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1 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
[1]
[Total: 1]
2 Acceleration is a vector quantity.
Underline the two vector quantities in the list below.
energy forces frequency impulse mass refractive index
[1]
[Total: 1]
3 In a laboratory, a ball is dropped in a vacuum and falls 200 cm.
ball
0 cm
50 cm
rule 100 cm
150 cm
200 cm
Which statement describes the acceleration of the ball?
A It is greater at 10 cm than at 200 cm.
B It is greatest at 200 cm.
C It is smaller at 50 cm than at 100 cm.
D It is the same value at 50 cm as at 150 cm.
[1]
[Total: 1]
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4 A car is travelling at a constant speed of 80 km / h.
Calculate the distance travelled by the car in half an hour.
distance = ....................................................... km [1]
[Total: 1]
5 A girl cycles to meet a friend. The distance-time graph for her journey from start to finish is shown
in the figure.
1200
E
1000
distance / m
800
D
600
400
B C
200
0
A 0 1 2 3 4 5
time / minutes
Which section of the graph shows the girl travelling at the fastest speed?
between ............ and ............
[1]
[Total: 1]
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6 A car is travelling at a speed of 15 m / s. The driver applies the brakes and brings the car to a stop.
The figure represents the last part of the journey.
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14
12
speed
m / s 10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
time / s
On another occasion, the car is travelling at the same speed of 15 m / s when the driver sees a
hazard ahead. She uses emergency braking to stop the car in 2.0 seconds.
On the figure, draw the speed-time graph for the emergency stop. [1]
[Total: 1]
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7 Four school athletes are about to run a 100 m race, as shown in the figure below.
starter
starting pistol
timekeeper
100 m A
B
winning line
The runners start at A, when the starter fires the starting pistol, and they finish at B.
The timing instrument is known to work correctly.
What might cause the timekeeper to introduce an inaccuracy into the timing of the race?
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[Total: 1]
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8 A surveyor measures the dimensions of a room of constant height. The figure is a top view of the
room and shows the measurements taken.
6.01 m
4.25 m
6.75 m
3.26 m
State an instrument that would be suitable to take these measurements.
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[Total: 1]
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9 The diagram shows a child’s building block. Its volume and maximum height are determined.
maximum
height
Which instruments are used?
to determine the to measure the
volume maximum height
A balance rule
B measuring cylinder rule
C rule balance
D rule measuring cylinder
[1]
[Total: 1]
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10 The diagram shows a stopwatch, originally set at 00:00.
When a car was first seen, the stop-start button was pressed. When the car passed the observer
the stopwatch showed 01:06.
stop-start button
mins secs
How long did the car take to reach the observer?
A 1.06 seconds
B 6 seconds
C 66 seconds
D 106 seconds
[1]
[Total: 1]
11 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) Determine the time taken for student Q to run 100 m.
time = .............................................. s [1]
(b) Determine the distance between the two students as Q reaches 100 m.
distance = .............................................. m [1]
[Total: 2]
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12 Some students observe drops of water falling from a tap that leaks, as shown in the diagram.
The students measure the time for 50 drops to fall from the tap. The time for 50 drops to fall is 20 s.
Calculate the average time between two drops falling.
average time = .............................................. s [2]
[Total: 2]
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13 The graph is the speed–time graph of a person on a journey.
On the journey, he walks and then waits for a bus. He then travels by bus. He gets off the bus and
waits for two minutes. He then walks again. His journey takes 74 minutes.
State and explain the acceleration of the person at time = 40 minutes.
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[Total: 2]
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14 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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15 A student drops a ball from a high window.
The graph shows the speed of the ball while it is falling. The points S, T, U, V and W are shown on
the graph.
In section S–T the ball is moving with a constant acceleration.
Draw one line from each section of the graph to the correct description of the motion.
section of graph description of motion
T–U at rest
U–V decreasing acceleration
moving with constant speed
slowing down
[2]
[Total: 2]
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16 A student uses a stopwatch in a timing experiment.
The diagram shows the stopwatch readings.
Calculate the time interval between the two readings.
time interval = .............................................. s [2]
[Total: 2]
17 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.
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[Total: 2]
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18 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 ruler drops a distance of 11.0 cm and has an average speed of 16 cm / s.
Calculate the reaction time.
reaction time = .............................................. s [3]
[Total: 3]
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19 A block of wood has a volume of 210 cm and a mass of 180 g.
(a) Calculate the density of the block of wood.
density = ..................................................... [2]
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(b) The block is held just above the surface of a liquid of density 0.88 g / cm .
Predict and explain what happens when the block is released.
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[Total: 4]
20 The diagram shows a simple pendulum swinging backwards and forwards between P and Q. One
complete oscillation of the pendulum is when the bob swings from P to Q and then back to P.
A student starts two stopwatches at the same time while the pendulum bob is swinging.
The student stops one stopwatch when the pendulum bob is at P. He stops the other stopwatch
when the pendulum bob next is at Q.
The diagram shows the readings on the stopwatches.
(a) Use the readings on the two stopwatches to determine the time for one complete oscillation
of the pendulum.
time = .............................................. s [2]
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(b) The method used by the student does not give an accurate value for one complete oscillation
of the pendulum.
Describe how the student could obtain an accurate value for one complete oscillation of the
pendulum.
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[Total: 6]
21 A bus is travelling between points A and D. There are bus stops at A, B, C and D but the bus does
not stop at B and C. The graph is a speed-time graph for the bus.
The bus stops at D for 1 min and then travels at a constant acceleration for 30 seconds.
On the graph, sketch a possible graph for this additional motion. Label X when the bus starts to
accelerate and label Y for 30 seconds later.
[3]
[Total: 3]
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22 A bus is travelling between points A and D. There are bus stops at A, B, C and D but the bus does
not stop at B and C. The graph is a speed-time graph for the bus.
Describe the motion of the bus between each of the bus stops. Select the appropriate description
from the list below.
constant acceleration decreasing acceleration
increasing acceleration moving backwards at constant speed
moving forwards at constant speed stationary
1. between A and B ..............................................................................
2. between B and C ..............................................................................
3. between C and D ............................................................................. [3]
[Total: 3]
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23 A bus is travelling between points A and D. There are bus stops at A, B, C and D but the bus does
not stop at B and C. The graph is a speed-time graph for the bus.
The average speed of the bus between A and D is 23 km / h.
Calculate the distance between A and D.
distance = .............................................. [3]
[Total: 3]
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24 The diagram shows students getting onto a school bus.
A student describes part of the journey.
The bus accelerates from rest at a constant rate for 10 s. It reaches a maximum speed of 10 m / s.
The bus maintains a constant speed of 10 m / s for 60 s.
The bus then decelerates at a constant rate for 15 s, until it stops.
On the grid, draw the speed-time graph for this part of the journey made by the bus.
[5]
[Total: 5]
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25 The graph is the distance-time graph for the journey of a cyclist.
Describe the motion of the cyclist in the time between:
1. time = 0 and time = 15 s
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2. time = 15 s and time = 30 s
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3. time = 30 s and time = 40 s.
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[3]
[Total: 3]
26 A long spring is fixed at one end, as shown in the diagram. The spring is moved towards and away
from the fixed end, repeatedly. The compressions and rarefactions on the spring at a particular
time can be seen.
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(a) State the type of wave in the spring.
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(b) State one other example of this type of wave.
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(c) Use the scale in the diagram to determine the wavelength of the wave in the spring.
wavelength = .............................................. cm [1]
[Total: 3]
27 An athlete runs 630 m in 130 s on a flat section of a road and then 254 m in 40 s on a downhill slope.
Calculate the average speed for the total distance run by the athlete.
average speed = .............................................. m / s [3]
[Total: 3]
