Unit 1 Progress Check FRQ

Unit 1 Progress Check: FRQ
Question 1
This question is a long free-response question. Show your work for each part of the question.
A cylindrical object can roll down an incline, as shown in Figure 1. The incline is slightly less than one
meter in length. A group of students wants to determine the acceleration of the object while it is rolling
down the incline. The students have access to the following equipment.
• A stopwatch, which can measure time intervals up to 999s with a precision of 0.01s
• A clock, which can measure time intervals up to 12 hours with a precision of 1 minute (60s)
• A meterstick, which can measure lengths up to 1m with a precision of 1mm
• A pair of calipers, which can measure lengths up to 10cm with a precision of 0.05mm
(a) Assume the object moves with a constant acceleration as it rolls down the incline. Write an equation
that includes acceleration and quantities that can be measured or obtained from measurements by
using the available equipment in the list.
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(b) Design an experimental procedure the students could use to measure the quantities required to deter-
mine the acceleration of the object.
In the table below, list the quantities and associated symbols that would be measured in your ex-
periment and the equipment used to measure them. Also list the equipment that would be used to
measure each quantity. You do not need to fill in every row. If you need additional rows, you may add
them to the space just below the table.
Describe the overall procedure to be used, referring to the table. Provide enough detail so that
another student could replicate the experiment, including any steps necessary to reduce experimental
uncertainty. As needed, use the symbols defined in the table and/or include a simple diagram of the
setup.
(c)
i. What quantities could be graphed to yield a straight line that could be used to determine the ac-
celeration of the object? Only indicate quantities that either were measured in part (b) or could be
determined from quantities measured in part (b).
Vertical axis
Horizontal Axis
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ii. How could the graph be used to analyze the data and determine the acceleration?
(d) After rolling down the incline, the cylindrical object rolls across a horizontal surface, as shown in Figure
2a. The object then hits a vertical wall (Figure 2b) and bounces off the wall with the same speed it
had before hitting the wall (Figure 2c). Note that during the bounce the object is in contact with the
wall for a time interval that is very small, but not zero.
i. On the dot below, which represents the object during the time it is in contact with the wall,
draw an arrow showing the direction of the object’s acceleration during the bounce.
ii. During the time the object is in contact with the wall, is the magnitude of the acceleration greater
than, less than, or the same as it was while it was rolling down the ramp?
Briefly explain your reasoning.
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Question 2
This question is a short free-response question. Show your work for each part of the question.
An astronaut holds a rock 100m above the surface of Planet X. The rock is then thrown upward with a speed
of 15 m/s, as shown in the figure. The rock reaches the ground 10s after it is thrown. The atmosphere of
Planet X has a negligible effect on the rock when it is in free fall.
(a)
i. Determine the acceleration due to gravity of the rock when it is on Planet X.
ii. How does the speed of the rock when it reaches the ground vd compare to the speed of the rock
when it is thrown upward vu ?
vd > vu vd = vu vd < vu
State your reasoning.
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(b) A student wants to know how the motion of the rock would be different if it was thrown upward at
15 m/s from a height of 100m above Earth’s surface. In a clear, coherent, paragraph-length response
that may also contain figures and/or equations, explain how the motion of the rock on Earth will be
different from its motion on Planet X in terms of its maximum height above the ground, the speed at
which it reaches the ground, the time in which it is in free fall, and its acceleration due to gravity.

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