Science of Sport 
TESC – winter 2003 

Week 5 

Please answer all of the following questions, and submit them no later than Monday, February 10th . Youranswers must be typed.

 
 

1 a. What is the difference between qualitative analysis and quantitative biochemical

analysis?

 
 

b.Identify the sport skill you analyzed and state how it might be quantitatively analyzed.

 
 

2.Barbie runs 2 laps on the track at a constant velocity.Is this true or false? Explain.

 
 

3.Which has the greater average speed during a game: football, baseball or golfball?Defend your answer.

 
 

4. James is standing at the edge of a cliff and throws a ball straight up at a certain speed and another ball straight down with the same initial speed.  If air resistance is negligible,  which ball will have the greater speed when it stirkes the ground below?

a. Explain - and show the equation used to calculate speed.
b. Which of Newton's laws is being applied?