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TT1 2016

This physics document contains 10 multiple choice questions about various concepts in mechanics. Question 1 involves calculating gravitational field strength and time of flight for an object on Ganymede's surface. Question 2 asks about Triton's orbital speed. Question 3 asks about the ratio of gravitational pulls of the Sun and Earth on the Moon. The remaining questions involve free body diagrams, equilibrium, projectile motion, circular motion, and velocity-time graphs.

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TT1 2016

This physics document contains 10 multiple choice questions about various concepts in mechanics. Question 1 involves calculating gravitational field strength and time of flight for an object on Ganymede's surface. Question 2 asks about Triton's orbital speed. Question 3 asks about the ratio of gravitational pulls of the Sun and Earth on the Moon. The remaining questions involve free body diagrams, equilibrium, projectile motion, circular motion, and velocity-time graphs.

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PHYSICS

Question 1 [5 marks]

Ganymede, one of the Galilean moon that orbits the Jupiter has a mass of 1.51023 and
a radius of 2600km.

a) Calculate the gravitational field strength on the surface of Ganymede.

[2 marks]

b) If a 5.0 stone is thrown vertically up with initial velocity of 20/, what is the time
of flight of that stone?
[3 marks]

Question 2 [4 marks]

Triton is the largest moon of Neptune with a mass of 2.141022 , orbiting the parent
planet with an orbital radius of 3.55108 . Find the speed of Triton if the mass of
Neptune is 1.021026 .

Question 3 [5 marks]

Using the information in the Formulae and Constants Sheet, find the ratio of the
gravitational pull of the sun on the moon to that of the earth on the moon. (Assume that
the distance of the moon from the sun is approximately the same as the distance of the
earth from the sun.)

Question 4 [5 marks]
Find the magnitude and direction of the net gravitational force on mass A due to masses
B and C as shown in Figure below. Each mass is 2.00 kg.

A B C

10cm 40cm

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Question 5 [4 marks]

A 400N child and a 300N child sit on either end of a 2.00m long seesaw. Where along the
seesaw should the pivot support be placed to ensure the seesaw remains in rotational
equilibrium?

Question 6 [12 marks]


An aircraft is flying horizontally with a constant speed of 6001 at an altitude of
5000. The upward (lift) force provided by the wings that is necessary to keep the
aircraft in level flight is 9.80104 .
a) Show that the mass of the aircraft must be 1.00104 .
[3 marks]

The pilot begins a turn by tilting the aircraft so that its wings are at 15.0 to the horizontal
as shown. Assume that the airspeed does not change, and that the size and angle to the
wing of the lift force remain constant.

b) Draw a free body diagram below labelling the forces acting on the aircraft. Ignore
drag/friction and thrust forces directed into and out of the page.
[2 marks]

c) Calculate the horizontal radius of the aircrafts turn, assuming the airspeed does not
change.
[5 marks]

d) Describe any effects that this turn will have on the altitude of the aircraft. No
calculations are required.
[2 marks]

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PHYSICS

Question 7 [8 marks]
A girl is swinging on a maypole in a playground as shown below.

The girl has a mass of 40kg and when she is moving at a speed of 18 1 , the light rope
makes an angle of 20 with the vertical. Consider the motion of the centre of mass of the
girl, which moves in a horizontal circle of radius .

a) What is the vertical component of the tension in the rope?


[2 marks]
b) What is the radius of the circle?
[2 marks

c) What is the horizontal component of the tension in the rope?


[2 marks

d) What is the tension in the rope?


[2 marks]

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PHYSICS

Question 9 [11 marks]


A ball of mass 0.5 kg is projected vertically downwards towards the ground from a height of 1.8 m at
a velocity of 2 ms-1. The position-time graph for the motion of the ball is shown below.

a) What is the maximum vertical height reached by the ball after the second bounce?
[1 Marks]

b) Calculate the
i. Magnitude of the time t1 indicated on the graph

[4 marks]

ii. Velocity with which the ball rebounds from the ground during the first bounce
[3 marks]

c) Draw a velocity-time graph for the motion of the ball from the time that it is projected to the
time when it rebounds to a height of 0.9 m.
[3 marks]
Velocity

Time

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Question 10 [6 marks]
The diagram below shows the path of a ball thrown horizontally from the top of a tow height 24 m
which is surrounded by level ground.

a) Using two labelled arrows, show on the diagram above the direction of the velocity and the
acceleration, a, of the ball when it is at point P.
[2 marks]

b) Calculate the time taken from when the ball is thrown to when it first hits the ground. Assume air
resistance is negligible.
[2 marks]

c) The ball hits the ground 27 m from the base of the tower. Calculate the speed at which the ball is
thrown.
[2 marks]

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