Chapter 3: Vectors in Physics
Physlet® Problems




1.  


A bowling ball is lifted from rest onto a shelf by an external agent (position is in meters and time is in seconds). Rank the paths by the displacement of the bowling ball during the animations (greatest first).

Animation 1,2,4,3
Animation 1,4,2,3
Animation 1,3,4,2
All Tie


2.  


A child sits on a merry-go-round at the position marked by the red circle (position is in meters and time is in seconds). What is her displacement between t = 0 and t = 1.5 seconds? Start

-1 m
3.14 m
1.57 m


3.  


A bowling ball is lifted from rest onto a shelf by an external agent (position is in meters and time is in seconds). Rank the paths by the average velocity of the bowling ball during the animations (greatest first).

Animation (4 and 1 tie),2,3
Animation 3,2,(4 and 1 tie)
All Tie


4.  


A child sits on a merry-go-round at the position marked by the red circle (position is in meters and time is in seconds). What is her average velocity and average speed between t=0 and t=3 seconds? Start

1.05 m/s, 1.05 m/s
0 m/s, 1.05 m/s
0 m/s, 2.1m/s
0 m/s, 0 m/s

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