Answer
(a) The bolts will not strike the tin plate at equal time intervals.
(b) The time between clinks decreases.
(c) The bolts could be tied with increasing length between each bolt as we moved higher up the string.
Work Step by Step
(a) If the string of bolts moved at constant velocity, the bolts would strike the tin plate at regular intervals. However, the string of bolts accelerates as it falls so the bolts will not strike the tin plate at equal time intervals.
(b) Because the bolts are accelerating, the time between clinks must decrease.
(c) The bolts could be tied with increasing length between each bolt as we moved higher up the string. The increase in distance combined with the acceleration of the bolts could result in regular clinking sounds on the tin plate.
