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    1) Friction is the force causing circular motion of the marble on the plate, acting toward the center of the circle. 2) When the force of friction is removed, the marble will travel in a straight line due to Newton's First Law of Motion. 3) For an object in circular motion, the force acting on it points toward the center of the circle, while the velocity vector is tangent to the circle.

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    1) Friction is the force causing circular motion of the marble on the plate, acting toward the center of the circle. 2) When the force of friction is removed, the marble will travel in a straight line due to Newton's First Law of Motion. 3) For an object in circular motion, the force acting on it points toward the center of the circle, while the velocity vector is tangent to the circle.

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    1) Friction is the force causing circular motion of the marble on the plate, acting toward the center of the circle. 2) When the force of friction is removed, the marble will travel in a straight line due to Newton's First Law of Motion. 3) For an object in circular motion, the force acting on it points toward the center of the circle, while the velocity vector is tangent to the circle.

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    1) Friction is the force causing circular motion of the marble on the plate, acting toward the center of the circle. 2) When the force of friction is removed, the marble will travel in a straight line due to Newton's First Law of Motion. 3) For an object in circular motion, the force acting on it points toward the center of the circle, while the velocity vector is tangent to the circle.

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    Name:______________________________________________ Date:_____________ Period:________

    Uniform Circular Motion Activity


    Goal: to analyze the forces needed for circular motion and
    understand what happens when those forces are removed.

    Goggles must be worn AT ALL TIMES during this activity.

    Activity #1
    A marble on a plate can be made to go in a circle. If you give the marble a push while it is Force List
    in the whole (uncut) plate, it will follow a circular path.  Drag
     Friction
    1. After your push, what is the force causing this circular motion?____________
    (hint: the surface of the marble is pushing on the surface of the plate)  Gravity
     Normal
    2. In what direction is this force __________________?  Tension
    (hint: think of the definition of this force)  Thrust

    B
    A second plate has a section cut out of it. If you give the marble
    A C
    a push near the top so that it travels along the plate counter- clockwise,

    predict what path you think the marble take


    D
    when it exits the plate?

    3. Predicted path._________________
    4. Explain why you chose this path.__________________

    _____________________________________________
    _____________________________________________

    Test out your guess with the plate and marble. Do the experiment several times to make sure you know what
    actually happens.

    5. What path does the marble take when it leaves the plate?_______________

    6. Does this agree with Newton’s 1st law of motion? Why/why not?__________________________

    _________________________________________________________________________________

    The picture on the right represents a marble going in a circle around a plate
    and the marble is moving counter clockwise.
    7. What happens if you remove the force causing
    the marble to go in a circle?_________________________
    ________________________________________________
    8. Draw the force vector acting on the marble.
    9. Draw the velocity vector at that moment (
    Note: vectors are always arrows and are represented with
    a straight line. They show the objects velocity or force at that moment)

    Goggles must be worn AT ALL TIMES during this activity.

    Activity #2
    Force List
    Spinning the stopper vertically and clockwise relative to the spinner  Drag
     Friction
    1. As you maintain circular motion, from the list to the right, what is the specific force directly  Gravity
    causing the stopper to follow this path?_______________  Normal
    (hint: though you are applying a force to the string, you are not connected to the stopper)  Tension
     Thrust
    2. In what direction is this force?__________________

    Predict at what position you should let go of the string so that the stopper hits the ceiling?

    A B C

    3. Predicted release point________

    Test out your guess with the stopper. Do the experiment several times to make sure you know what actually
    happens. While still maintaining circular motion, you’ll want to spin the stopper as slowly as possible so that
    your group can actually determine the proper release point.

    4. What release point is required to strike the ceiling?_______________

    Summary
    For an object going in a circle
    5. In what direction is the force?__________________
    6. In what direction is the velocity?_____________________

    7. For an object traveling in a circle, clockwise,


    draw the force and velocity vectors. Label them.

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