Exam of Physics and Chemistry, 4th ESO

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1. A thief steals a bike and runs away with it with a speed of 18 km/h. Another cyclist who is 20
metres behind sees him and 30 seconds later he decides to run after the thief with a speed of
22 km/h. When and where will the cyclist catch up with the thief? (2 points)

2. We throw up a stone with an initial speed of 26 m/s from a balcony which is located at a
height of 8 metres.

a) Calculate its position and velocity after 2 seconds. (1 point)

b) What is its speed when it reaches the ground (height=0)? (1 point)

3. This is a graph that represents the position versus the time of an object. Calculate the
average speed in each step. (1 point)

4. A plane has a speed of 800 km/h. Calculate its speed in dam/min. Use conversion factors. (1
point)

5. An object has an initial speed of 2 m/s and has a constant acceleration of 3 m/s2.

a) Complete the following tables: (1 point)

time (s) 0 2 4 6 8
space (m)

time (s) 0 2 4 6 8
speed (m/s)
b) Draw the graphs of space vs time and speed vs time. (1 point)

6. A car drives with a speed of 45 km/h. 100 metres ahead there is a traffic light which has
turned red.

a) What is the constant acceleration the car will need to stop just before the traffic light?
(1 point)

b) When the traffic light turns green again the car starts accelerating with a constant
acceleration of 2.6 m/s2. What is its speed after 5 seconds? (1 point)
1. A thief steals a bike and runs away with it with a speed of 18 km/h. Another cyclist who is 20
metres behind sees him and 30 seconds later he decides to run after the thief with a speed of
22 km/h. When and where will the cyclist catch up with the thief? (2 points)

2. We throw upwards a stone with an initial speed of 26 m/s from a balcony which is located at
a height of 8 metres.

a) Calculate its position and velocity after 2 seconds. (1 point)

b) What is its speed when it reaches the ground (height=0)? (1 point)

3. This is a graph that represents the position versus the time of an object. Calculate the
average speed in each step. (1 point)

4. A plane has a speed of 800 km/h. Calculate its speed in dam/min. Use conversion factors. (1
point)

5. An object has an initial speed of 2 m/s and has a constant acceleration of 3 m/s2.

a) Complete the following tables: (1 point)

time (s) 0 2 4 6 8
space (m) 0 10 32 66 112

time (s) 0 2 4 6 8
speed (m/s) 2 8 14 20 26
b) Draw the graphs of space vs time and speed vs time. (1 point)

space vs time: X-axis→ time in seconds; Y-axis→ space in metres

120

100

80

60

40

20

0
0 2 4 6 8 10

Speed vs time: X-axis→ time in seconds; Y-axis→ speed in m/s

30

25

20

15

10

0
0 2 4 6 8 10
6. A car drives with a speed of 45 km/h. 100 metres ahead there is a traffic light which has
turned red.

a) What is the constant acceleration the car will need to stop just before the traffic light?
(1 point)

b) When the traffic light turns green again the car starts accelerating with a constant
acceleration of 2.6 m/s2. What is its speed after 5 seconds? (1 point)