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1.1 Movement & Position

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Course Edexcel IGCSE Physics

Section 1. Forces & Motion
Topic 1.1 Movement & Position
Difficulty Easy
Time Allowed 60
Score /45
Percentage /100
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Question 1a
A toy car rolls down a ramp and hits a cushion.
The graph shows how its velocity changes with time.
Constant velocity on the graph is shown by

A. the area under the line
B. the horizontal part of the line
C. the sloping line at the end
D. the sloping line at the start
[1 mark]
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Question 1b
The distance travelled is shown by
A. the area under the line
B. the horizontal part of the line
C. the sloping line at the end
D. the sloping line at the start
[1 mark]
Question 1c
The average velocity of the toy car is given by
A. the change in velocity divided by the time taken
B. the distance moved divided by the time taken
C. the time taken divided by the change in velocity
D. the time taken divided by the distance moved
[1 mark]
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Question 2a
A bus travels along a straight road.
The graph shows how the velocity of the bus changes during a short journey.
(i) State the velocity of the bus after 25 s.

(1)
velocity = .............................m/s
(ii) How long is the bus stationary during its journey?
(1)
time = .............................s
[2 marks]
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Question 2b
(i) State the equation linking acceleration, change in velocity and time taken.
(1)
(ii) Calculate the acceleration of the bus during the first 10 seconds.
Give the unit.
(3)
acceleration = .......................... unit ..........................

[4 marks]
Question 2c
(i) State the equation linking average speed, distance moved and time taken.
(1)
(ii) The bus moves a total distance of 390 m during the journey.
Calculate the average speed of the bus.
(2)
average speed = ......................... m/s

[3 marks]
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Question 2d
The bus travels further in the first 30 seconds of its journey than it does during the last 30 seconds.
Explain how the graph shows this.
[2 marks]
Question 3a
Two students, Jenny and Cho, are investigating motion. Jenny walks in a straight line. Cho measures the distance Jenny has
walked at 10 s intervals.
State two measuring instruments the students should use.
[2 marks]
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Question 3b
The table shows their measurements.
Time in s Distance walked in m
0 0
10 14
20 19
30 24
40 29
50 30
60 31
Draw a graph of distance against time for this data.
[3 marks]
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Question 3c
How far had Jenny walked after 35 s?
Distance walked = ................................... m
[1 mark]
Question 3d
(i) Describe how Jenny’s speed changed during the investigation.
(1)
(ii) What feature of the graph shows this change?
(1)
[2 marks]
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Question 4a
The velocity-time graph shows how the velocity of a motorcycle changes with time.
State and explain which part of the graph shows that the motorcycle has
(i) A constant velocity.

(2)
(ii) A constant acceleration.
(3)
(iii) A constant deceleration.
(2)
[7 marks]
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Question 4b
(i) State the formula linking acceleration, change in velocity and time taken.
(1)
(ii) Calculate the acceleration of the motorcycle between 0 and 10 seconds.
(3)
acceleration = ............................................................ m/s2

(iii) Show that the distance travelled by the motorbike between 0 and 10 seconds is about 108 m.
(3)
distance = ............................................................ m
[7 marks]
Question 4c
Calculate the total distance travelled by the motorbike.
distance = .............................................................. m
[3 marks]
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Question 5a
The following graphs A to D show the variation of displacement and velocity with time for different objects.
Which of these graphs represents an object moving with a constant velocity of 2 m/s?
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[1 mark]
Question 5b
Which of the graphs in (a) represents an object which is not moving?
[1 mark]
Question 5c
Which of the graphs in (a) represents an object moving with a velocity of 2.4 m/s after 2 seconds?
[1 mark]
Question 5d
Calculate the distance travelled by the object shown in graph D after 5 seconds.
distance = .............................................................. m
[3 marks]
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1.1 Movement & Position

Course Edexcel IGCSE Physics

Constant velocity on the graph is shown by

(i) State the velocity of the bus after 25 s.

acceleration = .......................... unit ..........................

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

Draw a graph of distance against time for this data.

(i) A constant velocity.

acceleration = ............................................................ m/s2

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