A student is designing a demonstration involving a small cart of mass 0.25 kg that moves along a vertical circular track of radius 0.8 m. The cart is propelled around the track by a motor. The student wants to investigate the cart’s motion at the highest and lowest points of the track.
a. At the highest point of the track, the cart is observed to be moving with a speed of 3.0 m/s. Calculate the magnitude of the normal reaction force exerted by the track on the cart at this point.
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In this unit students use Newton’s laws to investigate motion in one and two dimensions. They explore the concept of the field as a model used by physicists to explain observations of motion of objects not in apparent contact. Students compare and contrast three fundamental fields – gravitational, magnetic and electric – and how they relate to one another. They consider the importance of the field to the motion of particles within the field. Students examine the production of electricity and its delivery to homes. They explore fields in relation to the transmission of electricity over large distances and in the design and operation of particle accelerators. A student-designed practical investigation involving the generation of primary data and including one continuous, independent variable related to fields, motion or light is undertaken either in Unit 3 or Unit 4, or across both Units 3 and 4, and is assessed in Unit 4, Outcome 2. The design, analysis and findings of the investigation are presented in a scientific poster format.
In this area of study, students use Newton’s laws of motion to analyse linear motion, circular motion and projectile motion. Newton’s laws of motion give important insights into a range of motion both on Earth and beyond through the investigations of objects on land and in orbit. They explore the motion of objects under the influence of a gravitational field on the surface of Earth, close to Earth and above Earth. They explore the relationships between force, energy and mass.
Investigate and apply theoretically Newton’s second law to circular motion in a vertical plane (forces at the highest and lowest positions only).
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