PHYSICS- FORCES AND MOTION

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1) A car travels 500 m in 50 s, then 1,500 m in 75 s. Calculate its average speed for
the whole journey.

2)

a) Calculate the speed of the object represented by the green line in the graph,
from 0 to 4 s.

b) Calculate the speed of the object represented by the purple line in the graph.
 3) A car takes 8.0 s to accelerate from rest to 28 m/s. Calculate the average
acceleration of the car.

4) A car takes 25 s to accelerate from 20 m/s to 30 m/s. Calculate the acceleration

of the car.

5) Complete the table below by writing the correct answers:

Section of graph Gradient Velocity Acceleration

A
 Section of graph Gradient Velocity Acceleration

D (v = 0)

6)

a) Calculate the acceleration of the object shown by the red line on the graph
above.
7) Calculate the total distance travelled by the object - its motion is represented by
the velocity-time graph below.
8) A biscuit is dropped 300 m, from rest, from the Eiffel tower. Calculate its final
velocity.

9) A train accelerates uniformly from rest to 24 m/s on a straight part of the track. It
travels 1.44 km. Calculate its acceleration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1) What is a typical walking speed?

a) 1.5 m/s

b) 4 m/s

c) 8 m/s

2) What quantity is the rate of change of velocity?

a) Displacement

b) Acceleration

c) Final velocity
3) How is speed found from a distance-time graph?

a) It is read from the vertical (y) axis

b) It is the gradient of line

c) It is the area under the line

4) How is velocity found from a velocity-time graph?

a) It is read from the vertical (y) axis

b) It is the gradient of the line

c) It is the area under the line

5) How is acceleration found from a velocity-time graph?

a) It is read from the vertical (y) axis

b) It is the gradient of the line

c) It is the area under the line

6) What is the acceleration of a horse that accelerates from rest to 4 m/s in 8 seconds?

a) 2 m/s²

b) 0.5 m/s²

c) 32 m/s²

7) What is the unit of acceleration?

a) Metres per second squared (m/s²)

b) Metres per second (m/s)

c) Metres (m)
8) What is a typical acceleration for a family car?

a) 3 m/s2

b) 30 m/s2

c) 1,000 m/s2

9) What is the average speed of a runner that travels 200 m in 40 seconds?

a) 8,000 m/s

b) 160 m/s

c) 5 m/s

10) How is distance travelled found from a velocity-time graph?

a) It is read from the vertical (y) axis

b) It is the gradient of the line

c) It is the area under the line