PhysicsLAB: Test Scenario: Vertical Circular Motion

Refer to the following information for the next eight questions.

Suppose a bucket containing water is swung vertically in a circle by its handle. The radius of the circle is 76-cm and the bucket's extended handle adds an additional 10 cm to reach the top of the water's surface inside of the buckle.

If the bucket is makes 5 revolutions in 6 seconds, how much time is required to complete 1 revolution?

Does the bucket travel at a constant velocity it moves through its circular path?

yesno

If the tangential velocity of the bucket is 6.5 m/sec as it passes through the lowest point in its circular path, how fast will it be moving as it passes through point B?

Does this velocity depend on the amount of water in the bucket?

yesno

Will the bucket be moving fast enough to keep any water from spilling out of the bucket as it passes through point B?

yesno

If the bucket/water has a total mass of 2.5 kg, what is the magnitude of the centripetal force acting on the system as it passes through point B?

What is the tension in the rope as the bucket/water passes through point B?

What is the tension in the rope as the bucket/water passes through the lowest position in its circular path?