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Terminal velocity

1. A sky-diver jumps from a plane.

The sky-diver is shown in the diagram.

(a) Arrows X and Y show two forces acting on the sky-diver as


he falls.

(i) Name the forces X and Y.

X ..........................................................

Y .......................................................... (2)

(ii) Explain why force X acts in an upward direction.

...........................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................... (1)

(iii) At first forces X and Y are unbalanced.

Which of the forces will be bigger? ....................................... (1)

(iv) How does this unbalanced force affect the sky-diver?

...........................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................... (2)

(b) After some time the sky-diver pulls the rip cord and the parachute
opens.

The sky-diver and parachute are shown in the diagram.

After a while forces X and Y are balanced.

Underline the correct answer in each line below.

Force X has…increased / stayed the same / decreased.

Force Y has…increased / stayed the same / decreased.

The speed of the sky-diver will…increase / stay the same / decrease.


(3)
(c) The graph shows how the height of the sky-diver changes with time.

(i) Which part of the graph, AB, BC or CD shows the sky-diver falling at a
constant speed? ................................................. (1)

(ii) What distance does the sky-diver fall at a constant speed?


.
Distance .............................. m (1)

(iii) How long does he fall at this speed?


.
Time .................................... s (1)

(iv) Calculate this speed.

...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................

Speed .............................. m/s (2)

2. If a parachutist has a greater weight, explain how the terminal velocity of a parachutist will
change at each stage (compared to a lighter parachutist):

a) At the initial fall

........................................................................................................................... (1)

b) A few seconds after falling

........................................................................................................................... (1)

c) When he/she has reached terminal velocity

........................................................................................................................... (2)

(Total 18 marks)
(a) (i) air resistance/drag/friction (or upthrust)
weight/gravitational pull/gravity
for 1 mark each
1

(ii) air resistance/friction acts in opposite direction to motion


1

(iii) Y
1

(iv) the sky-diver accelerates/his speed increases


in downward direction/towards the Earth/falls
for 1 mark each
2

(b) force X has increased force Y has stayed the same the speed of the sky-diver
will stay the same
for 1 mark each
3

(c) (i) CD
1

(iv) 10 (but apply e.c.f. from (ii) and (iii))


gets 2 marks

or 500/50 or d/t
gets 1 mark
2
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