Harris Academy - National 5 Physics

Homework 1.2- Velocity-time graphs and acceleration.

(Complete this homework on lined A4 paper.)

1) Sketch a velocity time graph (with labeled and numbered axes) for each
of these situations:
a) An object travelling at a constant speed of 10ms-1 for 10 seconds.
b) An object accelerating from rest to 20ms-1 in 15 seconds.
c) An object decelerating from 30ms-1 to 10ms-1 in 5 seconds.

2) Calculate the accelerations shown in each of these velocity-time graphs

3) b) c)

velocity velocity velocity

in ms-1 in ms-1 in ms-1

time in s time in s time in s

4) Use the velocity time graphs below to calculate the distance travelled
during each journey.

a) b) c)
2
velocity 50 velocity
velocity
in ms-1 in ms-1
in ms-1

0 0
10 10 18
time in s time in s time in s
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5) A train travels up a mountain carrying skiers in winter and tourists in

summer. A velocity time graph describes the train’s motion.

Velocity

in ms-1

a) Calculate the acceleration of the train in the first 200s.

b) Calculate the total length of the journey.

6) A cyclist starts at rest and accelerates to a speed of 5ms-1 in 2 seconds.

He then travels at a constant speed for 5 seconds before coming to a
stop in 3 seconds.

a) Draw the speed time graph of the journey (on graph paper).

b) Calculate the acceleration of the cyclist during the first part of the
journey.

c) Calculate the total distance the cyclist travelled over the journey.