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ICSE-CIRCULAR MOTION -MODULE 1 (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
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  2. A bus and a car move round a circular road with the same angular veloc...

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  3. What is centripetal acceleration ? Why is it called so ?

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  4. The dimensions of centripetal acceleration is

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  5. What is a centripetal force?

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  6. A passenger in a car moving round a curved road is thrown towards the ...

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  7. Why does an aeroplane tilt while making.a curved flight ?

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  8. Assertion When a car takes a circular turn on a horizontal road, then ...

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  9. Find the acceleration of a particle placed on the surface of the earth...

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  10. Why does mud fly off a rapidly turning wheel ?

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  11. "A mass is attached to one end of a spring and by holding the other en...

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  12. At what point does a pilot in an aeroplane appear to be heaviest while...

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  13. An electric kettle has two coils. When one of these is switched on, th...

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  14. Explain the reason of separation of cream from milk.

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  15. A motor cyclist rides around the well with a round vertical wall and d...

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  16. What is meant 'banking of the road' ?

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  17. On what values does the angle of banking depend ?

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  18. What is meant by banking of rails ? What is its purpose ?

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  19. Consider an infinite distribution of point masses (each of mass m) pla...

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  20. What is the conical, pendulum ? Why is it called so ?

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