A Campus Bird Spots a Member of an Opposing Football

question 14

Multiple Choice

A campus bird spots a member of an opposing football team in an amusement park. The football player is on a ride where he goes around at angular velocity ω at distance R from the center. The bird flies in a horizontal circle above him. Will a dropping the bird releases while flying directly above the person's head hit him?

• A) Yes, because it falls straight down.
• B) Yes, because it maintains the acceleration of the bird as it falls.
• C) No, because it falls straight down and will land behind the person.
• D) Yes, because it maintains the angular velocity of the bird as it falls.
• E) No, because it maintains the tangential velocity the bird had at the instant it started falling.

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