Elevator Problems: Elevator Problems:

If the elevator is accelerating If the elevator is accelerating upward with W>T: how is the upward with W>T: how is the elevator moving? elevator moving?

tension: cord possible thisit up tension: (E) Not pulling is up cord pulling it
(A) Speeding up (A) Speeding up (B) Slowing down (B) Slowing down (C) Moving at constant (C) Moving at constant velocity velocity (D) Unable to determine (D) Unable to determine (E) Not possible (E) Not possible
(unless the Force I use) !!

weight: gravity pulling it weight: gravity pulling it

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Jabba the Hut is on a Jabba the Hut is on a scale that is slowing scale that is slowing down as it moves down as it moves downward. Is the downward. Is the reading on the scale reading on the scale larger than, smaller larger than, smaller (A) Larger than, or equal to his (A) Larger or equal to his than, actual weight? actual weight? (A) Larger (A) Larger (B) Smaller (B) Smaller (C) Equal to (C) Equal to (D) Not possible (D) Not possible (E) Unable to determine (E) Unable to determine

Elevator Problems: Elevator Problems:

If T>W and the elevator is moving If T>W and the elevator is moving upward, how must the elevator be upward, how must the elevator be moving? moving?

tension: cord pulling it up tension: cord pulling it up

(A) Slowing down (A) Slowing down (B) Speeding up (B) Speeding up the elevator must be!! (B) Speeding up (C) Moving at constant (C) Moving at constant velocity velocity (D) Unable to determine (D) Unable to determine (E) Not possible (E) Not possible

weight: gravity pulling it weight: gravity pulling it

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(B) (B) Smaller (A) Larger Smaller (A) Larger (B) Smaller (B) Smaller (C) Equal to (C) Equal to (D) Not possible (D) Not possible (E) Unable to determine (E) Unable to determine

Jabba the Hut is on a Jabba the Hut is on a scale that is accelerating scale that is accelerating downward. Is the scale downward. Is the scale reading larger than, reading larger than, smaller than, or equal to smaller than, or equal to his actual weight? his actual weight?

Elevator Problems: Elevator Problems:

If the elevator is moving If the elevator is moving downward with T>W, how is the downward with T>W, how is the elevator moving? elevator moving?

tension: cord pulling it up tension: cord pulling it up (B) Slowing down it must be!!
(A) Speeding up (A) Speeding up (B) Slowing down (B) Slowing down (C) Moving at constant (C) Moving at constant velocity velocity (D) Unable to determine (D) Unable to determine (E) Not possible (E) Not possible

weight: gravity pulling it weight: gravity pulling it

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Jabba the Hut is on a Jabba the Hut is on a scale that is scale that is accelerating. As a result accelerating. As a result of this acceleration, the of this acceleration, the scale reading is less than scale reading is less than Jabba's weight. Is the Jabba's weight. Is the (B) scale accelerating (B) scale accelerating Downwar upward or downward? Downwar upward or downward? d d (A) Upward (A) Upward (B) Downward (B) Downward (C) Can be either (C) Can be either (D) Not possible (D) Not possible (E) Unable to determine (E) Unable to determine

Elevator Problems: Elevator Problems:

If the elevator is accelerating If the elevator is accelerating upward with T>W, how is it upward with T>W, how is it moving? moving?

tension: cord pulling it up tension: Unable to determine Iit up cord pulling am !! (D)
(A) Speeding up (A) Speeding up (B) Slowing down (B) Slowing down (C) Moving at constant (C) Moving at constant velocity velocity (D) Unable to determine (D) Unable to determine (E) Not possible (E) Not possible

weight: gravity pulling it weight: gravity pulling it