Force and Motion 2

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Force and Motion Homework 2
Section A (7 marks)
1. Suggest a possible scenario for the following set of motion graphs: (3 marks)
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2. Draw a motion graphs for the following scenarios: (4 marks)

a) V-t graph for a car coming to a rapid stop
b) A-t graph for a car gradually slowing down
c) V-t graph from a car gradually slowing down
d) A-t graph for a car rapidly speeding up

a) b) c) d)

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Section B (24 marks)
1. The following is a displacement-time graph showing the journey of a mountain climber from
their house to the destination. There was a super market 15m away from the house.(12 marks)

Displacement (m)

Time (minutes)

a) Calculate the total distance the climber travelled. 1

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b) What is the final displacement of the climber? 1

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c) Describe the overall journey of the climber from the starting position. 2
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d) What was the climbers velocity at each of the 4 sections of their journey? 3
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 e) Find the average velocity of the whole trip 1
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f) Draw the velocity-time graph corresponding to this journey in the space below. The initial
displacement-time graph has been provided. The velocity axis has been provided for you. 4

Displacement (m)

Time (minutes)

Velocity (x10-2 m/s)

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 2. Mrs. Pea was driving to the supermarket from her house because she ran out of peas. She was
in a hurry, but luckily it is just one straight road. The trip is recorded on a velocity-time graph
below. (12 marks)

Velocity (m/s)

Time (seconds)

a) Describe the Mrs. Pea’s motion at each section of her journey. 2

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b) Find the instantaneous speed at times t = 10s and t = 30 s. 1

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c) What is the total distance travelled by Mrs. Pea. 2

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d) Calculate the acceleration at each leg of the journey (3 legs in total). 3

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e) Draw the corresponding acceleration-time graph for this journey below. The initial velocity-
time graph has been provided. 4

Velocity (m/s)

Time (seconds)