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Edexcel GCSE ENERGY 2 (work done, ke, gpe, power, momentum)
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Lots of maths in this unit. You will need a calculator!
These questions are about a lorry stopping when a dog jumps out into the road. The table below shows the speed of the lorry at a time after the dog has jumped out.
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1. What was the driver's 'thinking' time? |
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2. What was the driver's braking time? |
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| 3. Calculate the lorry's deceleration in m/s2. | a = change in velocity / time | |||||||||||||||||||||
4. What 2 factors could have affected the driver's thinking time?
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5. A tractor pulls a plough 2000m across a field using a force of 8000N. What is the work done? |
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6. If the same tractor produces the same force and does 2MJ of work, how far did it go? |
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7. A 2kg brick is thrown at 3 m/s. It has a kinetic energy of
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KE = ½ x m x v2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8. A 0.1kg lump of sticky blue tac is thrown at a velocity of 8 m/s. It has a momentum of
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momentum = m x v | |||||||||||||||||||||
9. The blue tack hits another stationary lump of the same mass. They will stick together and move off at a velocity of..
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10. When a racing car hits another car, a 'crumple zone' stops it decelerating too quickly and keeps the driver safe. This 500kg car went from 8 m/s to zero in 0.2 seconds. The force on the car was therefore...
F = change in momentum / time |
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11. The power of a runner or light bulb is measured in joules per second, or more commonly called
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P = E/t | |||||||||||||||||||||
The table below shows the power and energy transferred by some common kitchen appliances. What are the missing values?
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