In physics<span>, a </span>force<span> is said to do </span>work if, when acting, there is a displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force. For example, when a ball is held above the ground and then dropped, the work done on the ball as it falls is equal to the weight of the ball (a force) multiplied by the distance to the ground (a displacement). so in the proble, <span>She does NO work since the force she applies to the case is vertical and the direction of motion is horizontal. Work is the force times the parallel distance</span>
To solve this problem we will apply the concepts related to the kinematic equations of linear motion. We will calculate the initial velocity of the object, and from it, we will calculate the final position. With the considerations made in the statement we will obtain the total height. Initial velocity of the acorn,

Also, it is given that the acorn takes 0.201s to pass the length of the meter stick.

Replacing,


The height of the acorn above the meter stick can be calculated as,




Also the top of the meter stick is 1.87m above the ground hence the height of the acorn above the ground is


I would say d because the student isn’t moving, the Ferris wheel is.