Chapter: Chapter 8

Multiple Choice

1. Complete the following statement: The angular measure 1.0 radian is equal to

A) 0.0175°.

B) 57.3°.

C) 1.57°.

D) 3.14°.

E) 6.28°.

Ans: B

Difficulty: Easy

SectionDef: Section 8-1 and 8-2

2. A bicycle travels 141 m along a circular track of radius 30 m. What is the angular
displacement in radians of the bicycle from its starting position?

A) 1.0 rad

B) 1.5 rad

C) 3.0 rad

D) 4.7 rad

E) 9.4 rad

Ans: D

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-1 and 8-2

3. What is the angular speed in rad/s of the second hand of a watch?

—3
A) 1.7 × 10 rad/s

B) 0.10 rad/s

C) 0.02 rad/s

D) 6.28 rad/s

E) 60 rad/s

Ans: B

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-1 and 8-2

4. The Earth takes slightly less than one day to complete one rotation about the axis
4
passing through its poles. The actual time is 8.616 × 10 s. Given this information,
what is the angular speed of the Earth about its axis?
—5
A) 7.292 × 10 rad/s
—6
B) 2.321 × 10 rad/s
—5
C) 9.951 × 10 rad/s
—4
D) 6.334 × 10 rad/s
—7
E) 1.990 × 10 rad/s

Ans: A

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-1 and 8-2

5. A wheel with a 0.10-m radius is rotating at 35 rev/s. It then slows uniformly to 15

rev/s over a 3.0-s interval. What is the angular acceleration of a point on the wheel?
2
A) —2.0 rev/s
2
B) 0.67 rev/s
2
C) —6.7 rev/s
2
D) 42 rev/s
2
E) —17 rev/s

Ans: C

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-1 and 8-2

6. Which equation is valid only when the angular measure is expressed in radians?



A) t



B) t

C)
    2
2 2
0

vT

D) r

  12  t 2  0 t
E)

Ans: D

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

7. During the spin-dry cycle of a washing machine, the motor slows from 90 rad/s to
30 rad/s while the turning the drum through an angle of 180 radians. What is the
magnitude of the angular acceleration of the motor?
2
A) 64 rad/s
2
B) 32 rad/s
2
C) 10 rad/s
2
D) 20 rad/s
 2
E) 1.0 rad/s

Ans: D

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

8. A fan rotating with an initial angular velocity of 1000 rev/min is switched off. In 2
seconds, the angular velocity decreases to 200 rev/min. Assuming the angular
acceleration is constant, how many revolutions does the blade undergo during this time?

A) 10

B) 20

C) 100

D) 125

E) 1200

Ans: B

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-3

9. An airplane engine starts from rest; and 2 seconds later, it is rotating with an
angular speed of 420 rev/min. If the angular acceleration is constant, how many
revolutions does the propeller undergo during this time?

A) 7
B) 14

C) 21

D) 49

E) 150

Ans: A

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-3

10. During the time a compact disc (CD) accelerates from rest to a constant rotational
speed of 477 rev/min, it rotates through an angular displacement of 0.250 rev. What is
the angular acceleration of the CD?
2
A) 358 rad/s
2
B) 126 rad/s
2
C) 901 rad/s
2
D) 866 rad/s
2
E) 794 rad/s

Ans: E

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

Reference: Ref 8-1

A grindstone of radius 4.0 m is initially spinning with an angular speed of 8.0 rad/s.
The angular speed is then increased to 12 rad/s over the next 4.0 seconds. Assume
that the angular acceleration is constant.

11. What is the average angular speed of the grindstone?

A) 0.5 rad/s

B) 2.0 rad/s

C) 4.0 rad/s

D) 8.0 rad/s

E) 10 rad/s

Ans: E

Refer To: Ref 8-1

Difficulty: Easy

SectionDef: Section 8-3

12. What is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the grindstone?

2
A) 0.50 rad/s
2
B) 1.0 rad/s
2
C) 4.5 rad/s
2
D) 9.0 rad/s
2
E) 18 rad/s
Ans: B

Refer To: Ref 8-1

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

13. Through how many revolutions does the grindstone turn during the 4.0-second
interval?

A) 0.64

B) 3.8

C) 4.0

D) 6.4

E) 40

Ans: E

Refer To: Ref 8-1

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-3

14. A grindstone, initially at rest, is given a constant angular acceleration so that it

makes 20.0 rev in the first 8.00 s. What is its angular acceleration?
2
A) 0.313 rad/s
2
B) 0.625 rad/s
 2
C) 2.50 rad/s
2
D) 1.97 rad/s
2
E) 3.93 rad/s

Ans: E

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

15. A wheel, originally rotating at 126 rad/s undergoes a constant angular deceleration
2
of 5.00 rad/s . What is its angular speed after it has turned through an angle of 628
radians?

A) 15 rad/s

B) 19 rad/s

C) 98 rad/s

D) 121 rad/s

E) 150 rad/s

Ans: C

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

16. A wheel turns through an angle of 188 radians in 8.0 s; and its angular speed at the
end of the period is 44 rad/s. If the angular acceleration is constant, what was the
angular speed of the wheel at the beginning of the 8.0 s interval?

A) 3.0 rad/s

B) 7.0 rad/s

C) 9.1 rad/s

D) 23.5 rad/s

E) 32.5 rad/s

Ans: A

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

17. A spinning disc rotating at 130 rev/min slows and stops 31 s later. How many
revolutions did the disc make during this time?

A) 34

B) 67

C) 8.4

D) 17

E) 4.2

Ans: A

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

18. A 1.0-m roulette wheel reaches a maximum angular speed of 18 rad/s before it
begins decelerating. After reaching this maximum angular speed, it turns through 35
revolutions (220 rad) before it stops. How long did it take the wheel to stop after
reaching its maximum angular speed?

A) 12 s

B) 48 s

C) 3.7 s

D) 8.8 s

E) 24 s

Ans: E

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-3

19. What is the tangential speed of a lug nut on a wheel of a car if the lug nut is
located 0.114 m from the axis of rotation; and the wheel is rotating at 6.53 rev/sec?

A) 0.745 m/s

B) 1.49 m/s

C) 2.98 m/s

D) 4.68 m/s

E) 9.36 m/s

Ans: D

Difficulty: Medium
SectionDef: Section 8-4

20. A 0.254-m diameter circular saw blade rotates at a constant angular speed of 117
rad/s. What is the tangential speed of the tip of a saw tooth at the edge of the blade?

A) 29.7 m/s

B) 14.9 m/s

C) 9.46 m/s

D) 7.45 m/s

E) 2.17 m/s

Ans: B

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-4

21. What is the tangential speed of Nairobi, Kenya, a city near the equator? The earth
makes one revolution every 23.93 h and has an equatorial radius of 6380 km.

A) 74.0 m/s

B) 116 m/s

C) 148 m/s

D) 232 m/s

E) 465 m/s

Ans: E
Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-4

Reference: Ref 8-2

On an amusement park ride, passengers are seated in a horizontal circle of radius 7.5 m.
The seats begin from rest and are uniformly accelerated for 21 seconds to a maximum
rotational speed of 1.4 rad/s.

22. What is the tangential acceleration of the passengers during the first 21 s of the
ride?
2
A) 0.067 m/s
2
B) 0.50 m/s
2
C) 1.4 m/s
2
D) 7.5 m/s
2
E) 11 m/s

Ans: B

Refer To: Ref 8-2

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-4

23. What is the instantaneous tangential speed of the passengers 15 s after the
acceleration begins?

A) 0.067 m/s

B) 0.50 m/s

C) 1.4 m/s

D) 7.5 m/s

E) 11 m/s

Ans: D

Refer To: Ref 8-2

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-4

24. A rigid body rotates about a fixed axis with a constant angular acceleration.
Which one of the following statements is true concerning the tangential acceleration of
any point on the body?
2
A) The tangential acceleration is zero m/s .

B) The tangential acceleration depends on the angular velocity.

C) The tangential acceleration is equal to the centripetal acceleration.

D) The tangential acceleration is constant in both magnitude and direction.

E) The tangential acceleration depends on the change in the angular velocity.

Ans: E

Difficulty: Easy
SectionDef: Section 8-5

25. A circular disk of radius 0.015 m rotates with a constant angular speed of 5.0
rev/s. What is the acceleration of a point on the edge of the disk?
2
A) 0.31 m/s
2
B) 1.6 m/s
2
C) 9.9 m/s
2
D) 15 m/s
2
E) zero m/s

Ans: D

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-5

26. A circular disk of radius 2.0 m rotates, starting from rest, with a constant angular
2
acceleration of 20.0 rad/s . What is the tangential acceleration of a point on the edge
of the disk at the instant that its angular speed is 1.0 rev/s?
2
A) 40 m/s
2
B) 79 m/s
2
C) 110 m/s
2
D) 120 m/s
2
E) zero m/s
Ans: B

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-5

27. Two points are located on a rigid wheel that is rotating with decreasing angular
velocity about a fixed axis. Point A is located on the rim of the wheel and point B is
halfway between the rim and the axis. Which one of the following statements
concerning this situation is true?

A) Both points have the same centripetal acceleration.

B) Both points have the same tangential acceleration.

C) The angular velocity at point A is greater than that of point B.

D) Both points have the same instantaneous angular velocity.

E) Each second, point A turns through a greater angle than point B.

Ans: D

Difficulty: Easy

SectionDef: Section 8-5

Reference: Ref 8-3

A wheel of radius 0.5 m rotates with a constant angular speed about an axis
perpendicular to its center. A point on the wheel that is 0.2 m from the center has a
tangential speed of 2 m/s.

28. Determine the angular speed of the wheel.

A) 0.4 rad/s

B) 2.0 rad/s

C) 4.0 rad/s

D) 10 rad/s

E) 20 rad/s

Ans: D

Refer To: Ref 8-3

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-5

29. Determine the tangential speed of a point 0.3 m from the center of the wheel.

A) 0.3 m/s

B) 2 m/s
C) 3 m/s

D) 9 m/s

E) 12 m/s

Ans: C

Refer To: Ref 8-3

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-5

30. Determine the tangential acceleration of the point that is 0.2 m from the center.
2
A) 0.4 m/s
2
B) 2.0 m/s
2
C) 4.0 m/s
2
D) 10 m/s
2
E) zero m/s

Ans: E

Refer To: Ref 8-3

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-5

31. 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 tangential acceleration at the outer rim of the wheel during its
deceleration?
2
A) 0.0015 m/s
2
B) 0.057 m/s
2
C) 0.54 m/s
2
D) 1.6 m/s
2
E) 6.8 m/s

Ans: B

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-5

32. A ball attached to a string starts at rest and undergoes a constant angular
acceleration as it travels in a horizontal circle of radius 0.30 m. After 0.65 sec, the
angular speed of the ball is 9.7 rad/s. What is the tangential acceleration of the ball?
2
A) 4.5 m/s
2
B) 0.32 m/s
2
C) 15 m/s
2
D) 7.6 m/s
2
E) 28 m/s

Ans: A

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-5

33. A bicycle with wheels of radius 0.4 m travels on a level road at a speed of 8 m/s.
What is the angular speed of the wheels?

A) 10 rad/s

B) 20 rad/s

C) (/10) rad/s

D) (10) rad/s

E) (20/) rad/s

Ans: B

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-6

34. Two motorcycles are riding around a circular track at the same angular velocity.
One motorcycle is at a radius of 15 m; and the second is at a radius of 18 m. What is
/
the ratio of their linear speeds, v2 v1?

A) 1.0

B) 0.83

C) 1.4

D) 0.71

E) 1.2

Ans: E
Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-6

35. A bicycle has tires of radius 0.35 meters. If the bicycle is traveling at a constant
speed of 7.8 m/s, at approximately what angular speed are the tires rotating?

A) 85 rev/min

B) 197 rev/min

C) 214 rev/min

D) 327 rev/min

E) 423 rev/min

Ans: C

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-6

36. Joe is painting the floor of his basement using a paint roller. The roller has a
mass of 2.4 kg and a radius of 3.8 cm. In rolling the roller across the floor, Joe applies
a force F = 16 N directed at an angle of 35° as shown. Ignoring the mass of the roller
handle, what is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the roller?
 1 2
A) 7.2 × 10 rad/s
2 2
B) 1.0 × 10 rad/s
2 2
C) 1.7 × 10 rad/s
2 2
D) 2.3 × 10 rad/s
2 2
E) 2.8 × 10 rad/s

Ans: B

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Section 8-6

37. A satellite follows a circular path with constant speed around a planet. Which
one of the following quantities is constant and non-zero for this satellite?

A) linear velocity

B) angular velocity

C) centripetal acceleration

D) angular acceleration

E) total acceleration

Ans: B

Difficulty: Easy

SectionDef: Section 8-6

38. Which one of the following statements concerning a wheel undergoing rolling
motion is true?
2
A) The angular acceleration of the wheel must be zero m/s .

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.

Ans: E

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-6

39. A circular hula hoop rolls upright without slipping on a flat horizontal surface.
Which one of the following statements 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.

Ans: C

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-6

40. A bicycle wheel of radius 0.70 m is rotating 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) 0.11 m/s

D) 4.4 m/s

E) 9.1 m/s

Ans: D

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-6

41. A top is spinning counterclockwise as shown in the figure. It is also moving to

the right with a linear speed v. What is the direction of the angular velocity?

A) upward

B) downward

C) left

D) right
E) into the paper

Ans: A

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-7

42. A car is moving along a horizontal road at a constant velocity that is directed 45°
south of east. What is the direction of the angular velocity of the wheels of the car?

A) 45° south of west

B) 45° north of west

C) 45° south of east

D) 45° north of east

E) due east

Ans: D

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Section 8-7

Reference: Ref 8-4

A sculptor is sharpening a chisel on grindstone of radius 1.0 m that is spinning with a

constant angular speed of 2.0 rad/s.
43. What is the tangential speed of a point on the rim of the grindstone?

A) zero m/s

B) 0.5 m/s

C) 1.0 m/s

D) 2.0 m/s

E) 4.0 m/s

Ans: D

Refer To: Ref 8-4

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Additional Problems

44. What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of a point on the rim of the
grindstone?
2
A) zero m/s
2
B) 0.5 m/s
2
C) 1.0 m/s
2
D) 2.0 m/s
2
E) 4.0 m/s

Ans: E

Refer To: Ref 8-4

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Additional Problems

45. What is the magnitude of the tangential acceleration of a point on the rim of the
wheel?
2
A) zero m/s
2
B) 0.5 m/s
2
C) 1.0 m/s
2
D) 2.0 m/s
2
E) 4.0 m/s

Ans: A

Refer To: Ref 8-4

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Additional Problems

Reference: Ref 8-5

2
A long thin rod of length 2L rotates with a constant angular acceleration of 8.0 rad/s
about an axis that is perpendicular to the rod and passes through its center.
46. What is the ratio of the tangential acceleration of a point on the end of the rod to
that of a point a distance L/2 from the end of the rod?

A) 1:1

B) 1:2

C) 2:1

D) 4:1

E) 1:4

Ans: C

Refer To: Ref 8-5

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Additional Problems

47. What is the ratio of the centripetal acceleration of a point on the end of the rod to
that of a point a distance L/2 from the end of the rod?

A) 1:1

B) 1:2

C) 2:1

D) 4:1

E) 1:4

Ans: C

Refer To: Ref 8-5

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Additional Problems

48. What is the ratio of the angular speed (at any instant) of a point on the end of the
rod to that of a point a distance L/2 from the end of the rod?

A) 1:1

B) 1:2

C) 2:1

D) 4:1

E) 1:4

Ans: A

Refer To: Ref 8-5

Difficulty: Easy

SectionDef: Additional Problems

49. What is the ratio of the tangential speed (at any instant) of a point on the end of
the rod to that of a point a distance L/2 from the end of the rod?

A) 1:1

B) 1:2

C) 2:1

D) 4:1

E) 1:4

Ans: C
Refer To: Ref 8-5

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Additional Problems

Reference: Ref 8-6

A bicycle wheel of radius 0.70 m is rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface with
an angular speed of 2.0 rev/s when the cyclist begins to uniformly apply the brakes.
The bicycle stops in 5.0 s.

50. Through how many revolutions did the wheel rotate during the 5.0 seconds of
braking?

A) 10 rev

B) 2.0 rev

C) 9.6 rev

D) 5.0 rev

E) 0.4 rev

Ans: D

Refer To: Ref 8-6

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Additional Problems

51. How far did the bicycle travel during the 5.0 seconds of braking?

A) 1.8 m

B) 8.8 m

C) 22 m

D) 42 m

E) 44 m

Ans: C

Refer To: Ref 8-6

Difficulty: Hard

SectionDef: Additional Problems

Reference: Ref 8-7

A 2.0-kg solid disk rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface so that its center
proceeds to the right with speed 5.0 m/s.

The point A is the uppermost point on the disk and the point B is along the horizontal
line that connects the center of the disk to the rim.
52. What is the direction of the disk's angular velocity?

A) to the left

B) to the right

C) into the paper (away from you)

D) out of the paper (toward you)

E) It varies from point to point on the disk.

Ans: C

Refer To: Ref 8-7

Difficulty: Easy

SectionDef: Additional Problems

53. What is the instantaneous speed of point A with respect to the ground?

A) zero m/s

B) 2.5 m/s

C) 5.0 m/s

D) 7.1 m/s

E) 10.0 m/s

Ans: E

Refer To: Ref 8-7

Difficulty: Easy

SectionDef: Additional Problems

54. What is the instantaneous speed of point B with respect to the ground?

A) zero m/s

B) 5.0 m/s

C) 7.1 m/s

D) 7.5 m/s

E) 10.0 m/s

Ans: C

Refer To: Ref 8-7

Difficulty: Medium

SectionDef: Additional Problems

55. What is the instantaneous speed of the point of the disk that makes contact with
the surface?

A) zero m/s

B) 5.0 m/s

C) 7.1 m/s

D) 7.5 m/s

E) 10.0 m/s
Ans: A

Refer To: Ref 8-7

Difficulty: Easy

SectionDef: Additional Problems