Unit 3, Introduction to Forces

Worksheet 1, Post Demo Analysis

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Foreachofthesituationsobservedforahoverpuckonthefloor,dothefollowing:
a.

b.
c.
d.

Drawandlabelaproperforcediagraminthespaceprovided.Assumethepucktobeyoursystem.Assumetheairis
turnedonunlessthedescriptionsaysotherwise.
Determinethenetforceonthepuckbasedontheforceslabeledinyourforcediagram.
(Includedirection.)
Describethetypeofmotiontheobjectwillhave.Beasspecificaspossibleinyourdescriptionofthe
motion.
Drawaqualitativemotionmapforthehoverpuckonthesurfacefromatopview.Useblueforvelocityvectorsred
foraccelerationvectors,andgreenfornetforcevectors.

1. Thepuckrestsonthelevelfloorandexperiencesnohorizontalforces.
a.
c.Thepuckwill...

d.
b.
2.

Thepuckismovingtotherightonthelevelfloorandexperiencesno
horizontalforces.
a.
c.Thepuckwill...

b.

F =

d.

F =

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3.

Whilerestingonthefloor,thepuckexperiencesaconstantpushtotheright.
a.

c.Thepuckwill...

d.
b.

F =

4. Thepuckismovingtotherightwhileexperiencingaconstantforcetothe
right.
a.

c.Thepuckwill...

d.
b.

5.

F =

Thepucksmassisdoubled.Itissittingonthelevelfloorand
experiencesthesameconstantpush(asinquestions3and4)tothe
right.
a.
c.Thepuckwill...

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b.
6.

d.

F =

Thepuckismovingtotherightwhileexperiencingaconstant
forcetotheleft.
a.

b.

c.Thepuckwill...

d.

F =

7. Thepuckismovingtothesouth,experiencesamomentarykicktotheeast,andthencontinuesmoving
Thepuckwill...
afterthekick.
a.

c.

UP
W

Before the kick

Thepuckwill...

UP
W

During the kick

Thepuckwill...

UP
W

Before the kick

N
W

d.

E
S

F =

F =

F =

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Before the kick

During the kick

After the kick

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UP

8. Thepuck,initiallymovingtothesouth,experiencesaconstant
forcetotheeast.
a.
d.

E
N
W

E
S

F =
c.

Thepuckwill...

9. Theairtothepuckisturnedoff.Thepuckisplacedonalevelsurface.
a.
c.Thepuckwill...

d.
b.

F =

10. Thepuckisnowplacedonaninclinedtable.Theairisturnedoff.
a.
c.Thepuckwill..

d.
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b.
11.

F =

Thepuckisstillonaninclinedtable,buttheairison.Itisreleased
fromrest.
a.
c.Thepuckwill...

d.
b.
12.

F =

Thepuck
isonaninclinedsurface,buttiedtoastringwhichisanchoredtothe
table.Theairison.Itdoesnotmove.
a.
c.Thepuckwill..

b.

d.

F =

UP

13. Thepuck,initiallymovingtothenorth,isattachedtoastringwhich
isanchoredatthepointshown.
a.
d.

E
N

b.

F =

c.

Thepuckwill...

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14. Thepuckfromthepreviousproblemhasmadeseveral
revolutionsandthenthestringbreakswhenitreachesits
westmostposition(showninthediagram)whilemoving
tothenorth.
a.
d.

UP
W

b.

F =

c.

Thepuckwill...

15. Wheneveranobjectthatisatrestexperiencesanetforceofzero,itwill...

16. Wheneveranobjectthatisatrestexperiencesanetforceinaparticulardirection,itwill

17. Wheneveramovingobjectexperiencesnonetforce,itwill.

18. Wheneveranobjectmovinginaparticulardirectionexperiencesanetforceinthesamedirectionitis
moving,itwill...

19. Wheneveranobjectmovinginaparticulardirectionexperiencesanetforceoppositethedirectionitis
moving,itwill

20. Wheneveranobjectmovinginaparticulardirectionexperiencesanetforceperpendiculartothe
directionitismoving,itwill...
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