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DOWLATH FORM 4 PHYSICS: PAST PAPERS DYNAMICS

June 2016 P2 #2 ( MOTION)

a.Complete the bubbles below by inserting the SI unit which matches EACH physical quantity.(2)

b.i.State Newton’s Third law of motion. (3)

ii.A Caribban plane on its way from the Piarco International Airport to the Grantley Adams
International Airport flies horizontally in mid-flight. With the aid of a diagram, and using Newton’s
third law of motion, explain how this happens. (4)

c.i.Define the term linear momentum’. (2)

ii.An 8kg ball travelling to the east of 10m/s collides with a 2kg ball travelling to the west with a
velocity of 5 m/s. After the collision, they move together. Determine the final velocity of the balls.
Assume that there are no resistive forces. (4)
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June 2009 P2 #2 (MOTION)

a.i.Give the difference between a vector quantity and a scalar quantity. (1)

ii.Complete table 2 below by writing EACH of the Physical quantities from the list below in the
appropriate column: mass, momentum, displacement, heat capacity, temperature, half-life,
upthrust. (6)

SCALAR VECTOR

b.A taxi reaches a police officer while travelling at 30 m/s on the highway. The officer immediately
signals the taxi which decelerates uniformly and comes to a complete stop in 5s. Assume zero
reaction time.

i.Draw a velocity-time graph to represent the motion of the taxi from the moment the officer
signals to when the taxi comes to a stop. (2)

ii.Determine the distance travelled by the taxi from the time the police signals until the taxi stops.
(3)

iii.If the speed limit is 80 km/h, determine whether or not the driver should receive a speeding
ticket. (3)

June 2007 P2 #2 (MOTION)

a.Explain what is meant by the terms velocity and acceleration. (3)

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A 27m B 54m C

The diagram above shows a car at A moving towards C with a constant velocity of 30 m/s. As the
car passes A, the driver sees an obstruction in the road at C. Due to the reaction time of the driver,
the car travels a distance of 27m at the same velocity, before the brakes are applied at B. The car
now decelerates uniformly and comes to a halt at C, which is 54m from B.

i.Calculate the reaction time of the driver. (2)

ii.The car takes 3.6s to travel from B to C. Draw a velocity-time graph to represent the motion
between A and C. (3)

iii.What is the average speed of the car between B and C?

iv.If the mass of the car is 750kg, find the braking force that slows the car between B and C. (5)

June 2006 P3 #1 (MOTION)

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