Fig. 4.1 illustrates a fairground ride. Passengers are seated in a cabin hanging between two pylons. The cabin is raised to the starting position shown in Fig. 4.1.
(a)[1]
State the name of the kind of energy gained by the cabin as it rises.
(b)[1]
Mark this point on Fig. 4.1 and label it X.
(c)[1]
A force acts against the cabin’s motion as it falls. State the name of this force.
(d)[3]
Use ideas about energy transfer to suggest how the brake system brings the cabin to a stop.
Worked solution & mark scheme
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