Newtonian Mechanics

Practice Questions

AP Physics 1 › Newtonian Mechanics

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During takeoff, a rocket goes from at of elevation to at of elevation.

Estimate the amount of work done by the rocket engine. Neglect any mass change due to burning of fuel.

2

A blue rubber ball weighing is rolling with a velocity of when it hits a still red rubber ball with a weight of . After this elastic collision, what are the speeds and directions of the blue and red balls respectively?

3

A large block is sitting on the floor. The block is . You pull the block with a rope, applying of force at a 25 degree angle with respect to the horizon. How much work did you do on the block if you moved it ? The block moves at a constant speed while you are pulling it.

4

The work done by a centripetal force on an object moving in a circle at constant speed is __________.

5

Rollercoaster

The height at the top of the hill is

If the velocity of the train at the top of the loop is , how high is the highest point of the loop?

6

A rocket is in space at location when it fires it's thrusters. The thrusters provide a force of . The thusters are turned off at location .

What is the work done on the rocket by the thrusters?

7

Determine the work done by nonconservative forces if an object with mass 10kg is shot up in the air at returns to the same height with speed .

8

Nicola is attempting to create a single tiered mobile as shown. She has a wooden dowel (, ), and two distinct bird ornaments (, ) which she wishes to attach on either end of the dowel.

Question 1

If Nicola places ornament , to the left of the dowel's midpoint, and ornament , to the right of the dowel's midpoint, where should she attach the mobile string in order for it to balance?

Note: figure not drawn to scale.

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A object is moving along with the velocity given below. Calculate the magnitude of the momentum vector .

10

Two asteroids in space are in close proximity to each other. Each has a mass of . If they are apart, what is the gravitational force between them?

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