WORKSHEET- MOTION GRAPHS

1.

(b) A lift (elevator) starts from rest at the ground floor of a building. Fig. 1.2 is the speed-
time graph for the motion of the lift to the top floor of the building.
 Use the graph to determine the distance from the ground floor to the top floor of the
building.

2.

(a) An object is moving in a straight line at constant speed. A force is applied to the object.

State the possible changes in the motion of the object.

(b) Fig. 1.1 shows a skier taking part in a speed competition. The winner of the competition
has the highest average speed over the 100 m section shown in Fig. 1.1.

(i) The skier starts from rest and has a constant acceleration. He reaches a speed of 60 m / s
in 16 s. Calculate the skier’s acceleration.

(ii) Over the length of the 100 m section, the time recorded is 1.85 s. Calculate the skier’s
average speed over the section.

(iii ) Suggest why the skier bends his body, as shown in Fig. 1.1. Explain your answer.
 3.Fig. 1.1 is the speed-time graph for an ice skater.

(a) Explain what is meant by deceleration.

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(b) Use Fig. 1.1 to determine

(i) the distance travelled between times t = 3.0 s and t = 6.0 s,

(ii) the deceleration between times t = 3.0 s and t = 6.0 s.

(c)

(i) State what happens to the size of the deceleration after time t = 6.0 s.
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(ii) State what happens to the resultant force on the skater after time t = 6.0 s.
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4.(i) Speed is a scalar quantity and velocity is a vector quantity. State how a scalar quantity differs

from a vector quantity

(ii) Underline the two scalar quantities in the list below.

Energy force impulse momentum temperature

(b) A boat is moving at constant speed.

On Fig. 1.1, sketch a distance-time graph for the boat.

5.

(a) Acceleration is a vector quantity. Underline the two vector quantities in the list below.

energy force frequency impulse mass refractive index

(b) A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 2.2 m / s2 for 3.0 s.

(i) Calculate the speed of the car at time t = 3.0 s.

speed = ................................

(ii) At time t = 3.0 s, it has travelled a distance of 9.9 m. Calculate the average speed of the car

during the first 3.0 s of the journey.

(iii) On Fig. 1.1, sketch a distance-time graph for the first 3.0 s of the journey