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1. (a)(i) Define work done by a force.

(2)
(ii) State the Law of Conservation of Energy. (2)
(b) The diagram shows a child’s swing. A child of mass 28kg
is released from rest at point A.

Assuming no resistive forces, calculate the kinetic energy of


the child at point B. (3)
(c) In a real situation, the speed at B was found to be 2.2ms-1.
Calculate the average resistive force acting during the descent.
(4)
2. (a) A skydiver of total mass 100kg leaves an aircraft flying
horizontally at 3000m and freefalls down to a height of 1200m.
She has now reached a constant vertical velocity of 90ms-1.
(i) Find the loss of PE during this part of the fall. (2)
(ii) Calculate the gain in KE of the skydiver. (2)
(b) At a height of 1200m, the skydiver opens the parachute and
falls to ground at a constant speed of 7.7ms-1.
(i) Find the loss of PE during this part of the fall. (1)
(ii) State the gain in KE during this part of the fall. (1)
(iii) Find the mean force of air resistance acting on the
skydiver during this part of the fall. (2)
3. (a) (i) Define efficiency. (1)
(ii) Write down the formula for the gravitational
potential energy lost when a mass m falls a
distance h near the surface of the Earth. (1)

(b) A hydroelectric power station draws its water


from a lake which is 200m above the turbine.
Assume no loss of energy in the pipes.
(i) Calculate the speed of the water when it reaches
the turbine. (2)
(ii) The flow rate is 25m3s-1. Assuming the water
leaves the turbine with half of the entry speed,
calculate the energy per second transferred to the
turbine (density of water 1000kgm-3). (3)
(iii) The turbine/generator system is 42% efficient.
Find the power output of the generator. (2)

4. (a) When an athlete is performing press-ups, the


average force in each arm is 200N. Calculate the
total work done by his arms during one press-up,
which raises his shoulders 0.50m above the ground.
(2)
(b) if the athlete can do 16 press-ups per minute,
calculate:
(i) the total power output of his arms. (2)
(ii) the energy input to his arms in one minute, if
the overall efficiency of his arms is 20%. (2)
5. A hailstone of mass 0.5g is falling through the
atmosphere at a steady velocity of 35ms^-1.
(i) Calculate its kinetic energy. (2)
(ii) Sketch and label separate graphs to show the
change in gravitational energy with time, and
the change in kinetic energy with time, as the
hailstone falls. (No calculations) (2)
(iii) Explain the shapes of these graphs. (2)
(iv) Explain how the Law of Conservation of Energy
applies to the hailstone. (2)

6. (a) (i) Write down an equation for W, the work


done when a force F moves an object through a
distance s, in the direction shown. (1)

(ii) Use this equation to describe an expression for


the gain in gravitational potential energy when a
mass m is raised vertically through a height h. (2)
(b) (i) Describe the energy changes taking place
when a person jumps upward from standing. (2)
(ii) If the initial vertical speed is 6.1 ms^-1, find the
maximum height reached. (2)
(iv) If the take-off speed is increased by 10%,
would there be a 10% increase in the height
jumped? Explain your answer. (2)

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