BASANES, Catherine Rose C.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Grade 11-ARISTOTLE

VERTICAL MOTION

Problem no.1

Use a(t)=-32 feet per second as acceleration due to gravity. A balloon, rising vertically with a velocity of
16 feet per second, releases a sandbag at the instant it is 64 feet above the ground.

a) How many seconds after its release will the sand bag hit the ground?
b) At what velocity will it hit the ground?

Problem no. 2

Drop a rock off of 100-meter-tall cliff.

a) How long was the rock in the air?

b) What was its velocity upon impact?
Problem no. 3

What is the speed of a 2.5-kilogram mass after it has fallen freely from rest through a distance of 12
meters?

Problem no. 4

A basketball player jumped straight up to grab a rebound. If she was in the air for 0.80 seconds, how
high did she jump?
Problem no. 5

A girl flips a coin into a 50 m deep wishing well. If she flips the coin upwards with an initial velocity of 5
m/s:

a) How high does the coin rise?

b) How long does it take to get to this point?

c) How long does it take for the coin to reach the bottom of the well?

d) What is the velocity when the coin hits the bottom of the well?

Problem no. 6

The boy drops the ball from a roof of the house which takes 3 seconds to hit the ground. Calculate the
velocity before the ball crashes to the ground. (g=10m/s²)
Problem no. 7

John throws the ball straight upward and after 1 second it reaches its maximum height then it does free
fall motion which takes 2 seconds. Calculate the maximum height and velocity of the ball before it
crashes the ground. (g=10m/s²)

Problem no. 8

An object does free fall motion. It hits the ground after 4 seconds. Calculate the velocity of the object
after 3 seconds and before it hits the ground. What can be the height it is thrown?
Problem no. 9

A coin is dropped in a vacuum tube, find its displacement after .30 seconds.

Problem no. 10

A rocket is fired vertically upward with an initial velocity of 29 m/s. Find the rocket's maximum altitude.
HORIZONTAL MOTION

Problem no. 1

A stone is thrown horizontally at a speed of 5.0 m/s from the top of a cliff 78.4 m high.

a) How long does it take the stone to reach the bottom of the cliff?

b) How far from the base of the cliff does the stone strike the ground?

Problem no. 2

A steel ball rolls with constant velocity on a tabletop 0.950 m high. It rolls off and hits the ground +0.352
m from the edge of the table. How fast was the ball rolling?
Problem no. 3

A ball is thrown from the top of a 10m high building with a horizontal speed of 5ms-1. Calculate the time
it takes to drop to the floor and its horizontal displacement at the point when it reaches the floor.

Problem no. 4

Fred throws a baseball 42 m/s horizontally from a height of 2m. How far will the ball travel before it
reaches the ground?
Problem no. 5

Herman the human cannonball is launched from level ground at an angle of 30° above the horizontal with
an initial velocity of 26 m/s. How far does Herman travel horizontally before reuniting with the ground?

Problem no. 6

Projectile A is launched horizontally at a speed of 20 meters per second from the top of a cliff and strikes
a level surface below, 3.0 seconds later. Projectile B is launched horizontally from the same location at a
speed of 30 meters per second. The time it takes projectile B to reach the level surface is:
Problem no. 7

A rock was thrown horizontally from a 100.0 m high cliff. It strikes the ground 90.0 m from the base of the
cliff. At what speed was it thrown?

Problem no. 8

If an arrow is fired from a bow with a perfectly horizontal velocity of 60.0 m/s and the arrow was 2.00 m
above the ground when the it was released, how far will the arrow fly horizontally before it strikes the
ground?
Problem no. 9

A cannon ball is fired with an initial velocity of 100. m/s at an angle of 45° above the horizontal. What
maximum height will it reach and how far will it fly horizontally?

Problem no. 10

A golf ball was hit into the air with an initial velocity of 4.47 m/s at an angle of 66° above the horizontal.
How high did the ball go and how far did it fly horizontally?
PROJECTILE MOTION

Problem no. 1

Alice throws the ball to the +X direction with an initial velocity 10m/s. Time elapsed during the motion is
5s, calculate the height that object is thrown and Vy component of the velocity after it hits the ground.

Problem no. 2

John kicks the ball and ball does projectile motion with an angle of 53º to horizontal. Its initial velocity is
10 m/s, find the maximum height it can reach, horizontal displacement and total time required for this
motion. (sin53º=0, 8 and cos53º=0, 6)
Problem no. 3

An object is launched at a velocity of 20 m/s in a direction making an angle of 25° upward with the
horizontal.

a) What is the maximum height reached by the object?

b) What is the total flight time (between launch and touching the ground) of the object?

c) What is the horizontal range (maximum x above ground) of the object?

d) What is the magnitude of the velocity of the object just before it hits the ground?

Problem no. 4

A projectile is launched from point O at an angle of 22° with an initial velocity of 15 m/s up an incline plane
that makes an angle of 10° with the horizontal. The projectile hits the incline plane at point M.

a) Find the time it takes for the projectile to hit the incline plane.

b)Find the distance OM.

Problem no. 5

A projectile is to be launched at an angle of 30° so that it falls beyond the pond of length 20 meters as
shown in the figure.

a) What is the range of values of the initial velocity so that the projectile falls between points M and N?

Problem no. 6

A ball is kicked at an angle of 35° with the ground.

a) What should be the initial velocity of the ball so that it hits a target that is 30 meters away at a height
of 1.8 meters?

b) What is the time for the ball to reach the target?

Problem no. 7

A ball kicked from ground level at an initial velocity of 60 m/s and an angle θ with ground reaches a
horizontal distance of 200 meters.

a) What is the size of angle θ?

b) What is time of flight of the ball?

Problem no. 8

A ball of 600 grams is kicked at an angle of 35° with the ground with an initial velocity V0.

a) What is the initial velocity V0 of the ball if its kinetic energy is 22 Joules when its height is maximum?

b) What is the maximum height reached by the ball

Problem no. 9

The trajectory of a projectile launched from ground is given by the equation y = -0.025 x2 + 0.5 x, where x
and y are the coordinate of the projectile on a rectangular system of axes.

a) Find the initial velocity and the angle at which the projectile is launched.

Problem no. 10

Two balls A and B of masses 100 grams and 300 grams respectively are pushed horizontally from a table
of height 3 meters. Ball has is pushed so that its initial velocity is 10 m/s and ball B is pushed so that its
initial velocity is 15 m/s.

a) Find the time it takes each ball to hit the ground.

b) What is the difference in the distance between the points of impact of the two balls on the ground?
NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION

Problem no. 1

An African elephant can reach heights of 13 feet and possess a mass of as much as 6000 kg. Determine
the weight of an African elephant in Newtons and in pounds. (Given: 1.00 N = .225 pounds)

Problem no. 2

About twenty percent of the National Football League weighs more than 300 pounds. At this weight, their
Body Mass Index (BMI) places them at Grade 2 obesity, which is one step below morbid obesity.
Determine the mass of a 300 pound (1330 N) football player.
NEWTON’S GRAVITATIONAL LAW OF MOTION

Problem no. 1

Suppose that two objects attract each other with a gravitational force of 16 units. If the mass of both
objects was doubled, and if the distance between the objects remained the same, then what would be
the new force of attraction between the two objects?

Problem no. 2

When comparing mass and size data for the planets Earth and Jupiter, it is observed that Jupiter is about
300 times more massive than Earth. One might quickly conclude that an object on the surface of Jupiter
would weigh 300 times more than on the surface of the Earth. For instance, one might expect a person
who weighs 500 N on Earth would weigh 150000 N on the surface of Jupiter. Yet this is not the case. In
fact, a 500-N person on Earth weighs about 1500 N on the surface of Jupiter. Explain how this can be.
Problem no. 3

Suppose that two objects attract each other with a gravitational force of 16 units. If the distance between
the two objects is doubled, what is the new force of attraction between the two objects?

Problem no. 4

Suppose that two objects attract each other with a gravitational force of 16 units. If the mass of both
objects was doubled, and if the distance between the objects was doubled, then what would be the new
force of attraction between the two objects?
Problem no. 5

Suppose that two objects attract each other with a gravitational force of 16 units. If the mass of both
objects was doubled, and if the distance between the objects remained the same, then what would be
the new force of attraction between the two objects?

Problem no. 6

Suppose that two objects attract each other with a gravitational force of 16 units. If the mass of both
objects was tripled, and if the distance between the objects was doubled, then what would be the new
force of attraction between the two objects?
Problem no. 7

Suppose that two objects attract each other with a gravitational force of 16 units. If the mass of object 1
was doubled, and if the distance between the objects was tripled, then what would be the new force of
attraction between the two objects?

Problem no. 8

As a star ages, it is believed to undergo a variety of changes. One of the last phases of a star's life is to
gravitationally collapse into a black hole. What will happen to the orbit of the planets of the solar system
if our star (the Sun shrinks into a black hole)? (And of course, this assumes that the planets are unaffected
by prior stages of the Sun's evolving stages.)
Problem no.9

Having recently completed her first Physics course, Dawn Well has devised a new business plan based on
her teacher's Physics for Better Living theme. Dawn learned that objects weigh different amounts at
different distances from Earth's center. Her plan involves buying gold by the weight at one altitude and
then selling it at another altitude at the same price per weight. Should Dawn buy at a high altitude and
sell at a low altitude or vice versa?

Problem no. 10

Anita Diet is very concerned about her weight but seldom does anything about it. After learning about
Newton's law of universal gravitation in Physics class, she becomes all concerned about the possible effect
of a change in Earth's mass upon her weight. During a (rare) free moment at the lunch table, she speaks
up "How would my weight change if the mass of the Earth increased by 10%?" How would you answer
Anita?
MOMENTUM

Problem no. 1

A 325 kg motorcycle is moving at 140 km/h, south.

a) Find its momentum.

b) At what velocity is the momentum of a 1754 kg car equal to that of the motorcycle?

Problem no. 2

Initially a soccer ball is going 23.5 m/s, south. In the end, it is traveling at 3.8 m/s, south. The ball's change
in momentum is 17.24 kg m/s, north. Find the ball's mass.
Problem no.3

A bobsled has a mass of 1.357 x 102 kg. A constant force is exerted on it for 5.42 s. The sled's initial velocity
is zero and its final velocity is 8.73 m/s, east.

a) What is its change in momentum?

b) What is the net force exerted on it?

Problem no. 4

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the fastest recorded baseball pitch was delivered by
Nolan Ryan in 1974. The pitch was clocked at 100.9 mi/hr (45.0 m/s). Determine the impulse required to
give a 0.145-kg baseball such a momentum.
Problem no. 5

Jerome plays middle linebacker for South's varsity football team. In a game against cross-town rival North,
he delivered a hit to North's 82-kg running back, changing his eastward velocity of 5.6 m/s into a westward
velocity of 2.5 m/s.

a) Determine the initial momentum of the running back.

b) Determine the final momentum of the running back.

Problem no. 6

Jerome plays middle linebacker for South's varsity football team. In a game against cross-town rival North,
he delivered a hit to North's 82-kg running back, changing his eastward velocity of 5.6 m/s into a westward
velocity of 2.5 m/s.

a) Determine the momentum change of the running back.

b) Determine the impulse delivered to the running back.
Problem no. 7

An 82-kg male and a 48-kg female pair figure skating team are gliding across the ice at 7.4 m/s, preparing
for a throw jump maneuver. The male skater tosses the female skater forward with a speed of 8.6 m/s.
Determine the speed of the male skater immediately after the throw.

Problem no. 8

A candy-filled piñata is hung from a tree for Matthew's birthday. During an unsuccessful attempt to break
the 4.4-kg piñata, Hayden cracks it with a 0.54-kg stick moving at 4.8 m/s. The stick stops and the piñata
undergoes a gentle swinging motion. Determine the swing speed of the piñata immediately after being
cracked by the stick.
Problem no. 9

In a study conducted by a University of Illinois researcher, the football team at Unity High School in Tolono,
IL was equipped for an entire season with helmets containing accelerometers. Information about every
impact in practice and in games was sent to a computer present on the sidelines. The study found that
the average force on a top of the head impact was 1770 N and endured for 7.78 milliseconds. Using a
head mass of 5.20 kg and presuming the head to be a free body, determine the velocity change
experienced in such an impact.

Problem no. 10

NASA's Langley Research Center has been experimenting with the use of air bags to soften the landings
of crew exploration vehicles (CEV) on land. What stopping time will be required in order to safely stop a
7250 kg CEV moving at 7.65 m/s with an average force of 426000 N (an average force of 6 Gs)?
COLLISION

Problem no. 1

A bullet which has velocity 150m/s and mass 4kg sticks to the stationary block. They move together after
the collision. Find the height they have after the collision.

Problem no. 2

A 12.0 kg toy train car moving at 2.40 m/s on a straight, level train track, collides head-on with a second
train car whose mass is 36.0 kg and was at rest on the track. If the collision is perfectly elastic and all
motion is frictionless, calculate the velocities of the two cars after the collision.
Problem no. 3

A 3000 kg truck travelling at 50 km/hr strikes a stationary 1000 kg car, locking the two vehicles together.

A) What is the final velocity of the two vehicles?

B) How much of the initial kinetic energy is lost to the collision?

Problem no. 4

A 3-grams marble moving at 2 m/s collides with another 3-grams marble at rest.

a. Calculate the speed of the two stuck-together marbles immediately after colliding.

b. Calculate the speed again if the marble at rest was a 6-grams marble.
Problem no. 5

A billiard ball (Ball #1) going with a speed of 3 m/s hits another billiard ball (ball #2) at rest. What is the
speed of the ball #2 as it moves away?

Problem no. 6

A 2000-kg car going 30 m/s collides head-on with a 5000-kg truck going at the same speed. If the truck
comes to a halt, what happens to the car? (Suppose the vehicles hit each other at the bumpers)
Problem no. 7

A body of mass 1kg travelling with a speed 2ms−1 to the right collides with a body of mass 0.5kg travelling
at 5ms−1 to the left. If the two bodies stick together after the collision, what is their final speed, and in
what direction are they moving?

Problem no. 8

Two particles, A and B, of masses m𝖠=m and m𝖡=2m collide head-on with speeds of u𝖠=2u and u𝖡=−u.
Find the speeds v𝖠 and v𝖡 of both particles after the collision.
Problem no. 9

body of mass 1kg moving with a speed 3ms−1 collided inelastically with a stationary body of mass 2kg.
After the collision, the body of mass 1kg was stationary. How much energy was converted to sound and
heat in this collision?

Problem no. 10

A particle of mass 4.0 kg, initially moving with a velocity of 2.0 m/s collides elastically with a particle of
mass 6.0 kg. initially moving with a velocity of -4.0 m/s. What are the velocities of the two particles after
the collision?
POTENTIAL ENERGY

Problem no. 1

An object of mass 30 kgs is placed on a hill top of height 80m. What is the potential energy possessed by
the object?

Problem no. 2

A fruit hangs from a tree and is about to fall to the ground of 10 meters height. It has a potential energy
of 22.5 J. Calculate the mass of the fruit
Problem no. 3

5 kg weighing cat climbing at the top of the tree has a potential energy of 1176 kg. Find the height of the
tree?

Problem no. 4

Calculate the gravitational potential energy released by the collapse of the World Trade Center in New
York City on 11 September 2001. Each 110 story tower had a mass of about 550,000,000 kg and a height
of 415 m (not including the broadcast tower). Compare this to the energy released on 8 March 1993 when
a truck carrying a fertilizer bomb exploded in the underground parking garage of this same complex.
Assume an explosive yield equivalent to a half ton of TNT. (One ton of TNT has 4.184 × 109 J of chemical
potential energy.)
Problem no. 5

A fruit hangs from a tree. The fruit is a quarter of a kilogram and is about to fall to the ground. If the fruit
is 10 meters from the ground, how much potential energy does it possess?

Problem no. 6

A ball of mass 2 Kg is kept on the hill of height 3Km. Calculate the potential energy possessed by it?
Problem no. 7

A boy is carrying a bucket of water of mass 5 Kg. If he does 500 J of work, to what height will he raise it?

Problem no. 8

A cart is loaded with a brick and pulled at constant speed along an inclined plane to the height of a seat-
top. If the mass of the loaded cart is 3.0 kg and the height of the seat top is 0.45 meters, then what is the
potential energy of the loaded cart at the height of the seat-top?
Problem no. 9

How much work is done by a crane lifting a 200.0 kg crate from the ground to a floor 21.0 m above the
ground. What is the change in gravitational potential energy of the crate?

Problem no. 10

A 40.0-kg wagon is towed up a hill inclined at 18.5º with respect to the horizontal. the tow rope is parallel
to the incline and has a tension of 140N in it. Assume that the wagon starts from rest at the bottom of the
hill, and neglect friction. How fast is the wagon going after moving 80 m up the hill?
KINETIC ENERGY

Problem no. 1

A car is moving with the velocity of 10 m/s and is having mass of 250 Kg. Calculate its Kinetic energy?

Problem no. 2

A man is carrying a trolley of mass 6 Kg and having Kinetic energy of 40 J. Calculate its Velocity with which
he is running?
Problem no. 3

Roger Federer serves a tennis ball with a velocity of 35.0 m/s. If the ball has a mass of 0.15 kg, what is the
kinetic energy (KE) of the ball?

Problem no. 4

Determine the kinetic energy of a 625-kg roller coaster car that is moving with a speed of 18.3 m/s.
Problem no. 5

If the roller coaster car in the above problem were moving with twice the speed, then what would be its
new kinetic energy?

Problem no. 6

Missy Diwater, the former platform diver for the Ringling Brother's Circus, had a kinetic energy of 12 000
J just prior to hitting the bucket of water. If Missy's mass is 40 kg, then what is her speed?
Problem no. 7

A 900-kg compact car moving at 60 mi/hr has approximately 320 000 Joules of kinetic energy. Estimate its
new kinetic energy if it is moving at 30 mi/hr.

Problem no. 8

Suppose a car has 3000 Joules of kinetic energy. What will be its kinetic energy if the speed is doubled?
What if the speed is tripled?
Problem no. 9

Calculate the kinetic energy of a 10 kg object moving with a speed of 5 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy
again when the speed is doubled.

Problem no. 10

Suppose a rat and a rhino are running with the same kinetic energy. Which one do you think is going
faster?