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1. Which graph shows the motion of a heavy, steel ball falling from a height of 2 m?

2. A skier travelling downhill. The acceleration on hard snow is 4 m/s2 and on soft snow is 2 m/s 2 .
Which graph shows the motion of the skier when moving from hard snow to soft snow?
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3. A freefall parachutist falls at a constant speed. he then opens a parachute and continues to fall to
Earth at a lower, constant speed. Which diagram shows how the distance fallen by the parachutist
varies with time?

4. A car acceleration from traffic lights for 10 s. It stays at a steady speed for 20 and then breaks to a
stop in 3 s.
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5. The speed-time graph represents the journey of a car. The dots separate different sections of the
journey. There are six different sections.

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Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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How many sections represent the car moving with non-uniform acceleration?
A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3
6. A cyclist travels along a hilly road without using the pedals or break. Air resistance and friction are
negligible. The speed / time graph of the cyclist is shown. At which point did he reach the bottom of
the first hill?

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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7. The graph shows how the speed of a car travelling in a straight line changes with time. Which
section shows the largest acceleration?
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8. A cyclist takes a ride lasting 25 s. The diagram shows how her distance travelled from the starting
position varies with time.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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What is her average speed for the whole ride?

A 6.0 m/s B 7.5 m/s C 10.0 m/s D 11.0 m/s
9. The acceleration shows how the speed of a car varies with time.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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Which statement about the acceleration of the car between 10s and 20s is correct?
A The acceleration decreases. B The acceleration increases.
C The acceleration is constant, but not zero. D The acceleration is zero.
10. Which speed-time graph represents the motion of a railway a short stop at a station?
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11. The diagram shows the distance-time graph for a moving object.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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What is the moving object?

A a ball thrown vertically upwards and falling back to the thrower
B a car, starting from rest, speeding up as it moves away from a traffic signal
C a rock dropped from a high cliff, falling into the sea below
D a train braking to a halt as it stops at a station
12. Which speed-time graph shows an object moving with non-uniform acceleration?

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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13. The graph shows the speed the speed of a car as it moves from rest.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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What is the average speed of the car during the first 3 s?

A 4 m/s B 6 m/s C 18 m/s D 36 m/s
14. A small stone is dropped from the top of a ladder, falls and hits the ground. It does not rebound. Which
speed-time graph is correct?

15. A ball starts to roll down a steep and then along rough horizontal ground. Which graph best shows the speed
of the ball?
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16. A table-tennis ball is released from the top of an evacuated tube.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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Which graph shows how the speed of the ball changes with time as it falls to the bottom of the tube?

17. The speed-time graph for a car is shown.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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What is the acceleration of the car at 30 s?

25−5 25 25
A 0 B 30
m/s2 C 30
m/s 2 D 50
m/s2

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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18. The speed-time graph represents a short journey.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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Which distance-time graph represents the same journey?

19. A car has stopped at a red light. When the light changes to green, the car starts moving with a constant
acceleration. The graph represents this moon.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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Which quantity is plotted on the x-axis and which quantity is plotted on the y-axis?
x-axis y-axis
A distance time
B speed time
C time distance
D time speed

20. The graph shows a distance-time graph for a car travelling in a straight line. In which region is the car
decelerating?

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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21. A cyclist takes a ride lasting 250 s. The graph shows how the distance from the starting position varies with
time.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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What is his average speed for the whole journey?

A 1.0 m/s B 1.2 m/s C 1.5 m/s D 2.0 m/s
22. Part of a speed-time graph for two runners is shown. They are running along the same track.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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Which statement must be correct?
A Both runners started at the same moment.
C Runner 1 is moving faster than runner 2.
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B Runner 1 has a greater acceleration than runner 2.
D The distance between the two runners stays constant.

O/A Level Physics & Math Teacher

Engr. Mohiuddin Siddique Mahi
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (BUET)
MS. in Renewable Energy Tech.
(Institute of Energy, DU)
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engg. (MIST)
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