A) A stationary coordinate system B) An inertial reference frame C) A static velocity frame D) A non-inertial reference frame
A) The stationary frame B) The rotating frame C) The absolute frame D) The acceleration frame
A) The axis of rotation B) Linear acceleration C) Absolute angular velocity D) Centrifugal force
A) Vector addition B) Scalar multiplication C) Dot product D) Vector cross product
A) Along the axis of rotation B) Parallel to the acceleration vector C) Perpendicular to the rotating frame D) Along the velocity vector
A) They are pushed to the left B) They are pushed to the right C) They experience a strong centrifugal force D) They are not accelerating
A) To the right B) To the left C) Backward D) Forward
A) A gravitational force B) A fictitious force C) A magnetic force D) A fundamental force
A) To cancel out gravity B) To explain the tendency to start accelerating to the right C) To increase the speed of the car D) To balance the car's engine power
A) Pushes the passenger to the left B) Stays stationary C) Pushes the passenger to the right D) Pushes the passenger forward
A) Moving toward the outside of the curve B) Moving toward the left C) Accelerating to the right D) Remaining at rest
A) The centrifugal force pulls them right B) The engine pushes them forward C) Gravity pulls them down D) The seat exerts a net force to the left
A) Gravity B) Centrifugal force C) Friction D) Inertia
A) The car's engine power B) A centrifugal tendency caused by inertia C) The Earth's magnetic field D) The curvature of the road
A) Space shuttles and helicopters B) Aeroplanes and roller coasters C) Submarines and trains D) Bicycles and boats
A) The rightward force of gravity B) The driver's steering input C) The leftward force applied by the seat D) The engine's forward momentum
A) Lean forward B) Apply a rightward force C) Apply a leftward force D) Do nothing
A) To keep moving with the car B) Because they want to fall out C) Because the car is slowing down D) Because the seat is slippery
A) The passenger moves to the right B) The net force is zero C) The net force is maximum D) The passenger moves to the left
A) Only for rotating objects B) No C) Only at high speeds D) Yes
A) Radially inward B) Radially outward C) Tangentially backward D) Tangentially forward
A) Parallel B) Diagonal C) Perpendicular D) Tangential
A) F = mω²ρ B) F = mωρ C) F = mωρ² D) F = m²ωρ
A) Force B) Center C) Circle D) Rotation
A) Moving towards the center B) Resting at the center C) Rotating around the center D) Fleeing from the center
A) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz B) Robert Hooke C) Isaac Newton D) Christiaan Huygens
A) Elements of Mechanics B) Horologium Oscillatorium C) Principia D) Natural Philosophy
A) Horologium Oscillatorium B) Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems C) Principia D) Opticks
A) The free fall experiment B) The magnetic field test C) The pendulum experiment D) The rotating bucket argument
A) Huygens' principle B) Leibniz's principle C) Newton's principle D) Mach's principle
A) Late 19th century B) Late 18th century C) Early 20th century D) Mid 17th century
A) The string tension B) Gravity C) Centrifugal force D) Magnetic force
A) Straight line B) Spiral C) Parabolic arc D) Circular path
A) Horizontally B) Toward the center C) Tangent to the string D) Vertically
A) Zero gravity B) Centripetal acceleration C) Linear acceleration D) Increased gravity
A) The text implies it, but identifies the shape variation as a factor in gravity B) Centrifugal force is non-existent C) The Earth is perfectly flat D) The Earth is stationary
A) Two times B) Three times C) One time D) Zero times
A) Volume B) Velocity C) Density D) Mass
A) The atmospheric pressure B) Other forces upon the liquid C) The gravitational potential D) The container walls
A) Oblateness B) Linear expansion C) Centripetal contraction D) Gravitational collapse
A) Galileo B) Newton C) Einstein D) Clairaut
A) Speed B) Temperature C) Oil pressure D) Fuel consumption
A) Steam engine B) Electric drill C) Wind turbine D) Chain saw
A) Humans B) Bacteria C) Plants D) Mice
A) Saturn B) Mars C) Jupiter D) Venus
A) Rock climbing ascender B) Bicycle brake C) Elevator hoist D) Gymnastic equipment |