Exam Style Answers 5 Asal Physics CB
Exam Style Answers 5 Asal Physics CB
Exam Style Answers 5 Asal Physics CB
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Chapter 5
Exam-style questions Rate at which work is done or work
7 a
done/energy change per second[1]
1 B[1]
W[1]
2 B[1]
b kinetic energy = 1 × mass × velocity2[1]
Loss of gravitational potential energy →
3 a 2
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ii
Graph with axes labelled and Ep ii Gravitational p.e. is energy due to
decreasing linearly from 1000 J to 0[1] position in a gravitational field.[1]
Ek increasing from 0 when h = 0[1] Elastic p.e. is energy contained in a
Ek increases as a straight line to a stretched or squashed object. or When
value below 1000 J at h = 15 m[1] an object is raised above the Earth’s
surface its gravitational p.e. increases.[1]
1000 When a positively charged object
is brought near another positively
Ek charged object its electric p.e.
Energy/ J
Ep
increases.[1]
(Maximum [2])
mass = density × volume
b i
= 1030 × 1.4 × 106 × 10.0 = 1.442 × 1010
15 h / m
≈ 1.4 × 1010 J[1]
k.e. = work done on body to increase
10 a
speed from 0 to v = F × s[1] ii Water falls an average distance of
5.0 m when released through turbines.
since F = ma and v2 = u2 + 2as and u = 0,
p.e. lost = mgh =
s= v2
1.442 × 1010 × 9.81 × 5.0
2a
v2 1 (accept also use of h = 10 m)[1]
k.e. = ma × = mv2[1]
2a 2 p.e. lost = 7.07 × 1011 ≈ 7.1 × 1011 J
1 (or 1.4 × 1012 J if h = 10 used)[1]
k.e. = mv2 = × 800 × 202 = 160 000 J
b i
[1] 2 iii energy output = 0.5 × (value in ii)
energy 160 000 = 3.5 × 1011 J (or 7.1 × 1011 J
power = = = 2.67 × 10 4
time 6 if h = 10 used)[1]
≈ 2.7 × 104 W[1] energy 3.5 × 1011 J
power = = (or
time 6 × 60 × 60
ii Air resistance increases (with speed).[1] 7.1× 1011 J
if h = 10 used)[1]
Net driving force less or more energy 6 × 60 × 60
(per second) wasted, so less available power = 1.64 × 107 ≈ 1.6 × 107 W (or
to increase k.e.[1] 3.3 × 107 W if h = 10 used)[1]
i The potential energy of a body is the
11 a
energy stored in the body by reason of
its position or shape.[1]
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