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Date November 2020 Marks available 1 Reference code 20N.1.SL.TZ0.4
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone 0 - no time zone
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Question

A spaceship is travelling at 0.80c, away from Earth. It launches a probe away from Earth, at 0.50c relative to the spaceship. An observer on the probe measures the length of the probe to be 8.0m.

An object of mass 1kg is thrown downwards from a height of 20m. The initial speed of the object is 6ms-1.
The object hits the ground at a speed of 20ms-1. Assume g=10ms-2. What is the best estimate of the energy transferred from the object to the air as it falls?

A.  6J

B.  18J

C.  182J

D.  200J

[1]
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Calculate the speed of the probe in terms of c, relative to Earth.

[2]
c.

Markscheme

B

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u=0.5c+0.8c1+0.5c×0.8cc2 ✓

u=0.93c ✓

Allow all negative signs for velocities

Award [2] marks for a bald correct answer

 

c.

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Core » Topic 2: Mechanics » 2.3 – Work, energy, and power
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