- A ball is thrown directly up at 30 m/s. What is its "displacement from the ground", velocity and acceleration at:
- 2 seconds after throwing:
- 3 seconds after throwing:
- 5 seconds after throwing:
- For the ball in number 1: how does its speed at a height of 25 meters on the way up compare to its speed at a height of 25 meters on the way down?
- How is motion of the baseball different if we fill it with lead just before throwing it up at 30 m/s?
- What is the displacement where a runner goes at 5 m/s for 250 seconds?
- What is the magnitude of the total displacement where a hiker travels 25 km north in the morning then 15 km east in the afternoon?
- What is the rate of acceleration if a car begins at rest and makes 25 m/s after 10 seconds?
- What rate of acceleration is required to change speed from 30 m/s to 5 m/s in 10 seconds?
- How much work is required to lift a 4 kg mass to a height of 9 meters?
- How much power is required to lift a 4 kg mass to a height of 9 meters in 5 seconds?
- How much work is required to lift a 4 N weight to a height of 9 meters?
- A circus diver jumps from 125 meters.
- How much potential energy does he have at the top?
- How much kinetic energy does he have at a height of 45 meters?
- How fast is he falling just before he hits the ground?
- How much work is required to stop a 25 kg wagon moving at 12 m/s?
- Over what distance must a 20 N force act in order to stop a 25 kg wagon initially moving at 12 m/s?
- How much momentum does a 25 kg wagon moving at 12 m/s have?
- A 1.0 kg dynamics cart moves east at 0.6 m/s. A second cart of mass 0.5 kg moves west at 0.8 m/s. They collide and couple. If momentum is conserved, how fast do the two carts travel together after the collision?
- A 25 kg wagon initially moving at 12 m/s is brought to a stop in 3 seconds. What net force must act on it?
- If 25 N•s of impulse is imparted on a baseball in .015 seconds, what is the average force of impact?
- Why does an airbag save you from death in a front-end collision?
- A 25 kg wagon slows down from 12 m/s to 5 m/s. By how much does its momentum change?
- A 25 kg wagon comes to rest from 12 m/s with an average force of 6 N. Over how much time did the braking occur?
- A 210 kg refrigerator is dragged at constant speed by a force of 225 N. What is the force of friction exerted against the refrigerator by the floor?
- A 210 kg refrigerator is dragged at constant speed by a force of 225 N. What is the coefficient of friction between the refrigerator and the floor?