1 A train begins a journey from a station and travels 60 km in a time of 20 minutes.

What is the average speed of the train?

A 3.0 m / s B 5.0 m / s C 50 m / s D 60 m / s

2 Two runners take part in a race.

The graph shows how the speed of each runner changes with time.

runner 1
speed
runner 2

0
0 t time

What does the graph show about the runners at time t ?

A Both runners are moving at the same speed.

B Runner 1 has zero acceleration.
C Runner 1 is overtaking runner 2.
D Runner 2 is slowing down.

3 The graph shows how the speed of a van changes with time for part of its journey.
In which labelled section is the van decelerating?

speed

0
0 A B C D time

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 4 A large stone is dropped from a bridge into a river. Air resistance can be ignored.

Which row describes the acceleration and the speed of the stone as it falls?

acceleration speed of
of the stone the stone

A constant constant
B constant increasing
C increasing constant
D increasing increasing

5 A car travels along a straight road.

The speed-time graph for this journey is shown.

During which labelled part of the journey is the resultant force on the car zero?

speed

C
B
D

0
0 time

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 6 An object moves at a constant speed for some time, then begins to accelerate.

Which distance-time graph shows this motion?

A B

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time

7 A car travels at an average speed of 60 km / h for 15 minutes.

How far does the car travel in this time?

A 4.0 km B 15 km C 240 km D 900 km

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8 A ball is dropped from a table-top. Air resistance may be ignored.

Which row describes the velocity and the acceleration of the ball at point X?

acceleration velocity

A constant constant
B constant increasing
C increasing constant
D increasing increasing

9 The diagram shows the speed-time graph for a car.

speed

Y
X
0
0 time

Which area represents the distance travelled while the car is accelerating?

A X B X+Y C Y D Y–X

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 10 Two distance-time graphs and two speed-time graphs are shown.

Which graph represents an object that is at rest?

A B

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D

speed speed

0 0
0 time 0 time

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11 A geologist compares the volumes of three rocks, X, Y and Z. Three measuring cylinders contain
different volumes of water. He places each rock into one of the measuring cylinders.

The diagrams show the measuring cylinders before and after the rocks are put in.

to find the to find the to find the

volume of X volume of Y volume of Z
cm3 cm3 cm3 cm3 cm3 cm3
100 100 100 100 100 100

90 90 90 90 90 90

80 80 80 80 80 80

70 70 70 70 70 70

60 60 60 60 60 60

50 50 50 50 50 50

40 40 40 40 40 40

30 30 X 30 30 Y 30 30 Z

20 20 20 20 20 20

10 10 10 10 10 10

before after before after before after

Which row shows the volumes of X, Y and Z in order, from largest to smallest?

largest smallest
volume volume

A X Z Y
B Y X Z
C Y Z X

D Z Y X

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12 A car moves with constant speed and then constant acceleration.

Which graph is the speed-time graph for the car?

A B C D

speed speed speed speed

0 0 0 0
0 time 0 time 0 time 0 time

13 What does the area under a speed-time graph represent?

A acceleration

B average speed
C deceleration
D distance travelled

14 A car travels 100 km. The journey takes two hours. The highest speed of the car is 80 km / h, and
the lowest speed is 40 km / h.

What is the average speed for the journey?

A 40 km / h B 50 km / h C 60 km / h D 120 km / h

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15 The speed-time graph shows the motion of a car.

Q R
speed

P
0
0 time

Which row describes the motion?

between P and Q between Q and R

A accelerating moving at constant speed

B accelerating not moving
C moving at constant speed decelerating
D moving at constant speed not moving

16 The diagram shows the distance-time graph of an object.

distance

0
0 time

Which statement describes the object?

A It is accelerating.
B It is moving at a constant speed.
C It is slowing down.
D It is stationary.

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1 (a) A bus travels at a constant speed. It stops for a short time and then travels at a higher constant
speed.

Using the axes in Fig. 1.1, draw a distance-time graph for this bus journey.

distance

0
0 time

Fig. 1.1
[3]

(b) A lift (elevator) starts from rest at the ground floor of a building.

Fig. 1.2 is the speed-time graph for the motion of the lift to the top floor of the building.

4.0

speed
m/s
3.0

2.0

1.0

0
0 5 10 15 20 25
time / s
Fig. 1.2
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Use the graph to determine the distance from the ground floor to the top floor of the building.

distance = ................................................................. [4]

[Total: 7]
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2 Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph for a car travelling along a straight road.

The graph shows how the speed of the car changes as the car passes through a small town.

35

D
30
speed
m/s
A
25

enters leaves
20 town town
here here

15

B C

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
time / s

Fig. 1.1

(a) Calculate the distance between the start of the town and the end of the town.

distance = [3]
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(b) Calculate the acceleration of the car between C and D.

acceleration = [3]

(c) State how the graph shows that the deceleration of the car has the same numerical value as
its acceleration.

[1]

[Total: 7]
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1 An IGCSE student is investigating the average speed of a toy car travelling down a slope.

She releases the toy car on the slope. She uses a stopwatch to measure the time taken for the car
to travel down part of the slope. Fig. 5.1 shows the slope.

l
h
support

bench
slope

Fig. 5.1

(a) (i) Suggest a suitable length l for the slope used in this school laboratory experiment.

l = ....................................................

(ii) Suggest a suitable height h, above the laboratory bench, for one end of the slope.

h = ....................................................
[2]

(b) The student tries to determine the time that the toy car takes to travel a distance down the
slope.

Make three suggestions about what she could do to ensure that the distance travelled and
the time taken by the toy car are measured as reliably as possible.

1. ...............................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2. ...............................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

3. ...............................................................................................................................................

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[3]

[Total: 5]
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2 An IGCSE student is investigating the motion of a ball down a slope.

She is using the apparatus shown in Fig. 4.1.

slope

path of centre of the ball

e
bench

floor

Fig. 4.1

She measures the angle θ of the slope, releases the ball from a marked point on the slope and
watches where it hits the floor.

She then measures the distance d from the table to where the ball lands.

This is repeated for a number of angles, releasing the ball from the same point on the slope. Her
results are shown in Table 4.1.

Table 4.1

θ/° d / cm

20 42

30 55

40 64

50 51

60 40
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(a) (i) Describe the pattern in the values of d as θ is increased.

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) From the pattern of results, predict what the d values may be for slope angles of 10 °
and 70 °.

10 ° .......................................................

70 ° .......................................................
[1]

(b) The student is being assessed and must carry out the experiment on her own. She says that
it is difficult to release the ball carefully and then be able to see exactly where it lands.

Suggest an improvement she might make to the experiment, so that she could obtain a more
accurate measurement of d.

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(c) Suggest how she might make sure that the results of the experiment are reliable.

...................................................................................................................................................

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.............................................................................................................................................. [2]

[Total: 5]