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 1 D [1]
 2 B [1]
 3 C [1]
 4 C [1]
 5 B [1]
 6 a A scalar quantity has only magnitude (size). [1]
b A vector quantity has both magnitude (size) and direction. [1]
 7 Any three sensible suggestions, e.g. distance, speed, volume, area and temperature. [3]
change in displacement
 8 a velocity  (velocity  rate of change of displacement). [1]
time
b Displacement is a vector quantity and time is a scalar. [1]
Since velocity is determined by dividing a vector by a scalar, it must be a vector quantity. [1]
distance
 9 speed =
time
600 600
340  so t   [1]
t 340
t  1.76 s  1.8 s [1]
distance
10 speed 
time
distance  0.24 m, time  4  60  240 s
0.24
v   [1]
240
v  0.0010 m s−1 (1.0  10−3 m s−1) [1]
11 a Gradient = velocity [1]
b From the start to 3.2 s: the object travels at a constant velocity. [1]
From 3.2 s to 7.0 s: the object is stationary. [1]
c Velocity at 2.0 s  gradient of line at 2.0 s.
s 8.5
v  [1]
t 3.2
v  2.66 m s 1  2.7 m s 1 [1]

12 a Distance = 3200 m, time = 15 ´ 60 = 900 s

3200
average speed = [1]
900
average speed = 3.56 m s 1  3.6 m s 1 [1]
b Distance  3200 + 6200  9400 m, time  (15  30  40) ´ 60  5100 s
9400
average speed  [1]
5100
average speed  1.84 m s 1  1.8 m s 1 [1]

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13 a Velocity at 4.0 s  gradient of line at 4.0 s

7.0
velocity = [1]
5.0
velocity = 1.4 m s–1 [1]
b Velocity at 8.0 s = gradient of line at 8.0 s
7.0
velocity =  [1]
15.0  5.0
velocity = –0.7 m s−1 (negative slope, hence the negative sign) [1]

14 a Distance = circumference of circle

distance = 2r = 2 ´ 0.70  4.40 m [1]
4.40
speed =  7.1 m s 1 [1]
0.62
b i The displacement is the direct distance from point A.
Displacement = 2 ´ radius = 140 cm (1.4 m) [1]
ii The stone is back where it started, hence the displacement is 0 m. [1]

15 a Correct plotting of points. [1]

A smooth curve through all the data points. [1]
b The trolley is accelerating. [1]
The gradient of the graph (which is velocity) increases with time. [1]
c At 0.2 s: velocity u = 0.30 m s−1 (within ± 0.05 m s−1) [1]
At 0.5 s: velocity v = 0.75 m s−1 (within ± 0.07 m s−1) [1]
vu 0.75  0.30
d a= = (time taken = 0.5 − 0.2 = 0.3 s) [1]
t 0. 3
a = 1.5 m s−2 [1]

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