KINEMATICS

Paper 1

N99
1. Which graph shows a body moving with constant acceleration?

J01
2. Which statement correctly describes speed?
A the distance travelled at 1 m/s
B the distance travelled in 1 s
C the time taken to travel at 1 m/s
D the time taken to travel 1 m

N01
3. Acceleration can be calculated using
A average speed x time.
B change in velocity / time.
C distance / time.
D force x mass.

J03 (Q1)
4. The graph shows how the speed of a car changes over a period of time.

Which of the following is true?

A at P the car is at rest
B at Q the car has a non-uniform acceleration
C at Q the car has uniform acceleration
D at R the car is accelerating
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J04 (Q1)
5. The graph shows the speed of a car over the first ten seconds of a journey.

Which statement about the acceleration of the car between 3 s and 5 s is true?
A The acceleration decreases.
B The acceleration increases.
C The acceleration is zero.
D The acceleration is 10 m /s.

J06 (Q1)
6. A constant force causes a car to accelerate.
Which graph shows how the speed of the car varies with time?

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J07 (Q2)
7. An object moves from P to Q in ten seconds with uniform acceleration.

Velocity at P = 5 m / s.
Velocity at Q = 12 m / s.

What is the value of this acceleration?

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A 0.5 m / s
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B 0.7 m / s
2
C 1.2 m / s
2
D 1.7 m / s

J08 (Q1)
8. The diagram shows a speed-time graph for an object.
Which section of the graph shows this object moving with constant speed?

N10 (Q2)
9. The gradient of the line on a graph gives the acceleration of a moving object.
What are the quantities on the horizontal and vertical axes of this graph?

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N11 (Q3)
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10. Which car, moving from rest, has an average acceleration of 2.0 m / s ?
A a car reaching a speed of 10 m / s in 2 s
B a car reaching a speed of 20 m / s in 5 s
C a car reaching a speed of 30 m / s in 10 s
D a car reaching a speed of 40 m / s in 20 s

J12 (Q2)
11. The motion of an object is represented by a speed-time graph.

Which statement about this object is correct?

A It is at rest.
B It is moving at uniform speed.
C It is moving with increasing speed.
D It is moving with uniform acceleration.

N18 (Q28)
12. The table shows possible units for speed, velocity and acceleration.
Which row gives the correct units for each quantity?

N20 (Q28)
13. A car accelerates steadily from rest at 2.0 m / s 2 for 8.0 seconds.
What is the average velocity of the car?
A 2.0 m / s B 4.0 m / s C 8.0 m / s D 16.0 m / s

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Paper 2

N03 (Q5)
Fig. 5.1 shows the change of speed of a car with time.

(a) Between which two times is the car

(i) moving with constant speed,

....................................... s to ...................................... s [1]

(ii) moving with a constant acceleration?

....................................... s to ...................................... s [1]

(b) Explain the difference between speed and velocity.

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

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N04 (Q15)
A boy runs along a road. Fig. 15.1 shows how his speed varies with time.

(a) At what time does the boy stop accelerating? ....................... [1]

(b) Calculate the distance travelled between the times 10 s and 15 s. [2]

J06 (Q2)
Fig. 2.1 shows a speed-time graph for a car.

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(a) Complete the following sentence.

The car is at rest from a time of ................................. s to a time of ................................... s. [1]

(b) Calculate the distance moved by the car in the first 10 seconds. [2]

(c) The acceleration of the car between 40 s and 70 s is constant.

How does Fig. 2.1 show this?

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

J13 (Q4)
Fig. 4.1 shows how the speed of a runner changes with time.

(a) Use Fig. 4.1 to calculate the length of time that the runner is

(i) at rest, ............................ s

(ii) moving with constant non-zero acceleration. ............................ s [2]

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J16 (Q2)
The speed-time graph of part of a journey is shown in Fig. 2.1.

Using the letters, A to E, identify the point on the speed-time graph at which the motion changes

(a) from constant speed to constant deceleration, ............................... [1]

(b) from rest to non-uniform acceleration. ............................... [1]

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