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    7 A Skydiver Jumps From An Aircraft

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    A skydiver jumps from an aircraft without a parachute for the first 40 seconds. During this time, his vertical velocity increases steadily as he falls due to gravity. At 40 seconds, he opens his parachute, causing his vertical velocity to decrease until reaching a steady terminal velocity as the parachute slows his descent. The forces acting on the skydiver during free fall are gravity, pulling down, and air resistance, opposing gravity.

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    A skydiver jumps from an aircraft without a parachute for the first 40 seconds. During this time, his vertical velocity increases steadily as he falls due to gravity. At 40 seconds, he opens his parachute, causing his vertical velocity to decrease until reaching a steady terminal velocity as the parachute slows his descent. The forces acting on the skydiver during free fall are gravity, pulling down, and air resistance, opposing gravity.

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    A skydiver jumps from an aircraft without a parachute for the first 40 seconds. During this time, his vertical velocity increases steadily as he falls due to gravity. At 40 seconds, he opens his parachute, causing his vertical velocity to decrease until reaching a steady terminal velocity as the parachute slows his descent. The forces acting on the skydiver during free fall are gravity, pulling down, and air resistance, opposing gravity.

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    A skydiver jumps from an aircraft without a parachute for the first 40 seconds. During this time, his vertical velocity increases steadily as he falls due to gravity. At 40 seconds, he opens his parachute, causing his vertical velocity to decrease until reaching a steady terminal velocity as the parachute slows his descent. The forces acting on the skydiver during free fall are gravity, pulling down, and air resistance, opposing gravity.

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    7 A skydiver jumps from an aircraft.

    (a) The mass of the skydiver is 70 kg.


    (i) State the equation linking weight, mass and g.
    (1)

    (ii) Calculate the weight of the skydiver and state the unit.
    (2)

    weight = ....................................... unit .......................................


    (b) The graph shows the vertical velocity of the skydiver during the first 40 s of the fall.
    His parachute is not open during this time.

    Vertical
    velocity

    0–
    0 10 20 30 40
    Time in s

    Explain the shape of the graph.


    (4)

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    (c) The diagram shows the skydiver falling at a constant velocity.
    Add two labelled arrows to the diagram to represent the forces acting on the skydiver.
    (3)

    (d) The skydiver opens his parachute after 40 s.


    Continue the line on the graph to show how the skydiver’s vertical velocity changes
    and reaches terminal velocity.
    (2)

    Vertical
    velocity

    0–
    0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
    Time in s

    (Total for Question 7 = 12 marks)

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