4CW2- Practice with Impulse

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10 questions
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Impulse practice problems from the Patterns Physics Packet
The graph below represents data from a 2 kg mass being dropped onto the foam of various layers at a velocity of 25 m/s.
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If the mass dropped doubles and speed remains the same, how does the graph change? Fill in the data table, plot the points, and make a smooth best-fit line in RED.

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If the mass dropped halves and speed remains the same, how does the graph change? Fill in the data table, plot the points, and make a smooth best-fit line in BLUE.

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When professional athletes land after a jump, they are trained to land by bending their knees. Amateur athletes at times will jump and get injured when they land because they land stiff-legged.

On the graph, place an A where your think the athletic landing would be and place a B where the stiff-legged landing would be. No values for the graph were given.

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Jumpers in the situation above have a mass of 100 kg and land at 2 m/s. The time of impact of a bending knees landing is 0.2 seconds. What is the force of impact? DON'T FORGET YOUR UNITS!!

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If the time of impact in the stiff-legged landing is halved to 0.1 seconds, what is the new force of impact? DON'T FORGET YOUR UNITS!!

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Using evidence from the graph and calculations above, write a claim-evidence-reasoning (CER) statement of why landing stiff-legged causes more injury than landing with your knees bent.

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There are two ways to catch a water balloon: not giving in with the catch and having the water balloon break or having “soft hands” and giving in with the impact.

On the graph, place an A where your think the water balloon would break and a B where the water balloon would stay intact.

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The water balloon in the situation above weighs 0.5 kg and has a speed of 4 m/s. The time of impact of a breaking water balloon is 0.05 seconds. What is the force of impact? DON'T FORGET YOUR UNITS!!

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If the time of impact in the “soft hands” catch landing is doubled to 0.1 seconds, what is the new force of impact? DON'T FORGET YOUR UNITS!!

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Using evidence from the graph and calculations above, write a claim evidence reasoning statement of why having soft hands allows the water balloon to stay intact.