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Unit 2 - Kinematics
Multiple Choice Questions

1 A heavy object is released near the surface of the Earth and falls freely. Air resistance can be
ignored.
Which statement about the acceleration of the object due to gravity is correct?

A The acceleration depends on the mass of the object.

B The acceleration depends on the volume of the object.
C The acceleration is constant.
D The acceleration is initially zero and increases as the object falls.

2 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

3 The graph shows the movement of a car over a period of 50 s.

What was the distance travelled by
the car during the time when it was
moving at a steady speed? 10
speed
A 10 m m/s

B 100 m
C 200 m
5
D 400 m

0
0 10 20 30 40 50
time / s

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4 The diagram shows the distance-time graph
for a car. distance B D
At which labelled point is the car
moving with constant speed? A

C
0
0 time

5 Which quantity X is calculated using this equation?

change in velocity
X=
time taken
A acceleration C distance travelled
B average velocity D speed

6 The graph shows the movement of a car over a period of 50 s.

speed 10
m/s

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
time / s
What was the distance travelled by the car while its speed was increasing?

A 10 m B 20 m C 100 m D 200 m

7 The diagrams show a parachutist in four positions after she jumps from a high balloon.
At which position does she have terminal velocity?

A not yet moving

C not accelerating

B accelerating D not moving

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8 Which graph represents the motion of a body falling vertically that reaches a terminal velocity?

A B C D
speed speed speed speed

0 0 0 0
time time time time

9 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

10 A car takes 1 hour to travel 100 km along a main road and then ½ hour to travel 20 km along a
side road.
main road
100 km
1 hour
start

side road
20 km
1
/2 hour
What is the average speed of the car for the whole journey?

A 60 km / h C 80 km / h finish
B 70 km / h D 100 km / h

Theory Questions
1 Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph for the first 125 s of the journey of a lorry.

30
speed
m/s
20

10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
time / s
Fig. 1.1

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(a) During the motion shown, describe what happens to
(i) the speed of the lorry,
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(ii) the acceleration of the lorry.

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(b) Determine the maximum speed of the lorry in m/s and in km/h.

speed = .................................. m/s

speed = ................................ km/h

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2 A free-fall parachutist jumps out of an aeroplane, but doesn’t open his parachute until after
some time has elapsed.
Fig. 3.1 shows the graph of his speed during the fall.

speed A B

C D

0
0 time
Fig. 3.1

(a) What is the value of the acceleration of the parachutist immediately after he has jumped
from the aeroplane?

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(b) Consider section AB of the graph.
(i) State what is happening to the parachutist’s speed in this section.

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(ii) At which point did the parachutist open his parachute?

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By Shahzad Zia for Roots International School (Askari XI)