Use the following figure to answer the question:
-Suppose you are at the center of a large freely-rotating horizontal turntable in a carnival funhouse.As you crawl toward the edge,the angular momentum of you and the turntable
A)decreases.
B)increases.
C)remains the same,but the RPMs decrease.
D)decreases in direct proportion to your decrease in RPMs.
E)none of these

Question

Use the following figure to answer the question: 
-Suppose you are at the center of a large freely-rotating horizontal turntable in a carnival funhouse.As you crawl toward the edge,the angular momentum of you and the turntable
A)decreases. 
B)increases. 
C)remains the same,but the RPMs decrease. 
D)decreases in direct proportion to your decrease in RPMs. 
E)none of these

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The angular momentum of a system remains constant if no external torques act on it. As you move outward, the rotational speed (RPMs) decreases to conserve angular momentum.

Use the Following Figure to Answer the Question