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FORMULAE
You may find the following formulae useful.
displacement s
average velocity = v=
time t
change in velocity (v − u )
acceleration = a=
time t
Investigating parachutes
Alison is investigating how the area of a parachute affects the time it takes to fall to the ground.
She cuts different sized pieces from plastic bags to make the parachutes.
3. Alison uses a computer simulation to analyse the motion and forces on a skydiver after he jumps
from his plane.
Which row of the table is correct for the skydiver as his parachute opens?
Falling
Jane makes a model to investigate the “vertical fall” involved in a fairground ride.
Marbles are timed as they fall through the oil in a glass tube.
directions
of forces
on marble
falling
marble
oil
rubber
bands
glass
tube
Who is correct?
A Jane only
B Asif only
C both Asif and Jane
D neither
6. Jane times three identical marbles falling between the two rubber bands.
The values are 5.5 s, 5.7 s and 6.5 s.
She has no time to take more readings.
The value she should use in her investigation is
A 5.6 s
B 5.7 s
C 5.9 s
D 6.5 s
7. People take a risk when they go on this “vertical fall” ride at a theme park.
Which row of the table shows the conditions for people to be most willing to take the risk?
How much choice do the people have? Have the people seen the ride before?
A a little yes
B a little no
C a lot no
D a lot yes
8. At one part of the ride, the speed of the car changes from 2 m/s to 6 m/s in 0.5 s.
What is its acceleration?
A 1.5 m/s2
B 6.0 m/s2
C 8.0 m/s2
D 24 m/s2
9. At one point during the ride a passenger exerts a force of 800 N on the seat.
The passenger is pushed into the seat in this direction .
Which row of the table shows the size and direction of the force the seat exerts on the passenger?
Investigating Forces
wooden
1 N weights board
newton
meter
wooden
block support
They find the average force when different weights are put on the wooden block.
These are some of their results.
weight of block
6 7 8 9 10
(N)
average force needed to pull block up slope
3.5 4.1 4.7 5.9
(N)
10. The average force needed to pull the block with a 9 N weight is likely to be
A 5.0 N
B 5.3 N
C 5.5 N
D 5.6 N
11. Which row of the table lists the variables that they considered in their investigation?
kept constant the variable they changed the variable they measured
(to ensure a fair test) (the independent variable) (the dependent variable)
A weight of block angle of slope pulling force
B angle of slope weight of block pulling force
C angle of slope pulling force weight of block
D pulling force weight of block angle of slope
12. These are the readings from the newton meter for a block weighing 7 N.
1st try 2nd try 3rd try 4th try 5th try 6th try
pulling force (N) 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0
A is reliable
B has no error
C is not a fair test
D should not be used to justify a conclusion
Collisions
Nafis and her friends are investigating what happens when cars collide.
They use a number of model cars on a frictionless track.
A 0.05 N
B 0.8 N
C 2.0 N
D 8.0 N
The velocity-time graph shows the motion of a different model car during one experiment.
10
velocity
in m/s
8
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
time in s
A 0.2 m/s2
B 5 m/s2
C 10 m/s2
D 20 m/s2
A 0.4 kg
B 0.8 kg
C 20 kg
D 40 kg
16. Between which times is the resultant force on the car equal to zero?
drag thrust
1.0 N 3.0 N
A 1.0 m/s2
B 1.5 m/s2
C 2.0 m/s2
D 4.0 m/s2
Who is correct?
A Nafis
B Heather
C Colin
D Mary
20. Nafis reads a web page about a driver who had an accident as he was driving to start a new job.
Which of these is most likely to have increased the risk of an accident?
21. The driver was saved because he was wearing his seat belt.
According to official statistics, seat belts reduce fatalities by 30%.
This means that
Nafis and her friends find out about stopping distances from the Highway Code.
speed of car
30 km/h 6m 6m
45 km/h 9m 14 m
60 km/h 12 m 24 m
A 6m
B 9m
C 14 m
D 23 m
A 12 m
B 23 m
C 24 m
D 36 m
A 18 m
B 28 m
C 56 m
D 74 m
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MC PAPER 10