Assignment: Unit 1 Lesson 1

Important Points

1. A golf pro drives a ball through the air. Which of the following correctly lists the
force(s) acting on the golf ball for the entirety of its flight?
a. force of gravity only
b. force of gravity and the force of the “hit”
c. force of gravity and the force of air resistance
d. force of gravity, the force of the “hit,” and the force of air resistance

Solution:

1. C
2. Student A and student B sit in identical office chairs facing each other. Student A,
who is heavier than student B, suddenly pushes with his feet, causing both chairs to
move.
Which of the following occurs?
a. Neither student applies a force on the other.
b. A exerts a force on B, but A experiences no force.
c. Each student applies a force, but A exerts a larger force.
d. The students exert the same amount of force on each other

Solution:
2. D

3. Which of Newton’s laws is the above situation an example of? Name the law and
what it states.

Solution:
3. It is an example of Newton’s 3rd Law, called The law of action-reaction.
This third law states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite
reaction. In other words, if object A exerts a force on object B, then object B also exerts
an equal force on object A. Notice that the forces are exerted on different objects.
4. Again, using the situation in Question 2:
a. If the flooring surface and office chairs are identical, which student will accelerate
quicker?
b. Which of Newton’s laws did you use to make this decision?
c. What is Newton’s first law? Provide an example.

Solution:
a. Student B, who is lighter, will accelerate quicker.
b. Newton’s 3rd Law of motion.
c. Newton's First Law, sometimes referred to as the law of inertia, states: An object at
rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the
same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Example: an ice-skater can either remain at rest or move in a straight line with constant
speed if the ice floor is completely smooth without friction.

5. The three lines on the graph represent the motion of three objects.
a. Which object has travelled farthest at time t = 5 s?
b. How far has each object travelled at time t = 3 s?
c. What is the slope of each line?

Solution:
a.
Object 1.
b.
Object 1 has travelled 12m.
Object 2 has travelled about 7.2m.
Object 3 has travelled 6m.
c.
Object 1: slope=20/5=4m/s
Object 2: slope=12/5=2.4m/s
Object 3: slope=8/4=2m/s
6. A 20 g mass and a 50 g mass are dropped from rest from the same height above the floor.
a. If we ignore air resistance, which mass will hit the floor first?
b. What is the weight of the 20 g mass?

Solution:
a. Both masses will hit the floor at the same time because they have the same gravitational
acceleration during their fall if are resistance and buoyancy force are ignored.
b. weight of the 20 g mass=0.02x9.81=0.1962 N.

7. The following diagram shows three masses connected by wires and hung vertically.
Draw a FBD for each mass, and determine the tensions in the three wires

Solution:

T1=130N T2=200N T3=350N

W1=130N W2=70N W3=150N

T1=130N T2 =200N