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1 An athlete of mass 64 kg is bouncing up and down on a trampoline.

At one moment, the athlete is stationary on the stretched surface of the trampoline.The figure shows
the athlete at this moment.

springs

The stretched surface of the trampoline begins to contract. The athlete is pushed vertically upwards
and she accelerates. At time t, when her upwards velocity is 6.0 m / s, she loses contact with the
surface.

(a) Calculate her kinetic energy at time t.

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

(b) Calculate the maximum possible distance she can travel upwards after time t.

maximum distance = ....................................................... [3]

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(c) In practice, she travels upwards through a slightly smaller distance than the distance calculated
in (b).

Suggest why this is so.

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[Total: 6]

2 Coal-fired power stations are polluting.

State an advantage of using coal as a source of energy.

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[Total: 1]

3 An electric train is initially at rest at a railway station. The motor causes a constant force of 360 000 N
to act on the train and the train begins to move.

The train travels a distance of 4.0 km along a straight, horizontal track.

(a) Calculate the work done on the train during this part of the journey.

work done = ....................................................... [2]

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(b) The mass of the train is 450 000 kg.

Calculate the maximum possible speed of the train at the end of the first 4.0 km of the journey.

maximum possible speed = ....................................................... [3]

[Total: 5]

4 On a day with no wind, a fountain in Switzerland propels 30 000 kg of water per minute to a height
of 140 m.

Calculate the power used in raising the water.

power = .............................................. [4]

[Total: 4]

5 When a salmon swims up a river to breed, it often has to jump up waterfalls. The figure shows a
salmon jumping above the surface of the water. On this occasion the salmon falls back down into
the river.
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salmon

waterfall

river

The salmon has a mass of 2.0 kg.

The salmon leaves the water vertically with a kinetic energy of 16.2 J.

(a) Calculate the speed of the salmon as it leaves the water.

speed = .............................................. [2]

(b) Calculate the maximum height gained by the salmon. Ignore air resistance.

gain in height = .............................................. [3]

(c) Another salmon, of much greater mass, leaves the water vertically with the same speed.

State and explain how the height of this salmon’s jump compares to the height reached by the
first salmon.

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[Total: 7]
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6 An aeroplane of mass 2.5 × 10 kg lands with a speed of 62 m / s, on a horizontal runway
at time t = 0. The aeroplane decelerates uniformly as it travels along the runway in a straight line
until it reaches a speed of 6.0 m / s at t = 35 s.

(a) Calculate the deceleration of the aeroplane in the 35 s after it lands.

deceleration = .............................................. [2]

(b) Calculate the resultant force acting on the aeroplane as it decelerates.

force = .............................................. [2]

(c) Calculate the momentum of the aeroplane when its speed is 6.0 m / s.

momentum = .............................................. [2]

[Total: 6]