5 Worksheet (AS)

Data needed to answer questions can be found in the Data, formulae and relationships sheet.
1 Which of the following could be measured in the same units as force? [1]
A energy speed
B energy speed
C power speed
D power speed
2 Car has twice the speed of car ! but car ! has four times the mass of car .
Which statement is correct? [1]
A Car has half the "inetic energy of car !.
B Car has one quarter of the "inetic energy of car !.
C Car has twice the "inetic energy of car !.
D #he two cars ha$e the same "inetic energy.
3 % car tra$els at constant speed down a hill from to !.
Which statement is correct? [1]
A #he change in the "inetic energy of the car is equal to the change in its potential energy.
B #he change in the "inetic energy of the car is greater than the change in its potential energy.
C #here is no change in the "inetic energy of the car.
D #here is no change in the potential energy of the car.
4 % bo& is pushed along a hori'ontal floor by a hori'ontal force of () *. #here is a frictional
force between the bo& and the floor of +) *.
What is the gain in "inetic energy of the bo& when it mo$es a distance of ,.) m? [1]
A ,) -
B .)) -
C .,) -
D ,,) -
5 What in$ol$es the greatest mean power? [1]
A lifting a weight of /)) * at a speed of .) m s
01
B lifting a weight of ,))) * at a speed of 1 m s
01
C pulling a car with a force of . "* at a constant speed of . m s
01
on a hori'ontal surface
D pulling a car with a force of 1.+ "* at a constant speed of + m s
01
on a hori'ontal surface
6 Which of the following has greater "inetic energy?
% 1) g meteor hurtling through the 1arth2s atmosphere at +.) "m s
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% (+ "g 4ogger running at +.) m s
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. [/]
7 % water pump lifts 5.) "g of water through a $ertical height of /.+ m in 1.) minute. Calculate6
a the gain in gra$itational potential energy of the water [.]
b the power of the pump. [.]
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8 % ball of mass <)) g is dropped from a height of +.) m and rebounds to a height of /.< m.
#he air resistance is negligible. Calculate6
a the "inetic energy of the ball 4ust before impact [.]
b the initial rebound speed of the ball [/]
c the energy transferred to the ground during the impact. [1]
9 #he diagram shows a child on a swing. #he mass of the child is /+ "g. #he child is raised to
point A and then released. 7he swings downwards through point B.
a Calculate the change in gra$itational potential energy of the child between A and B. [.]
b %ssuming that air resistance is negligible, calculate the speed of the child as she passes
through the equilibrium position B. [.]
c #he rope stays taut throughout. 1&plain why the wor" done by the tension in the rope
is 'ero. [1]
10 % stunt person slides down a cable that is attached between a tall building and the ground.
#he stunt person has a mass of <+ "g. #he speed of the person when reaching the ground
is .) m s
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. Calculate6
a the change in gra$itational potential energy of the person [.]
b the final "inetic energy of the person [.]
c the wor" done against friction [1]
d the a$erage friction acting on the person. [.]
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11 #he diagram shows an ob4ect of mass m falling towards the surface of the 1arth.
%ssuming that there is negligible air resistance and using the principle of conser$ation of
energy, show that6
v
.
= u
.
> .gh
where u is the initial speed of the ob4ect and v is the speed of the ob4ect after falling through a
$ertical height h. [/]
12 % bullet of mass /) g and tra$elling at a speed of .)) m s
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embeds itself in a wooden bloc".
#he bullet penetrates a distance of 1. cm into the wood. ;sing the concepts of wor" done by
a force and "inetic energy, determine the a$erage resisti$e force acting on the bullet. [/]
13 #he diagram shows a +) "g crate being dragged by a cable up a ramp that ma"es an angle of
.,? with the hori'ontal.
#he crate mo$es up the ramp at a constant speed and tra$els a total distance of .) m up the
ramp. Determine the magnitude of the friction between the crate and the surface of the ramp. [(]
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