Physics 5054 · O Level · Motion

Motion — practice question

Fig. 9.1 depicts a parachutist descending straight down towards the ground. The parachutist has a mass of $60\,\text{kg}$ and a weight of $600\,\text{N}$.
(a(i))[1]

State the meaning of mass.

(a(ii))[1]

State the meaning of weight.

(b)[3]

Calculate the acceleration of the parachutist when the air resistance is $200\,\text{N}$.

(c(i))[4]

Draw, on Fig. 9.2, the speed-time graph for the parachutist.

(c(ii))[2]

Calculate the average deceleration of the parachutist from $t = 40\,\text{s}$ to $t = 44\,\text{s}$.

(d(i))[1]

Explain, in terms of the forces involved, why the parachutist reaches a terminal velocity at $t = 30\,\text{s}$.

(d(ii))[2]

Explain, in terms of the forces involved, why the parachutist decelerates when the parachute opens.

(d(iii))[1]

Explain why the second terminal velocity, after the parachute opens, is lower than the first.

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