Angular Displacement

Cards (8)

  • What is angular displacement
    The angle through which an object on a circular path moves through (radians)
  • What are angular velocity and angular speed
    • Angular speed = change in angle / time (rads-1)
    • Angular velocity = change in angular displacement / time
  • What is the graph for angular velocity when angular acceleration is constant
    Straight line
  • When is angular momentum conserved
    It is conserved only when no external forces act on the object
  • What is Angular Impulse
    The change in angular momentum or equivalently a product of a constant torque and time duration of that change
  • How does angular impulse relate to torque graphically
    • Angular Impulse is the area under the torque-time graph
    • Similar to impulse = area under force-time graph
  • How can the work done be calculated graphically with a non-constant torque
    The work done is the area under the torque-angular displacement graph
  • Is there a frictional torque when rotating an object
    Yes, there is a frictional force resisting motion which causes a frictional torque, and some work will need to be expended in overcoming the frictional torque