PHYSICS WORKSHEET # 02

1 Fig. 2.1 shows a fork-lift truck lifting a box.

box

Fig. 2.1

The electric motor that drives the lifting mechanism is powered by batteries.

(a) State the form of the energy stored in the batteries.

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(b) The lifting mechanism raises a box of mass 32 kg through a vertical distance of 2.5 m in 5.4 s.

(i) Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by the box.

gravitational potential energy = ........................................................... [2]

(ii) The efficiency of the lifting mechanism is 0.65 (65%).

Calculate the input power to the lifting mechanism.

input power = ........................................................... [3]

(c) The batteries are recharged from a mains voltage supply that is generated in an oil-fired
power station.

By comparison with a wind farm, state one advantage and one disadvantage of running a
power station using oil.

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2 A rectangular container has a base of dimensions 0.12 m × 0.16 m. The container is filled with a
liquid. The mass of the liquid in the container is 4.8 kg.

(a) Calculate

(i) the weight of liquid in the container,

weight = ........................................................... [1]

(ii) the pressure due to the liquid on the base of the container.

pressure = ........................................................... [2]

(b) Explain why the total pressure on the base of the container is greater than the value calculated
in (a)(ii).

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(c) The depth of liquid in the container is 0.32 m.

Calculate the density of the liquid.

density = ........................................................... [2]

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows an aircraft on the deck of an aircraft carrier.

Fig. 3.1

The aircraft accelerates from rest along the deck. At take-off, the aircraft has a speed of 75 m / s.
The mass of the aircraft is 9500 kg.

(a) Calculate the kinetic energy of the aircraft at take-off.

kinetic energy = ........................................................... [3]

(b) On an aircraft carrier, a catapult provides an accelerating force on the aircraft. The catapult
provides a constant force for a distance of 150 m along the deck.

Calculate the resultant force on the aircraft as it accelerates. Assume that all of the kinetic
energy at take-off is from the work done on the aircraft by the catapult.

force = ........................................................... [2]

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4 A rifle fires a bullet of mass 0.020 kg vertically upwards through the air. As it leaves the rifle, the
speed of the bullet is 350 m / s.

a. Calculate

i. the kinetic energy of the bullet as it leaves the rifle,

kinetic energy = .......................................................... [3]

ii. the maximum possible height that the bullet can reach.

maximum height = .......................................................... [2]

b. The actual height reached by the bullet is less than the value calculated in (a)(ii).

i. Explain, in terms of the forces acting on the bullet, why this is so.

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ii. As the bullet rises through the air, its kinetic energy decreases.

State what happens to this energy.

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5 On a particular day, the atmospheric pressure is 1.0 × 105 Pa. A bubble of gas forms at a point
5.0 m below the surface of a lake. The density of water is 1000 kg / m 3.

(a) Determine

(i) the total pressure at a depth of 5.0 m in the water,

pressure =........................................................... [3]

(ii) the pressure of the gas in the bubble.

pressure =........................................................... [1]

(b) As the bubble rises to the surface, the mass of gas in the bubble stays constant. The temperature
of the water in the lake is the same throughout.

Explain why the bubble rises to the surface and why its volume increases as it rises.

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