Motion in one dimension:

Test Grade 10: 35

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Question 1: (10)
Multiple choice questions. For questions 1 – 5 circle the correct answer for each of the
following:

1.1 A car moves at a constant speed of 20 km/h. This means the car: (2)
a) Doesn’t move
b) Moves in a positive acceleration
c) Increase its speed by 20 km/h every second
d) Moves 20km every hour

1.2 A ship moves at a constant velocity of 6km/h. How long will it (2)
take the ship to move 30km?
a) 3h
b) 6h
c) 5h
d) 8h

1.3 If an object is thrown out of a moving vehicle moving at a constant (2)

speed of 40 m/s on a highway. How long will it take the object to
come to rest when it travelled a distance of 10m before it stopped?
a) 4s
b) 10s
c) 5s
d) 0.4s
 1.4 The following graph represents the relationship of velocity vs time (2)
for a moving object:

V (m/s)

t (s)
Which one of the following is true?
a) Object speeds up
b) Object slows down
c) Object moves at a constant velocity
d) Object is at rest

1.5 The following graph represents the relationship of acceleration vs (2)

time for a moving object:

a (m/s)

t (s)
Which one of the following is true?
a) The object does not accelerate, it moves at a constant speed or the object is
stationary.
b) The object is stationary.
c) The object accelerates slowly
d) None of above
Question 2:
2.1 State the definition of velocity with the use of its mathematical (2)
expression:

2.2 What is meant by the term “reference point”? (1)

2.3 Write down two differences between speed and velocity: (2)

Question 3

Figure 1

Figure 1 gives the acceleration of a Chihuahua as it chases a burglar. Choose rightwards as

the positive direction.

3.1. At which intervals does the Chihuahua move at constant speed? (1)
3.2. At which intervals does the speed of the Chihuahua decrease? (2)
 Question 4
A school bus starts from rest and accelerates at a rate of 1.5 m/s2 in a straight line until it
reaches a speed of 23 m/s. The vehicle then slows down at a constant rate of 1.0 m/s2 until
it stops.

4.1. Calculate the change in time from where the bus started from rest till it stopped. (6)
4.2. Calculate the distance the bus travelled from start to stop. (6)

Question 5
Raindrops fall 1 690 m from a cloud to the ground. If there was no air resistance, would it be
safe to walk outside? Support your answer using necessary calculations. Take g = 9.8 m/s2
and 1 m/s = 3.6 km/h. (5)

Question number Cognitive level Marks

3 3 3

4 3 12

5 4 5

2.1- 2.3 1 5

1.1- 1.5 2 10