RPSCIENCE DEC 2018

JUN 2018:

a) Define and state the SI units for the terms below:

(i) Work [2M]
(ii) Energy [2M]

b) A 78kg skydiver has a speed of 62 m/s at an altitude of 870m above the ground.
Determine:

(i) The kinetic energy possessed by the skydiver [2M] Ek = 149 916 J

(ii) The potential energy possessed by the skydiver [2M] EP = 665 706.6 J

(iii) The total energy possessed by the skydiver [2M] E = 815 622.6J

c) Paige is the tallest player in South’s Varsity volleyball team. She is in spiking position
when Julia gives her the perfect set. The 226g volleyball is 2.29m above the ground and
has a speed of 1.06 m/s. Paige spikes the ball, doing 9.89 J of work on it. Determine:

(i) The potential energy of the ball before the spike [2M] EP = 5.08 J

(ii) The kinetic energy of the ball before the spike [2M] Ek = 0.13 J

(iii) The total energy of the ball before the spike [2M] E = 5.21 J

(iv) Determine the total energy of the ball hitting the floor on the opponent’s side
[2M] E = 15.1 J

(v) Determine the speed of the ball upon hitting the floor on the opponent’s side of
the net [2M] v = 11.56 m/s

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DEC 2017:
a) Define and state the SI units for the terms below:
(i) Work [2M]
(ii) Energy [2M]

b) Sarah with a mass of 55 kg is will go up a 10 meter high staircase in 1.5 minutes.

Calculate the work done and power produced by Sarah to climb the staircase.
[6M] 59.95 W

c) A squirrel with a mass of 2.5 kg is trying to jump from a tree which is 3 meter high
from the ground. Calculate the potential energy and kinetic energy based on the
situations below:

(i) When the squirrel is still on the tree [3M] Ep = 73.58 J, Ek = 0 J

(ii) When the squirrel falls 1.5 meter from the tree [4M] Ep = Ek = 36.79 J
(iii) When the squirrel touches the ground [3M] Ep = 0 J, Ek = 73.58 J

d) An electric motor lifts an object of 250 kg to a height of 210 meter in 28 seconds. If the
input power of the electric motor is 20 000 W, calculate the efficiency of the electric
motor. [5M] η = 92%

JUN 2017:

a) State the definition and SI unit for the following terms::

(i) Energy [2M]
(ii) Work [2M]

b) In Figure 4 (b), an object of 5kg in mass is moved downwards along AB at 18 km/h.

Calculate:
(i) Total energy at A [4M] 9.81 J
(ii) Kinetic energy at B [2M] 9.81 J

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Figure 4(b)

c) A book with 4000g mass is lifted from a book shell as high as 300 cm from the ground
and accidently fall under gravitational reaction. Calculate the gravitational potential
energy and the kinetic energy possessed by the object under the following situations:

(i) Before it is falling [6M] Ep = 117.72 J, Ek = 0 J

(ii) 1 meter under free fall [5M] Ep = 78.48 J, Ek = 39.24 J
(iii) Right after it touched the ground [4M] Ep = 0 J, Ek = 117.72 J

DEC 2016:
a) (i) Briefly discuss the differences between energy and work [2M]
(ii) Give the definition of efficiency in a mechanical system [2M]

b) (i) Describe FOUR (4) principles of conservation of energy [4M]

(ii) If an engine has 100 100 Joules of work in 10 seconds, how much power does it
used? [2M] 10 000 W

c) At the lagoon playground, Khairiyah who has a mass of 35 kg climbs up a 5.3 m height
of slide. She slides down the slope that has 5 m length. At the end of the slope, which is
0.3 m above the ground, her velocity is 1 m/s. Determine:
(i) The change of potential energy [4M] 1716.75 J
(ii) The change of kinetic energy at the end of the slope [3M] 17.5 J
(iii) The work done by the girl at the slope [3M] 1716.75 J

d) If a machine takes in 50 kJ for 50 seconds, what is its energy output if the efficiency of
the machine is 80%? [5M] 0.8 kW

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JUN 2016:

a) Define each of the following terms and state its SI unit:

(i) Power [2M]
(ii) Energy [2M]

b) A student lifts a bucket with a force of 45N at a height of 500cm in 1.5 minutes out of a
well. Calculate:
(i) Work done by the student [3M] 225J
(ii) Power exerted by the student [3M] 2.5W

c) A 150g ball is dropped from rest at a height of 2m. It bounces to a maximum height of
1.8m. Calculate:
(i) The potential energy of the ball at the height of release [3M] 2.94J
(ii) The energy loss after the first bounce when the current height of the ball is 1.8m
[4M] 0.29J

d) If a 100W electric motor has an efficiency of 82%, calculate the time taken to lift a 50
kg object to a height of 800 cm. [8M] t = 47.85 s

DEC 2015:
a) Define each of the following terms and state its SI unit:
(i) Energy [2M]
(ii) Power [2M]

b) Cik Aliya with a mass of 50kg is climbing up to the top of 20m stairs within 1 minute.
Calculate the work done and power produced by Cik Aliya to climb up the stairs.
[3M] 𝑊 = 9810 𝐽
[3M] 𝑃 = 163.5𝑊

c) A coconut with a mass of 1 kg falls from a tree which is 15m high from the ground.
Calculate:
(i) Potential energy while the coconut is still on the tree [3M] 𝐸𝑃 = 147.15 𝐽

(ii) Potential energy and kinetic energy when the coconut falls 10m from the tree
[3M] 𝐸𝑃 = 49.05 𝐽
[2M] 𝐸𝐾 = 98.1 𝐽

(iii) Velocity of the coconut just before it touches the ground. [3M] 𝑣 = 17.16 𝑚/𝑠

d) A motor is used to pump water from a river with a depth of 5m at a rate of 30N per
minute. Calculate the power of the pump. [4M] 𝑃 = 2.5𝑊

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JUN 2015:
a) State the definition of Work and Power. [4M]

b) Rita has a mass of 45kg and is moving with an initial speed of 5 m/s.
(i) Find Rita’s kinetic energy. [3M] 𝐸𝐾 = 562.5 𝐽
(ii) Rita’s speed changes to 10 m/s. Now, what is her change in kinetic energy?
[3M] 𝐸𝐾 = 2250 𝐽

c) A stone weight 10N falls from the top of a 250m high cliff.
(i) How much work is done by the force of gravity in pulling the stone to the foot of
the cliff? [4M] 𝑊 = 2500 𝐽
(ii) How much energy is transferred to the stone? [1M] 𝐸 = 2500 𝐽

d) A piano with a mass of 300kg is being lifted to a window located 12m above the
ground using a system of pulleys and a diesel motor.
(i) If the motor has a power output of 800W, how long will it take to raise the piano
to the window? [5M] 𝑡 = 44.145 𝑠
(ii) How much chemical energy is converted by the motor during the lift if its
efficiency is 20%? [5M] 𝑃𝑖 = 4000 𝑊

DEC 2014:
a) Define each of the following terms and state the SI unit:
(i) Potential energy [2M]
(ii) Kinetic energy [2M]

b) Ahmad lifts a 50 kg hiking bag onto his shoulders through a vertical distance of 1.65 m
in 3s. Calculate the work done and power produced by Ahmad.
[6M] W=809.325 J, P= 269.7 W

c) A durian with a mass of 1.5 kg falls from a tree branch which is 5m high from the
ground. Calculate:
(i) Potential energy while the durian is still at the tree branch. [3M] 𝐸𝑃 = 73.575 𝐽
(ii) Potential energy and kinetic energy when the durian falls 3m from the tree
[5M] 𝐸𝑃 = 29.43 𝐽, 𝐸𝐾 = 44.14 𝐽
(iii) Velocity of the durian just before touches the ground [3M] 𝑣 = 9.91 𝑚/𝑠

d) A water pump is running at efficiency of 88.24% with power output of 7.5kW to

deliver clean water to water supply tank. Calculate the power input of the water pump
in watt.
[4M] 𝑃𝑖 = 8499.517 𝑁

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JUN 2014:
a) Define and state the SI units of the terms below:
(i) Work [2M]
(ii) Power [2M]

b) A woman whose mass is 45 kg runs up the flight of stairs which is 15m above the street
level. Calculate:
(i) The work done by the woman [3M] 𝑊 = 6621.75 𝐽
(ii) Potential energy possessed by the woman. [3M] 𝐸𝑃 = 6621.75 𝐽

c) (i) A 1500 J of work is needed to raise an object vertically. If the mass of the object
Is 3.5kg, calculate the height that can be reached by the object. [4M] ℎ = 43.69𝑚

(ii) A truck is moving with a velocity of 12.6 km/hr. If the mass of the truck is
7000kg, calculate the kinetic energy possessed by the truck. [5M] 𝐸𝐾 = 42 875 𝐽

d) An electric motor lifts an object of 250 kg to a height of 210 m in 287 seconds. If the
input power of the electric motor is 20 000 Watt, calculate the efficiency of the
electric motor. [5M] 𝜼 = 91.97%

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