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Upton Court Grammar School | Hemal Rajput

ASPHYSICS

 THORPE PARK  PHYSICS ASSESSMENT

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Contents The enue !S" an# S$%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$

'hat I #(# ) The A*en#a !S+%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$

'hat I learnt an# ,(ll -e appl.(n* (n m. /tu#(e/ !S+%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$

Pr(nc(ple/ an# la,/ o0 Ph./(c/ !S1 S2 S3%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$

E4ect/ on /oc(al5 en(ronmental5 me#(cal an# /a0et. on the u/er/ !S67S8%&&&&&&&&&&&3

Soc(al E4ect/&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&3

En(ronmental E4ect/&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&3

Me#(cal E4ect/ on the U/er&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&6

General Sa0et.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&6

Impl(cat(on/ o0 real l(0e appl(cat(on o0 ph./(c/ an# other appl(cat(on/ !S8%&&&&&&&&&&&&6

Ho, 9oe/ Th(/ Relate to M. Com(n* E:per(ment; !S<%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&6

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[THORPE PARK PHYSICS ASSESSMENT]

The venue (S1 and S2)A (/(t to Thorpe Par> ,a/ or*an(/e# -. the /chool 0or the purpo/e o0 /tu#.(n*

appl(e# ph./(c/ or ph./(c/ (n act(on an# to a(# m. AS ph./(c/ cour/e,or>& Thorpe

par> (/ an amu/ement par> /(tuate# (n the heart o0 Ol# '(n#/or5 locate# (nSta(ne/ R#5 Chert/e.5 Surre. KT"3 8PN& The ma(n o-ject(e o0 the (/(t ,a/ to

*ather (n0ormat(on an# e:per(ence ?r/t@han#5 Ne,ton/ Ba,/ o0 mot(on an# (t/

appl(cat(on/ a/ ,ell a/ ho, other la,/ o0 ph./(c/ hae -een (mplemente# (n the

#e/(*n o0 the roller coa/ter/& Our lecture ,a/ -a/e# on the mechan(c/ o0 the

r(#e/ ,h(ch (n turn ,ere -a/e# on the/e 0un#amental la,/&

hat I d!d " The A#enda (S$)On the #ate ,e ha# a #a. planne# a/ 0ollo,/ Meet(n* ,(th m. cla// *roup/ at

"DDD a&m&5 then ,e ,oul# hae a /che#ule# lecture pre/ente# -. a mechan(calen*(neer 0rom ""$D t(ll "$DD a&m&5 a0ter ,h(ch ,e ha# the plea/ure to

e:per(ence /ome o0 the r(#e/&

hat I %ea&nt and '!%% e a%*!n# !n +* stud!es (S$) The lecture procee#(n* that5 ,a/ (ntere/t(n* an# (n0ormat(e a/ the lecturer

h(*hl(*hte# upon /ome o0 the 0un#amental concept/ that all r(#e/ ,ere

con/tructe# upon5 ener*. chan*e/ ,(th(n a /./tem5 0or e:ample potent(al an#

>(net(c ener*.5 Ne,ton/ la,/ o0 mot(on an# the ener*. *enerate# 0rom the

(n(t(al accelerat(on o0 the coa/ter at the top o0 a pea>&

P&!n,!%es and %a's o- Ph*s!,s (S. S/ S0) The pr(nc(ple/ an# #e?n(t(on/ e:am(ne# on the #a.

P&!n,!%es ea+%e de3n!t!on

Ne'ton4s 3&st

%a' o- +ot!on

 The -ottle ,(ll rema(n at re/t unt(l an

un-alance# 0orce5 .our han#5 p(c>/ (t

up&

 The la, o0 (nert(a

(/ ,here an o-ject

at re/t ,(ll rema(n

at re/t unle//

acte# on -. an

un-alance# 0orce&

Ne'ton4s

se,ond %a' o-

+ot!on

F MA5

Force Ma// : Accelerat(on

Accelerat(on o0 an

o-ject (/ pro#uce#

-. a net 0orce

#(rectl.

proport(onal to

the ma*n(tu#e o0

the net 0orce an#

(ner/el.

proport(onal to

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the ma// o0 the

o-ject&

Ne'ton4s th!&d

%a' o- +ot!on

A roc>et pro#uce/ a 0orce that pu/he/

#o,n on the *roun# there0ore the

react(on (/ that the *roun# pu/he# the

roc>et up,ar#/ ,(th an eual 0orce&

For eer. act(on

there (/ an eual

an# oppo/(te re@

act(on

Potent!a% and

5!net!, ene&#*

An e:ample o0 potent(al ener*. (/ a

co(le# /pr(n*&

An e:ample o0 a >(net(c ener*. (/

heat5 (/(-le l(*ht&

Potent(al ener*.

I/ the ener*.

po//e//e# -. a

-o#. -. (rtue o0

(t/ po/(t(on

relat(e to other/5

/tre//e/ ,(th(n

(t/el05 electr(c

char*e an# other

0actor/&

K(net(c ener*. (/

the ener*. ,h(ch

a -o#. po//e//e/

-. (rtue o0 -e(n*

(n mot(on&

The 6a' o- the

,onse&vat!on o-

ene&#*

'hen .ou #rop an o-ject5 that o-ject/

potent(al ener*. (/ conerte# (nto

>(net(c ener*. unt(l the o-ject

contact/ the *roun# ,here the ener*.(/ a-/or-e# -. that me#(um&

 The la, o0 the

con/erat(on o0

ener*. /tate/ that

the total ener*.o0 an (/olate#

/./tem cannot

chan*e5 mean(n*

that ener*.

cannot -e create#

or #e/tro.e#&

Mo+entu+ P M

Momentum Ma// : eloc(t.

Momentum (/ the

uant(t. -. ,h(ch

a -o#. moe/ an#

(/ mea/ure# a/the pro#uct o0 (t/

ma// an# eloc(t.

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Cent&!eta% and

,ent&!-u#a%

-o&,es

Centr(petal 0orce

I/ a 0orce ,h(ch

act/ on a -o#.

mo(n* (n a

c(rcular path an#

(/ #(recte#

to,ar#/ the

centre o0 rotat(on&

Centr(0u*al 0orce

I/ the 0orce

ar(/(n* 0rom the

-o#./ (nert(a

act/ on an o-ject

mo(n* (n a

c(rcular path

act(n* a,a. 0rom

the centre o0

rotat(on&

Cent&!eta%

a,,e%e&at!on

aJ 7 r

Centr(petal accelerat(on eloc(t. 7

ra#(u/

centr(petal

accelerat(on (/

,here the

tan*ent(al /pee#

(/ con/tant5 -ut

the #(rect(on o0the tan*ent(al

eloc(t. ector

chan*e/ a/ the

o-ject rotate/&

78-o&,es For e:ample an o-ject o0 ma// "D>*

,oul# hae a ,e(*ht on earth o0

"D!<&8"% or "D*&

G@0orce/ (/ the

0orce act(n* on a

-o#. a/ a re/ult

o0 accelerat(on or

*ra(t. ,(th the

un(t/ L*9a&ada*:s %a' o- 

!ndu,t!on

Fara#a./ la, o0 (n#uct(on can -e

/een ,hen a ma*net pa//e/ throu*h

a co(l& Th(/ (/ ,here an

electroma*net(c ?el# (/ (n#uce#&

Fara#a./ la, o0

(n#uct(on (/ a la,

o0

electroma*net(/m

pre#(ct(n* ho, a

ma*net(c ?el# ,(ll

react ,(th an

electr(c c(rcu(t to

pro#uce an

electromot(e0orce or

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[THORPE PARK PHYSICS ASSESSMENT]

electroma*net(c

?el#& Al/o >no,n

a/

electroma*net(c

(n#uct(on&

6en;:s %a' An e:ample o0 ,h(ch can -e /een (n

mo#ern ma*le tra(n/ that can trael

up to +"Dmph&

A la, /tat(n* that

the #(rect(on o0 an

(n#uce# current (/

al,a./ /uch a/ to

oppo/e the

chan*e (n the

c(rcu(t or the

ma*net(c ?el#

that pro#uce/ (t&

9&!,t!on 'hen an o-ject (/ /l(# acro// a plan

there (/ 0r(ct(onal 0orce act(n* (n the

oppo/(te #(rect(on to moement&

 The re/(/tance

that a /ur0ace or

an o-ject

encounter/ ,hen

mo(n* acro//

another /ur0ace5

o-ject an# or

me#(um&

The physics in rides

Mo/t people ,hom (/(t the par> #o not real(/e ho, a roller coa/ter r(#e/5 l(>e

Colo//u/5 (/ #e/(*ne# to -u(l# up a lot o0 potent(al ener*.& It #oe/ th(/ -. ?r/t

-u(l#(n* th(/ (n(t(al potent(al ener*. on (t/ a/cent o0 "DD 0eet5 at th(/ po(nt (/ a

ma:(mum potent(al ener*. ach(ee# -ecau/e the coa/ter (/ h(*h a/ (t can *et on

the trac>& Th(/ can -e /een (n the

0ormula !Epm*h%& Ho,eer a/ the

coa/ter -e*(n/ (t/ #e/cent 0rom the

pea> the potent(al ener*. *enerate#

(/ no, conerte# (nto >(net(c ener*.

a/ (/ /pee#/ up& Upon the coa/terenter(n* a loop5 (t ha/ a lot o0 >(net(c

ener*. -ut l(ttle potent(al ener*.5

th(/ chan*e/ a/ (t pro*re//e/ throu*h

the loop ,here potent(al ener*.

-e*(n/ to -u(l# a*a(n an# then

conerte# -ac> to >(net(c ener*. a/ the coa/ter e:(t/ the loop& Furthermore a/

the carr(a*e/ eloc(t. (ncrea/e/5 the more momentum (/ -u(lt5 th(/ can -e /een

the 0ormula !pm%& The chan*e/ (n >(net(c an# poten(tal ener*. on the roller

coa/ter /ho,/ an e:ample o0 the la, o0 the con/erat(on o0 ener*.5 th(/ can -e

/een (n ?*ure "&

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Another r(#e I 0oun# ,here .ou coul# /ee an# 0eel ph./(c/ at ,or> (/ the carou/el

(n ,h(ch there are 0our ma(n 0orce/ that can -e #eterm(ne#5 (nert(a5 centr(0u*al

0orce5 centr(petal 0orce an# centr(petal accelerat(on& Ho,eer 0or the/e

carou/el/5 ,here the hor/e/ are *allop(n*5 the r(#e #e/(*ner ha# to approach

the pro-lem o0 moement aroun# the central a:(/ (n a #(4erent ,a.& In normal

carou/el/5 each hor/e ma(nta(n/ a con/tantaccelerat(on5 ra#(u/5 an# /pee# tan*ent to the

c(rcular path o0 the carou/el& =ecau/e o0 the a##e#

up #o,n mot(on o0 the hor/e5 there mu/t -e a

con/(#erat(on 0or the 0orce/ nee#e# to chan*e that

hor/eQ/ po/(t(on up,ar# or #o,n,ar# a/ (t *oe/

aroun# the trac>& There0ore ,hen the en*(neer

#e/(*n/ th(/ attract(on he or /he mu/t ta>e (nto

account the ma// o0 the hor/e an# (t/ r(#er&

All o0 the a/pect/ o0 a theme par> r(#e are#e/(*ne# to (n#uce a thr(ll 0actor to the pa//en*er/

an# #oe/ th(/ u/(n* the/e 0un#amental 0orce/& For

e:ample the 0eel(n*/ o0 ,e(*htle//ne// #ur(n* a

0ree 0all5 ,here potent(al ener*. (/ -e(n* conerte# to >(net(c ener*.& Ho,eer

the ,or# ,e(*htle//ne// #oe/ not mean that the o-ject ha/ no ,e(*ht& There

re/(/tant 0orce (/ #el(ere# -. the *roun# -eneath our 0eet5 /o (0 the *roun# ,a/

ta>en a,a.5 a/ (n 0ree 0all5 there ,oul# -e no re/(/tant 0orce an# ,e ,oul# not

e:per(ence ,e(*ht5 th(/ (/ ,hat (/ meant -. the term ,e(*htle//ne//& Th(/ (/ u/e#

oer an# oer a*a(n (n r(#e/5 an# can -e /een e/pec(all. (n 2 #etonator5

,here the carr(a*e (/ ra(/e# up +2 metre/ -u(l#(n* potent(al ener*. an# (/relea/e# (nto a 0ree 0all ,here the carr(a*e accelerate/ at <&8"m7/ an# reache/ a

ma:(mum /pee# o0 13 mph& Th(/ 0eel(n* o0 ,e(*htle//ne// can al/o -e terme# a/

ne*at(e G@0orce/5 ,here (t (/ le// than " G or !<&8"m7/%&

Such a #e/cent ,oul# al/o reu(re a u(c>5 rel(a-le an# com0orta-le ,a. o0

/topp(n* the carr(a*e 0rom cra/h(n* (nto the *roun#& Here en*(neer/ hae u/e#

electroma*net(c -ra>e/& Th(/ ,or>/ -. (n#uc(n* a current ,(th5 0or e:ample5 a

copper co(l or ,(re pa//(n* oer a ma*net ,(ll (n#uce a current5 an# are -u(lt (nto

the trac> rather than the carr(a*e (t/el0& The/e -ra>e/ are al/o >no,n a/ an e##.

current -ra>e5 ,here a con#uct(e /ur0ace mo(n* pa/t a /tat(onar. ma*net ,(ll

hae c(rcular electr(c current/ calle# e##. current/ (n#uce# (n (t -. the ma*net(c

?el#5 th(/ (/ #ue to Fara#a.Q/ la, o0 (n#uct(on& '(th BenQ/ la,5 con/tant

c(rculat(on o0 current ,(ll *enerate the(r o,n ma*net(c ?el# ,h(ch oppo/e/ the

?el# o0 the ma*net& There0ore the con#uct(e mater(al (n mot(on ,(ll e:per(ence

a #ra* 0orce 0rom the ma*net that (/ proport(onal to (t/ eloc(t. a/ ,ell a/

oppo/e/ (t/ mot(on& Then the *enerate# electr(cal ener*. o0 the e##. current/ (/

#(//(pate# (n the 0orm o0 heat5 #ue to the electr(cal re/(/tance o0 the con#uctor&

 The a#anta*e o0 ha(n* the/e t.pe/ o0 -rea>/ are that the. reu(re le//

ma(ntenance5 are cheaper (n the lon* run an# the. are /a0er a/ the. pro(#e a

much /o0ter #ecelerat(on5 ao(#(n* ,h(pla/h&

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 The a#ance/ (n the en*(neer(n* oer the/e roller coa/ter r(#e/ ,(th the a(# o0

>e. ph./(c/ 0un#amental/ ha/ allo,e# en*(neer/ to #e(/e ne,er an# more

ec(ent ,a./ o0 >eep(n* the pa//en*er/ /a0e ,h(le ach(e(n* the thr(ll 0actor

that the or*an(/er/ are a(m(n* 0or& An e:ample o0 th(/ can -e /een (n the ne,er

electro@ma*net(c -ra>e/5 or e##. current -ra>e/5 that allo, there to -e a much

/a0er .et more e4ect(e /top than u/(n* more ph./(cal /ource/ o0 0r(ct(on5 /ucha/ ceram(c -ra>e/ or een Kelar& Furthermore the reno,ne# 0eature o0 colo//u/

(/ the a-un#ance o0 loop/& Ho,eer the/e loop/ pro(#e a >e. /a0et. (//ue& A/

the carr(a*e pa//e/ throu*h a loop the pa//en*er/ are -e(n* /u-jecte# to much

h(*her G@0orce/ than u/ual5 an e:ce//(e amount o0

G@0orce/ can cau/e the pa//en*er/ to -lac>out 0rom

-loo# ru/h(n* a,a. 0rom the -ra(n& Another 0orce

that act/ on the pa//en*er/ that (/ al/o a >e. /a0et.

po(nt5 (n term/ o0 the G@0orce/5 (/ the centr(petal

accelerat(on on the carr(a*e5 th(/ (/ ,here the

tan*ent(al /pee# (/ con/tant ho,eer the #(rect(on(n ,h(ch the tan*ent(al eloc(t. ector chan*e/5 a/

the o-ject rotate/& Ho,eer the/e (//ue/ hae -een

/ole# -. en*(neer/5 -. (n/tea# ma>(n* the loop/

/l(*htl. oal /hape#5 th(/ re#uce/ the G@0orce/ a/ (t

ena-le/ the carr(a*e to /lo, #o,n a/ (t pro*re//e/

throu*h the loop an#5 re#uce/ centr(petal

accelerat(on on the carr(a*e&

E<e,ts on so,!a%= env!&on+enta%= +ed!,a% and sa-et* on

the use&s (S>S?)

So,!a% E<e,ts+The /oc(al e4ect/ o0 th(/ (/ that #ue to the hu*e ma(ntenance reu(re# -. the

par> an# all (t/ #(4erent t.pe/ o0 rollercoa/ter an# ,ater r(#e/5 there ,(ll -e lar*e

num-er o0 jo-/ *enerate# here (n term/ o0 en*(neer(n* a/ ,ell a/ other jo-/&

Env!&on+enta% E<e,tsEn(ronmental 0actor/ can -e no(/e pollut(on cau/e# -. the r(#e/ an# people (n

the /urroun#(n* area a/ ,ell a/ there -e(n* *reater amount/ o0 l(*ht pollut(on

#ur(n* eent/ /uch a/ 0r(*ht n(*ht& Furthermore the no(/e (n the area coul#

/care o0 ,(l# l(0e a/ ,ell a/ attract (t& +For e:ample people ,ho l(tter an# leae

0oo# are ,elcom(n* pe/t/ /uch a/ -(r#/ (n/ect/ an# rat/ that are a potent(al

threat to not onl. people -ut /tructural component/ o0 the r(#e/& Rat/ coul# po/e

an (//ue a/ the. can che, thre, ca-le/ an# 0aece/ o0 an(mal/ on component/ o0

r(#e/ coul# -r(n* a-out (//ue/& The/e are han#le# -. or*an(/er/ ha(n* /ta4

clear up ru--(/h con/tantl. #ur(n* open hour/&

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Another en(ronmental e4ect (/ ,eather& On a ,(n#. #a. /ome r(#e/ can -e

a4ecte#5 a/ the. coul# -e /lo,e# #o,n or /l(*htl. /pe# up cau/(n* (//ue/ /uch

a/ roll-ac>/ an# une:pecte# eent/& Ra(n coul# al/o cau/e ru/t on /ome

component/ an# al/o ma>e/ the trac>/ /l(pper.& Th(/ (/ han#le# -. ha(n* the

metal that (/ corro/(on re/(/tant& Another en(ronmental e4ect relate# to

,eather (/ that l(*htn(n* /torm/ can po/e a threat to the lar*e metal /tructure/(n the />. act(n* l(>e a con#uct(n* ro#& Th(/ mean/ that (0 there ,ere an.

pa//en*er/ on the r(#e5 ,h(le there (/ a thun#er /torm5 the. are (n #an*er o0

-e(n* electrocute#& Th(/ ha/ -een /ole# -. par> or*an(/er/ -. chec>(n* the

,eather report/ an# /topp(n* the r(#e ,h(le there (/ a thun#er /torm near-. an#

ha(n* earth(n* ro#5 *roun#(n* the /tructure/ an# -u(l#(n*/&

Med!,a% E<e,ts on the @se&1The/e 0orce/ -e(n* e:erte# on the pa//en*er/ can al/o e:a**erate me#(cal

con#(t(on/ /uch a/5 car#(oa/cular (//ue/5 pulmonar. (//ue/ an# the ph./(calcon#(t(on o0 the pa//en*er& The he(*ht o0 the pa//en*er (/ al/o an (mportant

0actor& Th(/ (/ -ecau/e car#(oa/cular (//ue/ coul# cau/e the pa//en*er to -lac>

out or een hae a heart attac>5 a/ ,ell a/ /omeone ,(th a pulmonar. (//ue to

hae an a/thma attac>5 (nh(-(t(n* the(r a-(l(t. to -reathe& +To 0urther a##5 tho/e

,hom are too .oun* or /mall ma. not ?t the harne//e/ cau/(n* them to moe (n

the(r /eat ,h(ch can cau/e more /tra(n on a /maller -o#.& The/e 0actor/ are /ome

o0 the ma(n r(/>/ a//e//e# ,h(le plann(n* the r(#e& Th(/ (/ al/o ,here the

or*an(/er/ #ec(#e to put certa(n health ,arn(n*/ /uch a/ #o not r(#e (0 .ou hae a

>no,n heart #e0ect or are a/thmat(c5 a/ ,ell a/ he(*ht re/tr(ct(on/&

7ene&a% Sa-et*9ur(n* operat(on o0 the r(#e/ there (/ a #e/(*nate# area (n ,h(ch people are not

allo,e# to /tan#& Th(/ (/ to preent acc(#ent/ 0rom une:pecte# eent/ o0 0a(lure/

(0 the. occur& Furthermore /ome r(#e/ pa// oer or near path/ (n ,h(ch people

,al>5 th(/ (/ a po//(-le haar#5 /o en*(neer/ an# /a0et. e:pert/ ,oul# nee# to

#ec(#e ho, 0ar the path can /a0el. -e 0rom the trac>/& +The. hae al/o place#

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