Assuming that the Earth's orbital radius is 150 million kilometers, what is the tangential speed of our planet in meters per second?   b. Find the centripetal acceleration of a point in a bicycle wheel with a radius of 0.25 m and with a linear speed of 5 m/s.   c. What is the orientation of tangential velocity and the radial acceleration in a uniform circular motion? CHOICES: - Parallel - Perpendicular - 45 degrees

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a. Assuming that the Earth's orbital radius is 150 million kilometers, what is the tangential speed of our planet in meters per second?
 
b. Find the centripetal acceleration of a point in a bicycle wheel with a radius of 0.25 m and with a linear speed of 5 m/s.
 
c. What is the orientation of tangential velocity and the radial acceleration in a uniform circular motion?
CHOICES:
- Parallel
- Perpendicular
- 45 degrees
 
d. A paraglider started to descent in his wingsuit. Knowing that air resistance will be significant to make the paraglider to be safe, which of the following will happen to its acceleration and velocity vectors?
- Acceleration decreases while velocity increases
- Acceleration increases while velocity increases
- Acceleration constant while velocity decreases
- Acceleration increases while velocity decreases
- 180 degrees
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