Uniform Circular Motion: a Ferris Wheel Has Diameter of 10

question 56

Short Answer

Uniform circular motion: A Ferris wheel has diameter of 10 m and makes one revolution in 8.0 seconds. A person weighing 670 N is sitting on one of the benches attached at the rim of the wheel. What is the apparent weight (that is, the normal force exerted on her by the bench) of the person as she passes through the highest point of her motion?

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Definitions:

Scarp

A steep slope or cliff, especially at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different elevations.

Sliding Block

A term often used in physics and engineering to describe a block or mass that moves along a surface, typically used in the study of friction and motion.

Rock Slide

A type of landslide characterized by the rapid sliding of a mass of rock down a slope.

Slope Failure

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