Critical Thinking Items
6.3 Rotational Motion
Consider two spinning tops with different radii. Both have the same linear instantaneous velocities at their edges. Which top has a higher angular velocity?
- the top with the smaller radius because the radius of curvature is inversely proportional to the angular velocity
- the top with the smaller radius because the radius of curvature is directly proportional to the angular velocity
- the top with the larger radius because the radius of curvature is inversely proportional to the angular velocity
- The top with the larger radius because the radius of curvature is directly proportional to the angular velocity