Motion（A）

1 A train begins a journey from a station and travels 60 km in a time of 20 minutes.

What is the average speed of the train?

A 3.0 m / s B 5.0 m / s C 50 m / s D 60 m / s

2 Two runners take part in a race.

The graph shows how the speed of each runner changes with time.

runner 1
speed
runner 2

0
0 t time

What does the graph show about the runners at time t ?

A Both runners are moving at the same speed.

B Runner 1 has zero acceleration.
C Runner 1 is overtaking runner 2.
D Runner 2 is slowing down.

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 3 The graph shows how the speed of a van changes with time for part of its journey.
In which labelled section is the van decelerating?

speed
B

0 A C D time

4 A large stone is dropped from a bridge into a river. Air resistance can be ignored.

Which row describes the acceleration and the speed of the stone as it falls?

acceleration speed of
of the stone the stone

A constant constant
B
constant increasing
C increasing constant
D increasing increasing

5 A car travels along a straight road.

The speed-time graph for this journey is shown.

During which labelled part of the journey is the resultant force on the car zero?

speed

C
B
D

0
0 time

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6 An object moves at a constant speed for some time, then begins to

accelerate. Which distance-time graph shows this motion?

A B

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time
C

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time

7 A car travels at an average speed of 60 km / h for 15 minutes.

How far does the car travel in this time?

A 4.0 km B 15 km C 240 km D 900 km

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8 A ball is dropped from a table-top. Air resistance may be ignored.

Which row describes the velocity and the acceleration of the ball at point X?

acceleration velocity
A
constant constant
B constant increasing
C increasing constant
D increasing increasing

9 The diagram shows the speed-time graph for a car.

speed

Y
X
0
0 time

Which area represents the distance travelled while the car is accelerating?

A X B X+Y C Y D Y–X

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10 Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph for a car travelling along a straight road.

The graph shows how the speed of the car changes as the car passes through a small town.

35

D
30
speed
m/s
A
25

enters leaves
20 town town
here here

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B C

10

0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
time / s

Fig. 1.1

(a) Calculate the distance between the start of the town and the end of the town.

distance = 312m [3]

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(b) Calculate the acceleration of the car between C and D.

acceleration = 198m/s^2 [3]

(c) State how the graph shows that the deceleration of the car has the same numerical
value as its acceleration.
The slope gradient is the same

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