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| 1. Mass |
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| 2. Weight |
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| 3. Velocity |
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| 4. Friction |
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The following questions are about a parachute jump.
A skydiver jumps out of a plane. Gravity pulls the person downwards. Air resistance pushes upwards. Later on they open the parachute.
They are shown here at the bottom of the jump.
Choose the sentences that best describe what happens: |
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5. Just after jumping out and before the parachute has been opened...
- A). The air resistance decreases
- B). The force of gravity increases as the person accelerates
- C). The resultant downwards force decreases
- D). The 2 forces are always balanced
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6. After a while the jumper reaches terminal velocity. This happens when
- A). the air resistance and the force of gravity are balanced
- B). the force of gravity increases more than the air resistance
- C). air resistance is the largest force
- D). the person is accelerating at a constant rate.
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7. Which of these graphs shows the motion up to this point?
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8. The person now opens his parachute. What happens now?
- A). the air resistance and the force of gravity are balanced
- B). the force of gravity decreases
- C). the resultant force is now upwards
- D). the person moves upwards as air resistance increases
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| A motorbike moves along a road at 25m/s. 
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9. The distance moved in 50s.
- A). 2 m
- B). 0.5 m
- C). 125 m
- D). 1.25 km
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10. The time taken to travel 2 kilometres.
- A). 4 s
- B). 80 s
- C). 0.08 s
- D). 40 s
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11. Which of these is the correct formula for acceleration?
- A). change in velocity x time taken
- B). change in velocity / time taken
- C). velocity x time taken
- D). velocity / time taken
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12. A train accelerates from 10 m/s to 50 m/s in 20 seconds. The acceleration is:
- A). 2 m/s2
- B). 2.5 m/s2
- C). 800 m/s2
- D). 1000 m/s2
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In a formula 1 car race the acceleration of the first few cars was measured from the start grid. What are the missing values?
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Car |
Starting velocity (m/s) |
Final velocity (m/s) |
Time taken (s) |
acceleration (m/s2) |
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BMW |
0 |
20 |
5 |
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14 |
Ferrari |
5 |
30 |
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5 |
15 |
McClaren |
0 |
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12 |
6 |
16 |
Toyota |
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60 |
12 |
4 |
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17. If a car accelerates at - 3 m/s2, what does this mean?
- A). It is moving backwards
- B). It is slowing down
- C). It is accelerating but 3 m/s2 less than before
- D). It is accelerating, but the resultant force is backwards
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18. Which of these sentences is correct?
- A). You are weightless on the moon
- B). Your mass changes as you travel into space
- C). Your weight is a measure of the density of your body
- D). Your weight is the pull of gravity on you.
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| On Mars the strength of gravity is 4 N / kg. |
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19. What is the weight of a 60kg astronaut?
- A). 60N
- B). 240kg
- C). 15N
- D). 240N
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20. What is the mass of a Mars rock of weight 2kN?
- A). 8 kg
- B). 8000N
- C). 50 N
- D). 500kg
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21. Which of these is NOT a type of force?
- A). Magnetic
- B). Electrostatic
- C). Acceleration
- D). Friction
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22. What is the correct formula for force and acceleration?
- A). F=m a
- B). a = F m
- C). F = m / a
- D). a = m / F
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23. What force is required to accelerate a 100g toy car at 5 m/s2?
- A). 500 N
- B). 20 N
- C). 0.5 N
- D). 50 N
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Another table to fill in - this one is for different rockets .
| Rocket Name |
Mass |
Force |
Acceleration (m/s2) |
| 24. Atlas |
50kg |
400N |
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| 25. Saturn |
200g |
8N |
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| 26. Arianne |
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1600N |
4 |
| 27. Firework |
40kg |
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20 |
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