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These are the speed-time graphs for two falling balls:

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Determine the terminal velocity of the plastic ball.

Important Questions on Dynamics: Explaining Motion

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These are the speed-time graphs for two falling balls:

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Both balls are of the same size and shape but the metal ball has a greater mass. Explain, in terms of Newton's laws of motion and the forces involved, why the plastic ball reaches a constant velocity, but the metal ball does not.

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These are the speed-time graphs for two falling balls:

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Explain why both balls have the same initial acceleration. 

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A car of mass 1200 kg accelerates from rest to a speed of 8.0 m s-1 in a time of 2.0 s. At high speeds the resistive frictional force F produced by air on a body moving with velocity v is given by the equation F=bv2, where b is a constant. Derive the base units of force in the SI system.

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A car of mass 1200 kg accelerates from rest to a speed of 8.0 ms-1 in a time of 2.0 s.

(b) At high speeds the resistive frictional force F produced by air on a body moving with velocity v is given by the equation F=bv2, where b is a constant.

(ii) Determine the base units of b in the SI system.

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State the difference between the base units of mass and weight in the SI system.

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 When you jump from a wall on to the ground, it is advisable to bend your knees on landing. State how bending your knees affects the time it takes to stop when hitting the ground.

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When you jump from a wall on to the ground, it is advisable to bend your knees on landing. Using Newton's second law of motion, explain why it is sensible to bend your knees.