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4.4 Newton’s Laws of Motion

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Course AQA A Level Physics

Section 4. Mechanics & Materials
Topic 4.4 Newton’s Laws of Motion
Difficulty Easy
Time allowed: 60
Score: /47
Percentage: /100
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Question 1a
State Newton’s Second Law.
[2 marks]
Question 1b
At its launch, a rocket and its contents have a total mass of 150 000 kg. The engine produces an upward thrust of 3 500
000 N. Figure 1 below shows the rocket just after its launch.
Figure 1
Calculate the weight of the rocket at the launch.

[2 marks]
Question 1c
Calculate the resultant force acting on the rocket during the launch.
[2 marks]
Question 1d
Calculate the acceleration of the rocket at launch.
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[2 marks]
Question 2a
Figure 1 shows a skier being pulled forward by rope at a constant velocity along a horizontal section between two ski runs.
The tension in the rope is 50 N and the total mass of the skier is 85 kg.
Figure 1
State the name of each of the forces A – D acting on the skier in Figure 1.
[4 marks]
Question 2b
Determine the magnitude of Force A and explain your answer.
[2 marks]
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Question 2c
The rope towing the skier suddenly brakes, so Force B no longer acts on the skier, however the skier continues to move
forwards.
Force A remains constant.
By considering the horizontal forces now acting on the skier, explain whether the skier accelerates or decelerates after the
tow rope breaks.
[3 marks]
Question 2d
Assuming the magnitude of Force A remains constant, as determined in part (b), calculate the deceleration of the skier.
[2 marks]
Question 3a
A remote-controlled racing car has a mass of 0.60 kg. It can accelerate uniformly from rest to 5.2 m s–1 in 1.6 s.
Calculate the acceleration of the car.
[2 marks]
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Question 3b
Calculate the resultant force acting on the car when it is accelerating.
[2 marks]
Question 3c
After 1.8 s the motor is switched off and the car decelerates uniformly until it stops. The deceleration of the racing car is 0.80
m s–2.
Given that the resistive force is the only force acting on the car once the motor is switched off, calculate the magnitude of
this force.
[2 marks]
Question 3d
Assuming that the resistive force was constant throughout the motion of the racing car, use your answer from part (b) to
calculate the thrust from the motor when the racing car was accelerating.
[2 marks]
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Question 4a
A brick of mass 1.5 kg is resting on the floor as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
Name the forces A and B acting on the block.

[2 marks]
Question 4b
(i)
State Newton’s first law
(ii)
Explain how Newton’s first law can be applied to the forces acting on the brick.
[3 marks]
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Question 4c
(i)
State Newton’s third law
(ii)
Explain how Newton’s third law can be applied to the forces acting on the brick.
[4 marks]
Question 4d
A horizontal force is applied to the brick which causes it to accelerate at 0.2 m s−2.
Use Newton’s Second Law to calculate the size of the horizontal force which is applied to the brick.
[2 marks]
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Question 5a
A block of wood of mass 5.2 kg, sitting on a smooth table, is acted upon by a force of 5.8 N as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
Calculate the expected acceleration of the wooden block, assuming there are no frictional forces acting between the block
and the table.
[2 marks]
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Question 5b
The movement of the wooden block is investigated using a data logger.
The velocity-time graph obtained by the data-logger is shown in Figure 2 below.
Figure 2
Use the data in Figure 2 to calculate the actual acceleration of the wooden block.
[3 marks]
Question 5c
Use the actual acceleration of the block, calculated in part (b), to calculate the resultant force acting on the block.
[2 marks]
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Question 5d
As the acceleration of the block in parts a) and b) are different, this shows that there is a resistive force acting between the
block and the table.
Use your answer to part (c) to calculate the resistive force acting on the block
Remember that the block is being pulled with a force of 5.8 N.
[2 marks]
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4.4 Newton’s Laws of Motion

Course AQA A Level Physics

Calculate the weight of the rocket at the launch.

Name the forces A and B acting on the block.

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