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Kinematics MCQ 2023

This document contains a kinematics multiple choice quiz about a parachutist jumping from a plane. It asks questions about the parachutist's weight, initial acceleration, times when the parachute opens and terminal velocities are reached, total distance traveled, and forces acting on the parachutist. It provides examples to explain why the parachutist reaches an initial high terminal velocity and a lower second terminal velocity after opening the parachute due to changes in air resistance and the balancing of forces.

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Kinematics MCQ 2023

This document contains a kinematics multiple choice quiz about a parachutist jumping from a plane. It asks questions about the parachutist's weight, initial acceleration, times when the parachute opens and terminal velocities are reached, total distance traveled, and forces acting on the parachutist. It provides examples to explain why the parachutist reaches an initial high terminal velocity and a lower second terminal velocity after opening the parachute due to changes in air resistance and the balancing of forces.

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Name:_____________________________________________________Year:________________Date:____________

KINEMATICS MCQs CHALLENGE

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i) Calculate the weight of the parachutist. Take g=9.8N/kg.

Answer:___________

ii) State the initial acceleration for the parachutist as he jumped from the plane. Answer:_________________

iii) At what time the parachute start to open. Answer:____________________

v) The velocity for the first terminal velocity: Answer:____________________

vi) The velocity for the second terminal velocity. Answer:____________________

vii) Determine the total distance travel from time 30s to50s.

Answer:_____________________

x) State the name for the downward force acting on the parachutist. Answer:_________________

xi)State the name for the upward force acting on the parachutist. Answer:_________________

xii) Using the idea of forces, explain why the parachutist reaches a terminal velocity

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xii) Using the idea of forces, explain why opening the parachute reduces the terminal velocity.

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Examples of the physics points made in the response to explain first terminal
Velocity

• on leaving the plane the only force acting is weight (downwards)


accept gravity for weight throughout
• as parachutist falls air resistance acts (upwards)
accept drag / friction for air resistance
• weight greater than air resistance
Or resultant force downwards
• (resultant force downwards) so parachutist accelerates
• as velocity / speed increases so does air resistance
• terminal velocity reached when air resistance = weight
accept terminal velocity reached when forces are balanced

to explain second lower terminal velocity

• opening parachute increases surface area


• opening parachute increases air resistance
• air resistance is greater than weight
• resultant force acts upwards / opposite direction to motion
• parachutist decelerates / slows down
• the lower velocity means a reduced air resistance
air resistance and weight become equal but at a lower (terminal) velocity

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Examples of the physics points made in the response to explain first terminal
Velocity

• on leaving the plane the only force acting is weight (downwards)


accept gravity for weight throughout
• as parachutist falls air resistance acts (upwards)
accept drag / friction for air resistance
• weight greater than air resistance
Or resultant force downwards
• (resultant force downwards) so parachutist accelerates
• as velocity / speed increases so does air resistance
• terminal velocity reached when air resistance = weight
accept terminal velocity reached when forces are balanced

to explain second lower terminal velocity

• opening parachute increases surface area


• opening parachute increases air resistance
• air resistance is greater than weight
• resultant force acts upwards / opposite direction to motion
• parachutist decelerates / slows down
• the lower velocity means a reduced air resistance
air resistance and weight become equal but at a lower (terminal) velocity

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