OCR MEI AS Paper 1 2020 November — Question 10

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleAS Paper 1 (AS Paper 1)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicSUVAT in 2D & Gravity

10 An astronaut on the surface of the moon drops a ball from a point 2 m above the surface.
  1. Without any calculations, explain why a standard model using \(g = 9.8 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 2 }\) will not be appropriate to model the fall of the ball. The ball takes 1.6s to hit the surface.
  2. Find the acceleration of the ball which best models its motion. Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.
  3. Use this value to predict the maximum height of the ball above the point of projection when thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of \(15 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\).