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Rotational Motion Vocab
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Physics
12th Grade
12/08/2011

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Newton's second law for rotational motion
Definition
Angular acceleration is directly proportional to the net torque and inversely proportional to the moment of inertia is a statement of ______.
Term
Angular Displacement
Definition
As an object rotates, the change in angle is called ______.
Term
Angular Velocity
Definition
The _____ of a rotating ovject can be calculate by dividing its angular displacement by the time it takes for the displacement to occur.
Term
Center of Mass
Definition
The _____ of an object is the point on the object that moves in the same way that a point particle would move.
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Moment of Inertia
Definition
The _____ is the resistance to rotation. The rotational equivalent of mass.
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Radion
Definition
The _____ is 1/2π of a revolution of a spinning object.
Term
Centrifugal "Force"
Definition
The apparent force that seems to pull an object on a spinning platform toward the outside of the platform is called the _____.
Term
Angular Acceleration
Definition
The result of dividing the change in angular velocity by the time it takes to make the changes is _____.
Term
Torque
Definition
_____ is the measure of how effectively a force causes rotation.
Term
Lever Arm
Definition
When a force is exerted on a rotating object, the change in angular velocity depends on the _____, which is the perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the point where the force is exerted.
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Coriolis "force"
Definition
When the horizontal motion of an object in a rotating frame of reference seems to deflect, the apparent force is the _____.
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