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    Circular Motion

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    The document contains two exam-style physics questions. The first question is about Jupiter and its moon Io, and involves calculating Io's orbital period, the centripetal force keeping it in orbit, Jupiter's mass, gravitational potential near Jupiter's surface, and the kinetic energy of a comet fragment impacting Jupiter. The second question involves calculating the acceleration and resultant force on a cyclist riding in a circular track based on the cyclist's speed, mass, and the track's radius.

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    Circular Motion

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    The document contains two exam-style physics questions. The first question is about Jupiter and its moon Io, and involves calculating Io's orbital period, the centripetal force keeping it in orbit, Jupiter's mass, gravitational potential near Jupiter's surface, and the kinetic energy of a comet fragment impacting Jupiter. The second question involves calculating the acceleration and resultant force on a cyclist riding in a circular track based on the cyclist's speed, mass, and the track's radius.

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    The document contains two exam-style physics questions. The first question is about Jupiter and its moon Io, and involves calculating Io's orbital period, the centripetal force keeping it in orbit, Jupiter's mass, gravitational potential near Jupiter's surface, and the kinetic energy of a comet fragment impacting Jupiter. The second question involves calculating the acceleration and resultant force on a cyclist riding in a circular track based on the cyclist's speed, mass, and the track's radius.

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    Circular Motion

    Uploaded by

    Nihal Singh
    The document contains two exam-style physics questions. The first question is about Jupiter and its moon Io, and involves calculating Io's orbital period, the centripetal force keeping it in orbit, Jupiter's mass, gravitational potential near Jupiter's surface, and the kinetic energy of a comet fragment impacting Jupiter. The second question involves calculating the acceleration and resultant force on a cyclist riding in a circular track based on the cyclist's speed, mass, and the track's radius.

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    Exam-style Questions

    1. This question is about the planet Jupiter and one of the moons that orbits it, called lo.

    lo orbits Jupiter at a speed, v of 1.7 x 104 m s-1 at an orbital radius, r, of 4.2 x 108m. a) Show that lo takes approximately 43 hours to orbit Jupiter once. (2 Marks)

    b) lo is held in its orbit by a centripetal force,

    , where m is the mass of lo. This

    force is the gravitational attraction between lo and Jupiter.

    i) Show that

    where N is the mass of Jupiter.

    ii) Show that the mass of Jupiter is about 2.0 x 1027 kg. (4 Marks) c) Show that the gravitational potential at the top of Jupiter's atmosphere, 7.1 x 107 m from the centre of the planet, is about -2 x 109 Jkg-1. Assume that Jupiter is a sphere. (2 Marks) d) In July 1994, comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into Jupiter causing dramatic heating of the planet's atmosphere. During the approach to the planet, the comet broke up. One piece that struck the planet had a mass of about 4 x 1012 kg. This fragment crossed the orbit of lo heading directly towards Jupiter with a velocity of 10 km s1

    i) Show that kinetic energy of the fragment at the moment is 2 x 1020 J. (1 Mark) ii) Explain why the fragment will enter the atmosphere of Jupiter with a velocity greater than 10km s-1. (2 Marks) (Marks available: 11)

    2.

    a) A cyclist goes round a circular track, of radius 10 m, at a constant speed of 8.0 m s1

    What is the acceleration of the cyclist and what is its direction? (3 Marks) b) What is the resultant force on the cycle and the rider if together they have a mass of 90 kg? (2 Marks) (Marks available: 5) Answer

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