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Sample Problems: Dynamics

Problem Name	Multiple-Choice/Short Answer	Multiple-Choice/Multiple Response	Representation Translation	Ranking Tasks	Context-Based Reasoning Problems	Estimation Problems	Qualitative Questions	Essay Questions
D1. Kids in the back! (*)					X	X
D2. Tapping a rolling ball (*)			X
D3. Free-fall acceleration (*)							X	X
D4. Playing catch (*)			X
D5. The sliding pizza (*)							X	X
D6. Rolling up and down	X		X
D7. Pulling two boxes					X
D8. Why bother with N1? (*)								X
D9. When does N3 hold? (*)								X
D10. The farmer and the donkey (*)					X			X
D11. Pulling a book (*)							X	X
D12. Ball on a ramp (*)			X				X
D13. Al and George pushing the truck(*)					X
D14. Pushing a carriage (*)			X		X
D15. Force graphs	X
D16. The cut pendulum (*)			X				X
D17. Why bother with N2?								X
*D18. Friction is doing what? ()**							X
D19. Projectile graphs	X		X				X
D20. A two-stage rocket			X				X
D21. Shoot and drop							X	X
D22. Weight vs. force								X
D23. Comparing a heavy and a light object	X			X			X
D24. Tricking Bill					X
D25. Properties of a projectile	X						X
D26. Passing by the Spanish guns					X
D27. Hitting the green					X
D28. Air Resistance 1: Dimensional analysis (*)			X				X
D29. Air Resistance 2: Estimating the effect					X
D30. Air Resistance 3: Deriving the equation					X
D31. Forces in a car(*)					X		X
D32. Pushing a box(*)	X		X				X
D33. Moving people at CdG					X	X
D34. Are you OK to drive? (*)					X	X
D35. The bridge at Mostar (*)					X
D36. Riding an elevator (*)			X		X		X
D37. Propelling a paramecium (*)			X		X

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