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1 Some students collect some drops of water from a leaking tap.

The students measure the volume of the water they collect.

State the term for the equipment that is suitable for measuring the volume accurately.

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

[Total: 1]

2 A student places 8 similar coins in a pile, as shown in the diagram.

The height of the pile of coins is 2.4 cm.

Calculate the average thickness of one coin.

average thickness = .............................................. cm [2]

[Total: 2]
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3 Four students P, Q, R and S each attempt to measure the time period (the time for one complete
oscillation) of a pendulum. The arrows in the diagram show the movements of the pendulum that
each student times.

State the student who has chosen the correct movement for one period of a pendulum.

student .....................................

[1]

[Total: 1]

4 The diagram shows the top view of a rectangular paddling pool of constant depth. The pool is filled
with sea water.

State a suitable instrument for measuring the dimensions given in the diagram.

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

[Total: 1]
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5 The diagrams show a wheelbarrow and the dimensions of its wheel.

Complete the table to show the diameter of the wheel and axle in metres.

measurement measurement in metres

diameter of wheel 35 cm

diameter of axle 25 mm

[2]

[Total: 2]

6 A student is studying elephants.The diagram shows an elephant.

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(a) The student measures the elephant and records the values, as shown in the table.

Complete the table by adding a suitable unit for each measurement. Choose the units from
those shown in the box.

2 2 2
m kg cm mm g m cm mg mm

measurements value unit

mass of elephant 4000

height of elephant 3.0

average area of an elephant’s foot 0.125

[2]

(b) Using information from the table in (a):

(i) calculate the weight of the elephant

weight = .............................................. N [3]

(ii) calculate the pressure the elephant exerts on the ground when it is standing on four
feet. Include a unit.

pressure = .............................................. [4]

[Total: 9]

7 A student measures a book.

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(a) He measures the length of the book, as shown in the diagram.

The student records his measurements.

length of book = 19.9 cm

His measurement is not accurate.

Describe two ways that the student can improve the accuracy of his measurement.

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

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

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

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

(b) The book contains 200 thin sheets of paper.

The student wants to find the average (mean) thickness of a sheet of paper in the book.

Describe how he can determine such a small distance using only a ruler.

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

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

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

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

........................................................................................................................................... [3]
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(c) The book has a mass of 400 g.

Calculate the weight of the book. Include the unit.

weight = ..................................................... [4]

[Total: 9]

8 A pipe drips water into an empty glass jar. A student takes measurements to find how fast the water
is rising up the jar. The diagram shows the arrangement.

(a) The student measures the depth of the water every minute.

State the two pieces of equipment that she uses.

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

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

(b) The student records her observations in a table. She then plots a graph using the axes shown.
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(i) On the grid, label both axes with title and unit. [2]

(ii) The water rises up the jar at a constant rate.

Draw a line on the grid to show the student’s graph. Start the line from the time when
the jar is empty. [2]

(c) A puddle of water forms on the ground. The average depth of the water is 2.5 mm.

Determine the average depth of the water in m.

depth = ........................................................ m [2]

[Total: 8]

9 The diagram shows the top view of a rectangular paddling pool of constant depth. The pool is filled
with sea water.
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(a) The volume of the sea water in the pool is 264 m .

Calculate the depth of the pool.

depth = .............................................. [3]

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(b) The mass of the sea water in the pool is 2.70 × 10 kg.

Calculate the density of the sea water. Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

density = .............................................. [2]

(c) Calculate the pressure due to the sea water at the bottom of the pool.

pressure = .............................................. [2]

[Total: 7]

10 A bottle contains some oil.

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(a) The mass of the oil and the bottle is 678 g. The mass of the empty bottle is 318 g.

Calculate the mass of the oil.

mass = .............................................. g [1]

(b) Some of the oil from (a) is poured into measuring cylinder A. The rest of the oil is poured into
measuring cylinder B, as shown in the diagram.

(i) State the volume of oil in measuring cylinder B, as shown in the diagram.
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volume = .............................................. cm [1]

(ii) Calculate the total volume of oil.

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volume = .............................................. cm [1]

(iii) Calculate the density of the oil.

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density = .............................................. g / cm [3]

[Total: 6]

11 In the past, burning candles were used as timers.

A boy carries out an experiment to make his own timer using a burning candle.
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The figure (not to scale) shows the length of the candle, and the clock he used, at the start of the
experiment and at the end of the experiment.

start of the experiment end of the experiment

clock clock

11: 50 14 : 05

candle at 5.0 cm
the start candle at 3.2 cm
the end

(a) Use the figure to complete the table.

time at start of the experiment

time at end of the experiment

time for which the candle was .................. hours ..................minutes

burning

= .................. hours

[2]

(b) The difference in the length of the candle from the start to the end of the experiment was
1.8 cm.

Calculate the rate, in cm / hour, at which the candle burns.

rate = .............................................. cm / hour [2]

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(c) The boy estimates that he would need a candle about 24 cm long, of the same material and
diameter, to make a candle timer that would last at least one day.

State whether the boy’s estimate is correct. Give a reason for your answer.

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

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

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

[Total: 6]

12 The diagram shows students about to start a 50.0 m swimming race.

(a) The length of the pool is 50.0 m.

Name a suitable piece of equipment that could be used to measure the length of the pool.

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

(b) The race starts and the students swim to the end of the 50.0 m pool.

The diagram shows the times recorded on the stop watches for the winner and the swimmer in
second place.
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(i) Determine the time taken by the winner to swim 50.0 m. Use information from the
diagram.

winner’s time = .................................................... s [1]

(ii) Calculate the average speed of the winner.

average speed = ............................................ m / s [2]

(iii) Calculate the time difference between the winner and the swimmer in second place.

time difference = .................................................. s [1]

[Total: 5]

13 Student P and student Q run in a 100 m race.

The diagram shows the distance–time graph for each student during the race.
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(a) Calculate the average speed of student Q during the 100 m race.

average speed = .............................................. m / s [3]

(b) State which student has the faster speed between 3.0 s and 6.0 s.

Explain how the distance-time graphs allows you to compare speeds without calculation.

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

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

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

[Total: 4]
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14 During part of a race, a skier travels a distance of 200 m in a time of 6.4 s.

Calculate the average speed of the skier.

average speed = .............................................. m / s [3]

[Total: 3]

15 A student reviews some data about athletes and footballers.

An athlete runs 12 km in 1.5 hours.

Calculate the athlete’s average speed in km / h.

average speed = .............................................. km / h [3]

[Total: 3]
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16 The graph is a speed-time graph for a footballer for the first 15.0 seconds of a game.

Use the graph to determine when the footballer is moving with greatest acceleration.

Between .............................. s and .............................. s

Give a reason for your answer.

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

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

[Total: 2]
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17 The graph is a distance-time graph for a man walking from home to a café. At the café the man
stops for a drink.

On the return journey from the café, the man stopped to rest.

The man left home at 13:00.

Determine the time when the man began his rest.

time when rest began = .............................................. [1]

[Total: 1]
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18 The diagram is a distance-time graph for a man walking from home to a café. At the café the man
stops for a drink. On the return journey from the café, the man stops to rest.

Describe, in words, how the graph shows that the man travelled at a slower speed on the return
journey after resting.

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

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

[Total: 1]

19 A teacher investigates the reaction time of five students. A 0.50 m ruler is held above the hand of
a student before being allowed to fall. The arrangement is shown in the diagram.

As soon as the ruler falls the student closes their hand, catching the ruler. The further the ruler falls,
the greater the reaction time of the student. The results obtained are shown in the bar chart.
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(a) Using the results shown in the bar chart, calculate the average distance that the ruler drops.

average distance = .............................................. cm [2]

(b) List the students in order of their reaction times, with the shortest reaction time at the top of
the table. One has been done for you.

order student

1st

2nd

3rd B

4th

5th

[2]

[Total: 4]
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20 The graph is a distance-time graph for a cyclist travelling between points P and V on a straight
road.

After point V, the straight road continues down a steep hill. The cyclist travels down the steep hill.
He does not apply the brakes and all resistive forces can be ignored.

On the graph, sketch a possible motion for the cyclist after V. [1]

[Total: 1]

21 A student measures the average time taken for a drop of water to fall 12 m to the ground. The time
taken is 1.6 s.

Calculate the average speed of this drop of water.

average speed = .............................................. m / s [3]

[Total: 3]
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22 The diagram shows a speed-time graph for a student who is running.

Describe the movement of the student, as shown in the speed-time graph.

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

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

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

[Total: 2]

23 A sky-diver jumps out of a hot-air balloon, which is 4000 m above the ground. At time = 30 s, she
opens her parachute.

The graph is the speed-time graph of her fall.

(a) Label with the letter X the point on the graph where the sky-diver opens her parachute. [1]

(b) Label with the letters Y and Z the two parts of the graph where the sky-diver falls at terminal
velocity. [1]
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[Total: 2]

24 A sky-diver jumps out of a hot-air balloon, which is 4000 m above the ground. At time = 30 s, she
opens her parachute.

The graph is the speed-time graph of her fall.

Describe, in terms of the forces acting on the sky-diver, her motion between leaving the balloon
and opening her parachute.

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

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

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

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

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

.................................................................................................................................................. [4]

[Total: 4]

25 The diagram shows a model car travelling at constant speed on a flat circular track.
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The speed of the car is 0.30 m / s. In one complete revolution around the track, the car travels 3.9 m.

(a) Calculate the time taken for the car to complete one revolution around the track.

time = .............................................. [2]

(b) On the diagram, draw and label with the letter F an arrow to show the resultant force acting
on the car. [1]

[Total: 3]
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26 A train of mass 5.6 × 10 kg is at rest in a station.

At time t = 0 s, a resultant force acts on the train and it starts to accelerate forwards.

The graph is the distance-time graph for the train for the first 120 s.
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(a) (i) Use the distance-time graph to determine the average speed of the train during the
120 s.

average speed = .............................................. [1]

(ii) Use the distance-time graph to determine the speed of the train at time t = 100 s.

speed = .............................................. [2]

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(iii) Describe how the acceleration of the train at time t = 100 s differs from the acceleration
at time t = 20 s.

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

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

................................................................................................................................ [2]
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(b) (i) The initial acceleration of the train is 0.75 m / s .

Calculate the resultant force that acts on the train at this time.

resultant force = .............................................. [2]

(ii) At time t = 120 s, the train begins to decelerate.

State what is meant by deceleration.

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

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

[Total: 8]

27 A student determines the speed of three cars on a straight road.

The student measured the time for the cars to travel 50 m.

(a) The table shows the measurements.

car distance travelled / m time taken / s

A 50 3.2

B 50 4.0

C 50 3.6
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(i) Without calculation, identify the fastest car and the slowest car.

Complete the table.

car

the fastest car

the slowest car

[2]

(ii) Calculate the speed of car B.

speed = .......................................................... m / s [3]

(b) (i) Estimate the time, in minutes, for car C to travel 5000 m.

estimated time = .......................... minutes [2]

(ii) Explain why your answer in (b)(i) may not be the same as the actual time taken for the
car to travel 5000 m.

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

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

[Total: 8]

28 A woman drives a car from town A to town B. She stops at a garage during her journey.

The distance-time graph for the journey is shown on the graph.

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(a) (i) Determine the total time for the whole journey.

time = ............................................... h [1]

(ii) Determine the time for which the car is not moving.

time = ............................................... h [1]

(iii) Determine the distance between town A and town B.

distance = ..................................... km [1]

(iv) Calculate the average speed of the car between 0 and 0.75 h.

average speed = .........................km / h [3]

(b) The speed of the car before stopping at the garage is different from its speed after stopping
at the garage.

Describe this difference in speed and explain how the graph shows it.

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

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

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

[Total: 8]

29 A student moves a model car along a bench.

The graph is the speed-time graph for the motion of the model car.
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(a) Describe the motion of the car in each of the sections A, B, C and D.

A .......................................................................................................................................

B .......................................................................................................................................

C .......................................................................................................................................

D ....................................................................................................................................... [4]

(b) Determine the distance moved by the model car in the first five seconds.

distance = .............................................. m [3]

[Total: 7]

30 The speed-time graph shows a ship starting to move.

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(a) Describe the motion of the ship during each section of the graph.

A ......................................................................................................................................

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

B ......................................................................................................................................

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

C ......................................................................................................................................

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

D ......................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... [4]

(b) Determine the distance travelled by the ship in section B of the graph.

distance = ............................................. m [3]

[Total: 7]

31 The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the motion of a car.
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The mass of the car is 1200 kg.

(a) Calculate, for the first 20 s of the motion,

(i) the distance travelled by the car,

distance = .......................................................... [2]

(ii) the acceleration of the car,

acceleration = .................................................... [2]

(iii) the resultant force acting on the car.

resultant force = ................................................. [2]

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(b) Describe the motion of the car in the period of time from 25 s to 40 s.

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

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

[Total: 7]

32 The diagram is the speed-time graph for an ice skater.

(a) Explain what is meant by deceleration.

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

(b) Use the graph to determine

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(i) the distance travelled between times t = 3.0 s and t = 6.0 s,

distance = ............................................. [2]

(ii) the deceleration between times t = 3.0 s and t = 6.0 s.

deceleration = ....................................... [2]

(c) (i) State what happens to the size of the deceleration after t = 6.0 s.

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

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

(ii) State what happens to the resultant force on the skater after time t = 6.0 s.

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

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

[Total: 7]

33 A car travels along a straight, horizontal road at a steady speed of 36 m / s. The total resistive force
on the car is 2800 N, as represented on the figure below.

36 m / s

2800 N
resistive driving
force force
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(a) The speed of the car is constant at 36 m / s.

What is the value of the driving force?

driving force = ........................... N [1]

(b) Later in the journey, the car’s speed decreases uniformly from 36 m / s to zero in 18 s.

(i) On the axes in the figure below, sketch the speed-time graph for the motion of the car
during these 18 s. Mark 36 m / s and 18 s clearly on your graph.

speed
m/s

0
0
time / s
[3]

(ii) Determine the distance travelled by the car in these 18 s.

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

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

distance = ........................... m [3]

[Total: 7]

34 All the sides of a plastic cube are 8.0 cm long. The diagram shows the cube, (not to scale).
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The mass of the cube is 0.44 kg.

(a) Explain what is meant by mass.

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

(b) (i) Calculate the density of the plastic from which the cube is made.

density = ............................................................ [2]

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(ii) The density of one type of oil is 850 kg / m .

State and explain whether the cube floats or sinks when placed in a container of this
oil.

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

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

(c) On the Moon, the weight of the cube is 0.70 N.

(i) Calculate the gravitational field strength on the Moon.

gravitational field strength = .................................................. [2]

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(ii) In a laboratory on the Moon, the plastic cube is held stationary, using a clamp, in a
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beaker of the oil of density 850 kg / m .

The arrangement is shown in the diagram.

The lower face of the cube is 3.0 cm below the surface of the oil.

Use your answer to (c)(i) to calculate the pressure due to the oil on the lower face of
the cube.

pressure = ......................................................... [2]

[Total: 8]

35 The diagram shows a glass vase used for displaying flowers.

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(a) The mass of the glass is 450 g. The volume of glass in the vase is 145 cm .
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(i) Calculate the density of the glass.

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density = .................................. g / cm [3]

(ii) Calculate the weight of the glass.

weight = ........................................... N [3]

[Total: 6]

36 (a) The walls of a room are to be painted.

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A tin of paint has a total mass of 7000 g and a volume of 5000 cm .

The empty tin has a mass of 500 g.

(i) Determine the mass of the paint.

mass of paint = .......................................................... g [1]

(ii) Calculate the density of the paint. Include the unit.

density = ......................................................................... [3]

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(b) The painter drops a brush into the tin of paint. The brush floats.

Suggest why the brush floats.

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

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

[Total: 5]

37 A student measures the mass of a piece of metal. Its mass is 146 g. The volume of the piece of
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metal is 20 cm .

Calculate the density of the metal. State the unit.

density = .............................................. [4]

[Total: 4]
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38 The diagram shows liquid in a cylinder.

The table gives some data about the cylinder and the liquid.

radius of cylinder 3.5 cm

weight of empty cylinder 2.5 N

depth of liquid 12.0 cm

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density of liquid 900 kg / m

The cylinder containing liquid is placed on a digital balance that displays the mass in kg.

Calculate the reading shown on the balance.

reading .............................................. kg [4]

[Total: 4]

39 The diagram shows a beaker containing liquid on a top pan balance.

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The mass of the empty beaker is 400 g.

(a) Using the information in the diagram, determine the mass of the liquid in the beaker.

mass = .............................................. g [1]

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(b) The beaker contains 750 cm of liquid.

Calculate the density of the liquid.

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density = .............................................. g / cm [3]

[Total: 4]
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40 The diagram shows a set of masses made from the same material.

Identify the quantity that is the same for all the masses.

Tick one box.

density

volume

weight
[1]

[Total: 1]