Torque Web Quest
Torque Web Quest
Torque Web Quest
Name_________________________
Period ________________________
21. Eventually the disc stops and the net torque is zero. This is because the breaking
torque changed as you can see in the graph. Why did it change?
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Hold the mouse over the disk so the mouse finger is pointing anywhere between
the green and pink circles.
Hold down the left mouse button. Move your mouse to apply a force.
Look at the graph and try to apply a force that creates a torque of 10.
Use the ruler to determine the radius at any point between the green and pink
circles. r = ___________m
Calculate what the applied force must have been.
12.
Calculate the angular acceleration of the disk. Work in SI units, and then convert
to degrees / s2. Compare to the graph to check your answer.
13.
Predict what will happen to the moment of inertia if you keep the mass of the
platform the same, but you create a hole in the middle (increase inner radius).
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Set the inner radius equal to 2. Calculate the moment of inertia for this shape.
Set the disk in motion and check your answer by looking at the moment of inertia
graph.
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Even when the force on the platform changes, the moment of inertia graph
remains constant. Why? _____________________________________________
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Fill in the blanks: When the mass of an object increases, the moment of inertia
________________. When the distance of the mass from the axis of rotation
increases, the moment of inertia ___________________.
Part III
1. Click the Angular Momentum tab at the top.
2. Set the scale of the moment of inertia and angular momentum graphs to show a
range of 2 to -2.
3. Set the angular speed to be 45 degrees / s.
4. What is the SI unit for angular momentum? ______________________________
5. Calculate the angular momentum in SI units (you should have already calculated
the moment of inertia in part II).