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Physics 12 Name: Ultimate Circular Motion and Gravitation Assignment (16%) Key Formulae

This document contains a physics assignment on circular motion and gravitation with 55 multiple choice and calculation questions. It reviews key formulas for orbital period, centripetal force, and gravitational potential energy. Students are asked to use these formulas to solve problems involving satellites orbiting planets and perform calculations related to orbital speed, mass, kinetic energy, and gravitational force.

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Physics 12 Name: Ultimate Circular Motion and Gravitation Assignment (16%) Key Formulae

This document contains a physics assignment on circular motion and gravitation with 55 multiple choice and calculation questions. It reviews key formulas for orbital period, centripetal force, and gravitational potential energy. Students are asked to use these formulas to solve problems involving satellites orbiting planets and perform calculations related to orbital speed, mass, kinetic energy, and gravitational force.

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Physics 12 Name:

Ultimate Circular Motion and Gravitation Assignment (16%)

Key Formulae:

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13. An 884 kg satellite in orbit around a planet has a gravitational potential energy of –
5.44 x 1010 J. The orbital radius of the satellite is 8.52 x 106 m and its speed is
7.84 x 103 m/s.
a) What is the mass of the planet? (3 marks)
b) What is the kinetic energy of the satellite? (2 marks)
c) What is the total energy of the satellite? (2 marks)
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Answers: 28. b
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2. d 31. a) 7.73 x 103 m/s b) less than in
3. b the lower orbit c) see key
4. a 32. see key
5. b 33. c
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7. 30 J 35. a
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10. c 38. a) 3.8 m/s2 , b) 6.5 x 1023 kg
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13. a) 7.86 x 1024 kg, b)2.72 x 1010 J, 41. b
c) -2.72 x 1010 J 42. d
14. a 43. a) 5.5 x 103 m/s b) less than c)
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19. a) 3.61 N/kg, b) 421 N 47. a
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21. c 49. 7.1 x 109 J
22. d 50. 1.2 x 106 m
23. d 51. 6.2 m/s
24. d 52. 4.0 x 105 m
25. a 53. g=2.06 N/kg
26. W=1.2 x 1010 J 54. 130 m
27. b 55. 3.41 x 109 J

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