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NSC / Matric Vertical Projectile Motion in One Dimension — practice questions

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A stone is thrown vertically upwards and falls back into the same hand. How does the time going up compare with the time coming down?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the work-energy theoremRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: conservative forcesRead the answer and worked solution →Conservative or not?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the theoremRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every test for a conservative forceRead the answer and worked solution →Order the reasoning: from work to speedRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: term with meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: energy bookkeepingRead the answer and worked solution →Speeds up, slows down, or neither?Read the answer and worked solution →Applying the work-energy theoremRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: potential energyRead the answer and worked solution →Kinetic or potential?Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every statement true of a closed pathRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: energyRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the potential energy relationRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: quantity with what it tracksRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Order the reasoning: why a pendulum keeps swingingRead the answer and worked solution →Conservative or not, in practiceRead the answer and worked solution →

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A stone is thrown vertically upwards and falls back into the same hand. How does the time going up compare with the time coming down?

  1. The rise time is longer
  2. They are equal to each other
  3. The fall time is longer
  4. The fall time is doubled
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Correct answer: B. They are equal to each other

1. The only force acting is gravity, so the acceleration is the same size and direction throughout. 2. That uniform acceleration makes the upward and downward halves of the flight mirror images. 3. The time taken to rise from the hand to the highest point equals the time taken to fall back to the hand. 4. This is called time symmetry, and it lets information about one half be used for the other. 5. Nothing slows the ball more on one leg than the other here, so neither leg can take longer. _Source: Siyavula Physical Sciences Grade 12 (Everything Science, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 3: Vertical projectile motion in one dimension_

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Complete the work-energy theorem

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    kinetic
    Choices
    1. kinetic
    2. potential
    3. thermal
  2. Answer
    net
    Choices
    1. net
    2. frictional
    3. gravitational
Complete the statement
The work-energy theorem states that the change in {0} energy of a body equals the work done by the {1} force on it.
One sentence links work to a change in energy. Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 5 Work, Energy and Power.

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True or false: conservative forces

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  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A conservative force does path-independent work.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Its work depends only on the end points.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Its work around any closed path is zero.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    A conservative force does more work on a longer route.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    A potential energy function can be defined for a conservative force.
A force is conservative if its work is path-independent, or equivalently zero round any closed path. Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 5 Work, Energy and Power.

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