OCR MEI Paper 1 2024 June — Question 9

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicWork, energy and Power 1

9 A child throws a pebble of mass 40 g vertically downwards with a speed of \(6 \mathrm {~ms} ^ { - 1 }\) from a point 0.8 m above a sandy beach.
  1. Calculate the speed at which the pebble hits the beach. The pebble travels 3 cm through the sand before coming to rest.
  2. Find the magnitude of the resistance force of the sand on the pebble, assuming it is constant. Give your answer correct to \(\mathbf { 3 }\) significant figures.