Question 4 d)
True or false: If Shepard had hit the golf ball with a velocity of 25 m/s with an angle of 45° to the horizontal, the golf ball would have travelled further.
Question 4 b)
How far horizontally did the golf ball travel? Give your answer to 1 decimal place in units of m. Write your answer without units i.e., 12.6 m as 12.6.
Question 4 a)
On February 6, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard connected his custom-made golf club head attachment to a tool designed primarily to scoop lunar rock samples. He then hit two golf balls on the surface of the Moon. The first ball was a bit of a dud, but the second attempt resulted in a clean stroke, with the ball hit at a speed of 23.5 m/s at an angle of 40° with the horizontal. Assume that the free-fall acceleration, , on the Moon’s surface is 1/6 of the value on Earth and that the Moon’s lack of atmosphere means there is virtually no air resistance.
How long was the golf ball in flight?
Question 3 b)
What is the total time the coin is in the air (from release to hitting the water at the bottom of the well)?
Give your answer to 1 decimal place in seconds. Write your answer without units i.e., 12.6 s as 12.6.
Question 3 a)
From level with the ground, a coin is tossed straight up with a speed of 15.0 m/s. When it returns, it falls into a well containing water 15.0 m below the surface.
What is the coin’s velocity as it hits the water at the bottom of the well?
Give your answer to 1 decimal place in units of
m/s. Write your answer without units i.e., 12.6 m/s as 12.6.
Question 2 f)
What is the ball’s (average) across the sticky section of the track? Give your answer in whole numbers in units of m/s . Write your answer without units i.e., 12 m/s
Question 2 e)
The ball’s velocity
Question 2 c)
The change in the ball’s position from
Question 2 d)
What is the ball’s velocity before reaching the sticky section of track? Give your answer in whole numbers in units of m/s. Write your answer without units i.e., 12 m/s as 12.
Question 2 a)
A ball rolls horizontally along a track. A camera takes a picture of the ball 4 times every second and the position of the ball at each photograph is shown in the diagram below (note the leftmost ball position is the first photograph, with each subsequent photograph showing the movement of the ball towards the right of the track).
Which of the graphs of position, shown below best describes the motion of the ball? You may find it helpful to make a table of time vs. position first.