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Year 12 IB Physics
Extra Forces, Projectile Motion and SUVAT Questions

1. A stone of mass 56g is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff with a speed of 18 ms-1, as
illustrated in Fig. 4.1.

The initial height of the stone above the level of the sea is 16m. Air resistance may be
neglected.
(a) Calculate the vertical and horizontal components of the velocity as it hits the water. [3]

(b) determine the angle with the horizontal at which the stone hits the water. [2]

(c) How far away from the cliff does it land in the water. [2]

2. The Saturn V rocket used in NASA’s space programme had a mass of 3.04 × 106 kg. It took
off vertically with a thrust force of 3.40 × 107 N.
(a) Show that the resultant force on the rocket is about 4 × 106 N. [1]
(b) Calculate the initial acceleration. [2]

(c) After 150 s the rocket reached a speed of 2390 ms-1. Calculate its average acceleration. [2]

(d) Suggest why the initial acceleration and average acceleration are different. [1]

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3. A kite is held by a string and flies because of lift produced by the flow of air.

Figure 2 shows a free-body force diagram for the kite.

(a) Sketch a labelled vector diagram to show that the four forces are in equilibrium.
(b) The lift is 4.3 N, the drag is 6.0 N and the weight is 0.44 N.
Calculate the tension in the string. State its magnitude and direction from the horizontal.

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4. The diagram shows three passengers sitting on a train that is travelling at a high speed in
the direction shown. Seat belts are not used on trains.

With reference to one of Newton’s laws of motion, explain why seat C is the safest seat for a
passenger to be sitting on in the event of a rapid deceleration. You may assume that the seats
all remain fixed firmly to the floor and do not break.

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