Speed, Velocity & Acceleration

(Worksheet)
1. In an experiment, a trolley runs down an inclined plane. An interrupter card of length 20 cm cuts through light gates close to the top and bottom of the slope. The following results were recorded from such an investigation: Time to cut the top gate, t1 = 0.30 s Time to cut the bottom gate, t2 = 0.14 s Time to travel between the gates, t = 0.50 s Calculate: a) the velocity of the trolley at each gate b) the acceleration of the trolley. 2. a) A train starts from rest at a station and accelerates at 0.2 ms-1 for one minute until it clears the platform. Calculate the velocity of the train after this time and the length of the platform. b) The train now accelerates at 0.4 ms-2 for the next 540 m. Calculate its final velocity and the time taken to travel the distance. 3. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 10 ms-1. Calculate the maximum height it will reach above its starting position and the time it will take to reach this height. 4. A thin cord can withstand a pulling force of 120N. Calculate the maximum acceleration that can be given to a mass of 32 kg assuming that the force to accelerate the mass is transmitted through the cord. 5. A Cessna 172 aircraft and a Boeing 747 aircraft are each given an acceleration of 5 ms-1. To achieve this the thrust force produced by the Cessna's engine is 15 kN and the thrust force required by the Boeing 747 is 800 kN. Find the mass of each aircraft. 6. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 2 ms-2 for 10 seconds. Calculate the distance travelled. 7. How long will it take a heavy vehicle to accelerate from 10 to 15 ms-1, if it covers a distance of 80 m in this time? 8. What is the moment of inertia of a 5.00 Kg 34.0 cm radius hoop about its normal axis? 9. What is the torque when you exert a force of 52 N on a 56 cm breaker bar? 10. What force should you exert on a 14 cm long wrench to get a torque of 42 Nm?
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11. If you exert a torque of 68 Nm on a flywheel with an I of 12 Kgm2, what is its angular acceleration? 12. A disc accelerates uniformly from rest at 2.0 rad s-2 for 8.0 s. a) Find (i) the final angular velocity (ii) the angular displacement b) The disc has a radius of 2.5 m. Determine the linear velocity at a point on its rim at the end of the 8.0 s. 13. A bicycle wheel has a moment of inertia of 0.25 kg m2 about its hub. Calculate the angular momentum of the wheel when rotating at 120 rpm. 14. A model aeroplane is flying in a horizontal circle at the end of a light wire. The mass of the aeroplane is 2 kg. The radius of the circular path is 20 m. The aeroplane makes 40 revolutions in one minute. a) Calculate the linear velocity of the aeroplane. b) Find the angular momentum of the aeroplane about the centre of the circle. 15. A record is spinning at the rate of 25 rpm. If a ladybug is sitting 10 cm from the center of the record: a) What is the angular velocity of the ladybug? b) What is the speed of the ladybug? (in m/s) c) After 20 seconds, how far has the ladybug traveled? (m) d) After 20 seconds, what angle has the ladybug turned through? (rad) 16. A fan starts from rest. After 3.2 s of constant angular acceleration, the fan turns at a rate of 2628 rad/s. a) Find the fans angular acceleration. b) Determine the angle through which the fan rotates during this period. 17. A carousel rotates at a constant angular velocity of 0.2 rad/s. Determine the angle through which the carousel rotates in 1 minute. 18. The earth rotates around its axis at an angular speed of 7.27 x 10-5 rad/s. a) How long does it take to rotate 6.28 rad? b) How many seconds are in 1 day? 19. A NASCAR driver weighing 75 kg enters a corner with a radius of 155m with a speed of 125 m/s. What is the centripetal force (Fr) that maintains his circular motion?
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20. A girl sits on a tire swing that is attached with a rope of length 2.10 m. Her dad pushed her with a speed of 2.5 m/s. If the centripetal force is 88 N, what is the girl's mass?