A satellite is placed in equatorial orbit above Mars, which has a radius of 3397 km and a mass MM = 6.40 × 1023 kg.The mission of the satellite is to observe the Martian climate from an altitude of 488 km.What is the orbital period of the satellite?

A) 9.18 × 102 s B) 3.62 × 103 s C) 7.36 × 103 s D) 1.08 × 105 s E) 7.27 × 1012 s A) 9.18 × 102 s B) 3.62 × 103 s C) 7.36 × 103 s D) 1.08 × 105 s E) 7.27 × 1012 s

What is the acceleration due to gravity at an altitude of 1.00 × 106 m above the earth's surface? Note: the radius of the earth is 6.38 × 106 m.

A) 3.99 m/s2 B) 9.80 m/s2 C) 5.00 m/s2 D) 6.77 m/s2 E) 7.32 m/s2 A) 3.99 m/s2 B) 9.80 m/s2 C) 5.00 m/s2 D) 6.77 m/s2 E) 7.32 m/s2

Exam 5: Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion

A 1500-kg vehicle travels at a constant speed of 22 m/s around a circular track that has a radius of 85 m. -Jupiter has a mass that is roughly 320 times that of the Earth and a radius equal to 11 times that of the Earth.What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Jupiter?

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A spaceship is in orbit around the earth at an altitude of 12 000 miles.Which one of the following statements best explains why the astronauts experience "weightlessness?"

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A solar-powered car is traveling at constant speed around a circular track.What happens to the centripetal acceleration of the car if the speed is doubled?

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Determine the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the satellite by the planet.

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A satellite is placed in equatorial orbit above Mars, which has a radius of 3397 km and a mass M_M = 6.40 × 10²³ kg.The mission of the satellite is to observe the Martian climate from an altitude of 488 km.What is the orbital period of the satellite?

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What is the acceleration of the satellite?

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Consider a satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth.If it were at an altitude equal to twice the radius of the Earth, 2R_E, how would its speed v relate to the Earth's radius R_E, and the magnitude g of the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface?

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Complete the following statement: The maximum speed at which a car can safely negotiate a frictionless banked curve depends on all of the following except

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Complete the following statement: The maximum speed at which a car can safely negotiate an unbanked curve depends on all of the following factors except

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One of the world's largest Ferris wheels, the Cosmo Clock 21 with a radius of 50.0 m is located in Yokohama City, Japan. Each of the sixty gondolas on the wheel takes 1.00 minute to complete one revolution when it is running at full speed. Note: Ignore gravitational effects. -What is the centripetal acceleration of the gondola when the Ferris wheel is running at full speed?

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The radius of Saturn's orbit around the Sun is about 10 times that of Earth.Complete the following statement: The period of Saturn is about

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A car traveling at 20 m/s follows a curve in the road so that its centripetal acceleration is 5 m/s².What is the radius of the curve?

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What is the acceleration due to gravity at an altitude of 1.00 × 10⁶ m above the earth's surface? Note: the radius of the earth is 6.38 × 10⁶ m.

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Question 53

Which force is responsible for holding a car in a frictionless banked curve?

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A 1800-kg Jeep travels along a straight 500-m portion of highway (from A to B) at a constant speed of 10 m/s.At B, the Jeep encounters an unbanked curve of radius 50 m.The Jeep follows the road from B to C traveling at a constant speed of 10 m/s while the direction of the Jeep changes from east to south. -The Earth exerts the necessary centripetal force on an orbiting satellite to keep it moving in a circle at constant speed.Which one of the following statements best explains why the speed of the satellite does not change although there is a net force exerted on it?

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A small car of mass M travels along a straight, horizontal track.As suggested in the figure, the track then bends into a vertical circle of radius R. -What is the minimum acceleration that the car must have at the top of the track if it is to remain in contact with the track?

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A 1800-kg Jeep travels along a straight 500-m portion of highway (from A to B) at a constant speed of 10 m/s.At B, the Jeep encounters an unbanked curve of radius 50 m.The Jeep follows the road from B to C traveling at a constant speed of 10 m/s while the direction of the Jeep changes from east to south. -What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the Jeep as it travels from A to B?

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A ball is whirled on the end of a string in a horizontal circle of radius R at constant speed v.Complete the following statement: The centripetal acceleration of the ball can be increased by a factor of 4 by

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An artificial satellite in a circular orbit around the Sun has a period of 8 years.Determine the ratio of the satellite's orbital radius to that of the earth's orbital radius.Assume that the earth's orbit around the Sun is circular.

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Exam 5: Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion

A 1500-kg vehicle travels at a constant speed of 22 m/s around a circular track that has a radius of 85 m. -Jupiter has a mass that is roughly 320 times that of the Earth and a radius equal to 11 times that of the Earth.What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Jupiter?

A spaceship is in orbit around the earth at an altitude of 12 000 miles.Which one of the following statements best explains why the astronauts experience "weightlessness?"

A solar-powered car is traveling at constant speed around a circular track.What happens to the centripetal acceleration of the car if the speed is doubled?

Determine the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the satellite by the planet.

A satellite is placed in equatorial orbit above Mars, which has a radius of 3397 km and a mass MM = 6.40 × 1023 kg.The mission of the satellite is to observe the Martian climate from an altitude of 488 km.What is the orbital period of the satellite?

What is the acceleration of the satellite?

Consider a satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth.If it were at an altitude equal to twice the radius of the Earth, 2RE, how would its speed v relate to the Earth's radius RE, and the magnitude g of the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface?

Complete the following statement: The maximum speed at which a car can safely negotiate a frictionless banked curve depends on all of the following except

Complete the following statement: The maximum speed at which a car can safely negotiate an unbanked curve depends on all of the following factors except

The radius of Saturn's orbit around the Sun is about 10 times that of Earth.Complete the following statement: The period of Saturn is about

A car traveling at 20 m/s follows a curve in the road so that its centripetal acceleration is 5 m/s2.What is the radius of the curve?

What is the acceleration due to gravity at an altitude of 1.00 × 106 m above the earth's surface? Note: the radius of the earth is 6.38 × 106 m.

Which force is responsible for holding a car in a frictionless banked curve?

A small car of mass M travels along a straight, horizontal track.As suggested in the figure, the track then bends into a vertical circle of radius R. -What is the minimum acceleration that the car must have at the top of the track if it is to remain in contact with the track?

A ball is whirled on the end of a string in a horizontal circle of radius R at constant speed v.Complete the following statement: The centripetal acceleration of the ball can be increased by a factor of 4 by

An artificial satellite in a circular orbit around the Sun has a period of 8 years.Determine the ratio of the satellite's orbital radius to that of the earth's orbital radius.Assume that the earth's orbit around the Sun is circular.

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A satellite is placed in equatorial orbit above Mars, which has a radius of 3397 km and a mass M_M = 6.40 × 10²³ kg.The mission of the satellite is to observe the Martian climate from an altitude of 488 km.What is the orbital period of the satellite?

Consider a satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth.If it were at an altitude equal to twice the radius of the Earth, 2R_E, how would its speed v relate to the Earth's radius R_E, and the magnitude g of the acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface?

A car traveling at 20 m/s follows a curve in the road so that its centripetal acceleration is 5 m/s².What is the radius of the curve?

What is the acceleration due to gravity at an altitude of 1.00 × 10⁶ m above the earth's surface? Note: the radius of the earth is 6.38 × 10⁶ m.