Question

A chunk of ice breaks off a glacier and falls 30.0 m before it hits the water. Assuming it falls freely (there is no air resistance), how long does it take to hit the water? Which quantity increases faster, the speed of the ice chunk or its distance traveled?

Answer 1

Answer:

The ice chunk will take 2.47 seconds to hit the water.

Explanation:

Height from which ice chunk fell = h = 30.0 m

Initial velocity of the ice chunk = u = 0 m/s

Time taken by ice chunk to cover 30.0 m of height = t

Acceleration due to gravity = g $9.8m/s^2$

Using second equation of motion ;

$h=ut+\frac{1}{2}gt^2$

$30.0 m=0 m/s\times t+\frac{1}{2}\times 9.8 m/s^2\times t^2$

$t=\sqrt{\frac{30.0m/s\times 2}{9.8 m/s^2}}2.47 s$

The ice chunk will take 2.47 seconds to hit the water.