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Date November 2020 Marks available 1 Reference code 20N.1.SL.TZ0.8
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone 0 - no time zone
Command term Question number 8 Adapted from N/A

Question

A balloon rises at a steady vertical velocity of 10ms-1. An object is dropped from the balloon at a height of 40m above the ground. Air resistance is negligible. What is the time taken for the object to hit the ground?

A.  10s

B.  5s

C.  4s

D.  2s

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

Even though over half the candidates are choosing the correct response it has a low discrimination index. Many are choosing D indicating that they forgot to take the velocity upward as negative.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 2: Mechanics » 2.1 – Motion
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