Physics IAL Assignment 01- Unit 01

Course Instructor: Asif Ahsan

Submission Date: 15.07.2021

mass
volume =
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average velocity =
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weight
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activity
decay constant =
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(Total 4 marks)

2. The diagram below shows a trolley running down a slope.

A
B

Complete the diagram to show an experimental arrangement you could use to determine how the
trolley’s position varies with time.
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The data is used to produce a velocity-time graph for the trolley. Below is the graph for the
motion from point A to point B. Time is taken to be zero as the trolley passes A, and the trolley
passes B 0.70 s later.

2.0
Velocity
v / ms –1

1.5

1.0

0.5

0 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70

The motion shown on the graph can be described by the equation X = u + at. Use information
from the graph to determine values for u and a.

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Determine the distance AB.

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 On the axes below sketch a graph to show how the displacement x of the trolley from point A
varies with time t. Add a scale to each axis.

x/m

t/s
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(Total 11 marks)

3. When the jet engines on an aircraft are started, fuel is burned and the exhaust gases emerge from
the back of the engines at high speed. With reference to Newton’s second and third laws of
motion, explain why the aircraft accelerates forward. You may be awarded a mark for the clarity
of your answer.

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4. A disk has a radius of 0.24 m. Two 5.0 N forces act on the disk as shown.

5.0 N

O 5.0 N
0.24 m

What is the resultant moment about O?

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Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant force on the disk.

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The two 5.0 N forces are now positioned in such a way that the resultant force on the disk
becomes zero whilst the resultant moment about O remains the same as before. The diagram
below shows one of the forces. Add an arrow to show the new position and direction of the other
force.

5.0 N

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(Total 8 marks)

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5. The diagram shows the positions of two ice skaters at intervals of 0.60 s.

Time/s 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
A B

0.00
A B

0.50
A B

1.00
A B

1.50
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Distance travelled/m

Up to 0.50 s, skater A and his partner B are gliding together across the ice. Between 0.50 s and
1.00 s, A pushes B away from him in the direction of travel. After 1.00 s, they continue to glide
separately across the ice.

Determine the speed of the skaters before they separate.

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The masses of the skaters A and B are 75 kg and 55 kg respectively. Use these figures, together
with information from the diagram, to show that momentum is approximately conserved when
they separate.

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Why should momentum be approximately conserved in this situation?

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Without further calculation, explain whether you would expect the total kinetic energy of the
skaters to increase, decrease or remain the same when they separate.

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(Total 10 marks)

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6. A granite block is suspended at rest just below the surface of water in a tank (Figure i).
The block is now released and falls 0.80 m to the bottom (Figure ii).

Figure (i) Figure (ii)

0.80 m

The volume of the block is 3.0 × 10–3 m3, and the density of granite is 2700 kg m–3.
Calculate the gravitational potential energy lost by the block as it falls.

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Although the water level has not changed, the water has gained gravitational potential energy.
Explain why.

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The gravitational potential energy gained by the water is less than that lost by the granite block.
Explain this.

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(Total 6 marks)

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