
An object follows a circular path at a steady speed. Describe how each of the following quantities changes as it follows this path: speed, velocity, kinetic energy, momentum, centripetal force, centripetal acceleration. (Refer to both magnitude and direction, as appropriate.)
Important Questions on Circular Motion

Calculate how long it would take a ball to orbit the Earth once, just above the surface, at a speed of . (The radius of the Earth is .)

A stone of mass is whirled round on the end of a string in a vertical circle of radius . The string will break when the tension in it exceeds . Calculate the maximum speed at which the stone can be whirled without the string breaking.

The International Space Station has a mass of Tonnes ad orbits the earth at an average height of Where the gravitational acceleration is . The radius of the earth is . Calculate the centripetal force on the space station.

The International Space Station has a mass of Tonnes ad orbits the earth at an average height of Where the gravitational acceleration is . The radius of the earth is . Calculate the speed at which it orbits

The International Space Station has a mass of Tonnes ad orbits the earth at an average height of Where the gravitational acceleration is . The radius of the earth is . Calculate the time taken for each orbit

The International Space Station has a mass of tonnes ad orbits the earth at an average height of where the gravitational acceleration is . The radius of the earth is . Calculate the number of times it orbits the Earth each day.

An toy truck of mass travels round a horizontal circular track of radius . It makes three complete revolutions every seconds. Calculate its speed
