Physics

Lockdown Day 3 Worksheet

Level 1 (“I’m ok with just passing Physics”) = questions 1, 2, 3

Level 2 (“I don’t want physics to lower my average”) = questions 4, 5

Level 3 (“I eat physics for breakfast”) = question 6

Full solutions at the end of the document - Warning: some may actually be correct

Question 1

Mitch was driving home from school, in his Jeep. He saw a traffic jam on the highway ahead of him. Mitch
immediately slowed down at a constant rate of 6.75 m/s2. He came to a complete stop in 75 m.

What was his initial velocity?

Question 2

Two forces are applied to a box as shown in the diagram below:

Overhead view
100 N

25°

70°

80 N

What is the resultant force on the box? Give your answer in magnitude-direction form.

Question 3

An object travels along a straight path at a speed of 2 m/s for 3 seconds. It then reverses direction and
travels a distance of 12 m at a rate of 3 m/s.

For the entire situation as a whole…

a) what is the object’s total distance traveled?

b) what is the object’s total displacement?
c) what is the object’s average speed?
d) what is the object’s average velocity?
Question 4

The JR-Maglev ML01 train is the first Canadian train with electromagnetic levitation. It travels between Montréal
and Vancouver, and can reach a speed of 580 km/h. The train is travelling at maximum speed when the conductor
sees a fallen tree on the train track at a distance of 1.2 km away. After a delay of 0.9 s, she applies the brakes and
stops just in front of the tree.

How much time (since the conductor spots the fallen tree) will it take for the train to come to a complete
stop?

Question 5

Hannah is an Olympic mountain biker. She plots her position for her ride as part of a physics assignment. She
records her data in the graph below.

Determine Hannah’s average speed for her entire ride.

Question 6

A motorcyclist successfully jumped over a certain number of cars as shown in the diagram below.
The motorcyclist travelled at a speed of 30.3 m/s off a ramp with an incline of 30.0°. The width of
each car is 1.66 m.
30.3 m/s

30°

1.66 m
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What was the maximum number of cars the motorcyclist jumped over?
 SOLUTIONS

Question 1

Step 1: identify given and required quantities

a = -6.75 m/s2 V2 = 0 m/s Dd = +75 m V1 = ?

Step 2: select an appropriate formula

Step 3: substitute given values

(0)2 – (V1)2 = 2(-6.75)(75)

Note that the negative signs on both sides of the equation in step 3 cancel

Step 4: solve for required (unknown) quantity

V1 = ±√1012.5 = ±31.82 m/s

choose V1 = +31.82 m/s

Question 2

Overhead view
100 N
25°
25° 45°

70°

80 N

100 N Force: x-comp = -90.63 y-comp = +42.26

80 N Force: x-comp = +27.36 y-comp = -75.18
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Resultant x-comp = -63.27 y-comp = -32.92

71.3 N [ W 27o S ] or [ S 63o W ]

Question 3

An object travels along a straight path at a speed of 2 m/s for 3 seconds (Dd1 = +6 m).
It then reverses direction and travels a distance of 12 m at a rate of 3 m/s (Dt2 = 4s).

a) what is the object’s total distance traveled?

I Dd1 I + I Dd2 I (disregarding signs) = I 6 I + I -12 I = 18 m

b) what is the object’s total displacement?

Dd1 + Dd2 (considering signs) = 6 + (-12) = -6 m

c) what is the object’s average speed?

avg. speed = total distance / total time = 18 / 7 = 2.57 m/s

d) what is the object’s average velocity?

avg. velocity = total displacement / total time = -6 / 7 = -0.86 m/s

Question 4

This is a problem involving 2 situations; uniform motion during the “delay” (reaction time) phase and
uniformly-accelerated motion during the braking phase.

Situation 1: Uniform Motion

Step 1: identify given and required quantities

a1 = 0 V1 = 580 km/h = 161.11 m/s Dt1 = 0.9 s Dd1 = ?

Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:

select an appropriate formula substitute given values solve for unknown quantity

Dd1 = v1 • Dt1 Dd1 = 161.11 • 0.9 Dd1 = 145 m

Situation 2: Uniformly-Accelerated Motion

Step 1: identify given and required quantities

V2o = 580 km/h = 161.11 m/s V2f = 0 Dd2 = 1.2 km – 145 m = 1055 m Dt2 = ?

Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:

select an appropriate formula substitute given values solve for unknown quantity

(161.11 + 0)
1055 = ∆𝑡 Dt2 = 13.09 s
2

Total time (since the conductor spotted the tree) = 13.09 + 0.9 = 13.99 s
Question 5

Determine distances over time intervals where her direction is constant.

Situation 1 - moving away from starting point: Dd1 = 6000 m

Situation 2 - returning starting point: Dd2 = 6000 m

Total distance = Dd1 + Dd2 = 12 000 m = 12 km Total time = 4 h = 14 400 s

Average speed = total distance / total time = 3 km/h or 0.83 m/s

Question 6

This is a “ground to ground” oblique projectile motion question. Since the unknown is in the horizontal
dimension (x), it is obvious that the vertical dimension (y) must be dealt with first.

Situation 1: Vertical motion (y) (Uniformly-Accelerated Motion due to gravity)

Step 1: identify given and required quantities

ay = -9.81 m/s2 Voy = Vo sin q = 30.3 x sin 30 = 15.15 m/s Ddy = 0 m t=?

Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:

select an appropriate formula substitute given values solve for unknown quantity

0 = 0 + 15.15t – 9.81t2/2 t = 0 and 3.09 s

Situation 2: horizontal motion (x) (Uniform Motion)

Step 1: identify given and required quantities

ax = 0 Vx = Vo cos q = 30.3 x cos 30 = 26.24 m/s t = 3.09 s Ddx = ?

Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:

select an appropriate formula substitute given values solve for unknown quantity

Ddx = vx • t Ddx = 26.24 • 3.09 Ddx = 81.05 m

Number of cars jumped = 81.05 / 1.66 = 48.8

=> 48 (not 49)

Why do you round down in this case?

If you think the answer ought to be 49,
you should probably not consider
working for a stunt crew.