points on the rim of the hoop have the same speed.
b) All points on the rim of the hoop have the same velocity.
c) Every point on the rim of the wheel has a different velocity.
d) All points on the rim of the hoop have acceleration vectors that are tangent to the hoop.
e) All points on the rim of the hoop have acceleration vectors that point toward the center of the hoop.

16. 8. 6. 5. A bicycle wheel of radius 0
A bicycle wheel of radius 0.70 m is turning at an angular speed of 6.3 rad/s as it rolls on a horizontal surface without slipping. What is the linear speed of the wheel?
a) 1.4 m/s
b) 28 m/s
c) m/s
d) 4.4 m/s
e) 9.1 m/s

17. A packaged roll of paper towels falls from a shelf in a grocery store and rolls due south without slipping. What is the direction of the paper towels’ angular velocity?
a) north
b) east
c) south
d) west
e) down

18. A packaged roll of paper towels falls from a shelf in a grocery store and rolls due south without slipping. As its linear speed slows, what are the directions of the paper towels’ angular velocity and angular acceleration?
a) east, east
b) west, east
c) south, north
d) east, west
e) west, west

19. A top is spinning counterclockwise and moving toward the right with a linear velocity as shown in the drawing. If the angular speed is decreasing as time passes, what is the direction of the angular velocity of the top?
a) upward
b) downward
c) left
d) right

20. 8. 7. 4. A truck and trailer have 18 wheels
A truck and trailer have 18 wheels. If the direction of the angular velocity vectors of the 18 wheels point 30 north of east, in what direction is the truck traveling?
a) 30° east of south
b) 30° west of north
c) 30° north of east
d) 30° south of west
e) 30° south of east

21. A girl is sitting on the edge of a merry-go-round at a playground as shown. Looking down from above, the merry-go-round is rotating clockwise. What is the direction of the girl’s angular velocity?
a) upward
b) downward
c) left
d) right
e) There is no direction since it is the merry go round that has the
angular velocity.