1072

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

Conservation of linear momentum

A 8100 kg boxcar traveling at 14.4 m/s strikes a second car. The two stick together and move off with a speed of 5.26 m/s . What is the mass of the second car ?



1071

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

Conservation of linear momentum

A 5780 open railroad car coasts along with a constant speed of 8.78 m/s on a level track , Snow begins to fall vertically and fills the car at a rate of 3.50 kg per minute .Ignoring friction with the tracks , what is the speed of the car after 93.0 min ?



1070

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

Find the speed at which Superman (mass = 79.0 kg) must fly into a train (mass = 16621 kg) traveling at 95.0 km/hr to stop it .



1069

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

(a) A 120 kg astronaut (including space suit) acquires a speed of 2.64 m/s by pushing off with his legs from an 1860 kg space capsule , What is the change in speed of the space capsule ?

(b) If the push lasts 0.540 s, what is the average force exerted by each on the other ? As the reference frame , use the position of the capsule before the push.




1068

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

(a) In a football match a 116 kg fullback is running at 3.98 m/s to the east and is stopped in 0.700 s by a head-on tackle by a tackler running due west . Calculate the original momentum of the fullback.

(b) Calculate the average force exerted on the tackler .




1067

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

(a) A car is stopped for a traffic signal . When the light turns green , the car accelerates , increasing its speed from 0 to 5.45 m/s in 0.710 s . What is the magnitude of the linear impulse experienced by a 66.3 kg passenger in the car during this time ?

(b) What is the average force experienced by the passenger ?




1063

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

What distinguishes a conservative force from a non-conservative force ?

Work done by a conservative force is depend of the objects path and the work only depends upon the initial and final positions.

Work done by a conservative force is independent of the objects path and the work only depends upon the initial and final positions.

Work done by a conservative force is independent of the objects path and the work only depends upon the initial and final positions .



1061

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

Consider an ideal elastic spring . The spring constant is :

Not depend upon mass, displacement , or applied force.

Proportional to the applied force .

Inversely proportional to the applied force.

Proportional to the mass attached to the spring.

Proportional to the displacement from equilibrium.

Not dependent upon mass , displacement or applied force .



1060

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

For identical materials , static coefficient of friction cannot be greater than kinetic coefficient of friction .

True

False

False , Static coefficient of friction will always be greater than kinetic coefficient of friction for identical material .



1054

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

A wooden block slides directly down an inclined plane, at a constant velocity of 6 m/s . How large is the coefficient of kinetic friction (A micro k) , if the plane makes an angle of 25 degree with the horizontal ?

0.91

2.1

0.42

0.37

0.47




1045

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

A 140 kg tackler moving at 3.0 m/s meets head on (and tackles) a 90 kg halfback moving at 6.5 m/s . What will be their mutual speed immediately after the collision ?



1044

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

A 15000 kg railraod car travels alone on a level frictionless track with a constant speed of 18.0 m/s . A 5000 kg additional load is dropped onto the car . What then will be its speed ?



1043

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

Conservation of linear momentum

A child throws a 3.40 kg package horizontally from a boat with a speed of 10.0 m/s . Calculate the resulting velocity of the boat , assuming it was initially at rest . The mass of the child is 20.0 kg and that of the boat is 60.0 kg .



1042

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

Calculate the force exerted on a rocket , given that the propelling gases are expelled at a rate of 1000 kg/s with a speed of 60000 m/s ( at takeoff )



1036

Physics Force & Laws Of Motion Level: High School

A rifle with a weight of 20 N fires a 5.0 g bullet with a speed of 280 m/s

a. Find the recoil speed of the rifle

b. If a 700 N man holds the rifle firmly against his shoulder , find the recoil speed of the man and rifle .


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