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The document consists of three questions related to physics concepts, including energy changes in a bouncing ball, calculations of speed and height for a car on a roller-coaster, and the operation of a wind turbine generating electricity. Each question requires calculations and explanations regarding energy transformations, kinetic energy, and the effects of friction and air density. The total points for each question are indicated, reflecting the complexity and depth of understanding required.

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Work,Energy,Power

The document consists of three questions related to physics concepts, including energy changes in a bouncing ball, calculations of speed and height for a car on a roller-coaster, and the operation of a wind turbine generating electricity. Each question requires calculations and explanations regarding energy transformations, kinetic energy, and the effects of friction and air density. The total points for each question are indicated, reflecting the complexity and depth of understanding required.

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Q.1 A soft rubber ball of mass 0.15 kg is dropped, in a vacuum, from a height of 2.

0 m on to a
hard surface. The ball then bounces.
(a) State the main energy changes taking place when
(i) the ball is
falling, ...............................................................................................................................................
...........

(ii) the ball hits the surface and is changing


shape, ................................................................................................................................................
..........

(iii) the ball is regaining its shape and is rising from the
surface. ..............................................................................................................................................
........ [3]

(b) Calculate the speed with which the ball hits the surface.

speed = .......................................................... [4]

(c) After rebounding from the surface, the ball rises to a height of 1.9 m. Suggest why the height
to which the ball rises is less than the height from which the ball
falls. ...................................................................................................................................................
............... ............................................................................................................................................
...[1]

[Total: 8]
Q.2 Fig. 1.1 shows a car on a roller-coaster ride.

mass of car =
600 kg
kinetic energy of car at point A = 160 kJ
(a) Calculate the speed of the car at A.

speed = ................................................. [3]


(b) As the car travels from A to B, it loses 40 kJ of energy due to friction. The car just manages
to roll over the crest of the hill at B. Calculate the height h.

height h = ................................................. [2]


(c) At C, the car is slowed down by a shallow tank of water and the kinetic energy of the car is
reduced to zero. Make three suggestions for what happens to this kinetic energy.
1. ........................................................................................................................................................
2. .......................................................................................................................................................
3. ................................................................................................................................................ [3]
[Total: 8]
Q.3 Fig. 4.1 shows a small wind-turbine used to generate electricity.
The wind-turbine drives an electric generator.
The wind blows with a velocity of 7.0 m / s at right angles to the plane of the
turbine. The mass of air passing per second through the turbine is 6.7 kg.
(a) (i) Calculate the kinetic energy of the air blown through the turbine per
second.

kinetic energy = ............................................... [2]


(ii) Only 8% of this energy is converted to electrical energy. Calculate the power output of the
electric generator.

power output = ............................................... [2]


(b) The volume of air passing through the turbine each second is 5.6 m3 (flow rate is 5.6 m3 / s).
Calculate the density of the air.

density of air = ............................................... [2]


(c) The turbine turns a generator. Describe the essential action within the generator that produces
electricity. ..........................................................................................................................................
.................. .........................................................................................................................................
................... ........................................................................................................................................
............. [2]

[Total: 8]

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