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EDEXCEL Physics Teacher Resource Pack 1 Motion
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(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2 A sports car accelerates from 10 ms−1 to 40 ms−1 in 5.0 s. Which line in the table
below gives the correct values for distance travelled, average speed and
acceleration during the 5.0 s?
B 100 20 6
C 125 25 6
D 125 20 8
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(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)
3 A cable car at rest is suspended from a cable as shown below. The tension in
the cable is T and the weight of the cable car is W.
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(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)
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(Total for Question 4 = 1 mark)
5 The diagram below shows a velocity–time graph for a vehicle of mass 2000 kg
over a 35 s time period.
(a) State the feature of the graph that represents the acceleration of the
vehicle.
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(b) State the feature of the graph that represents the displacement of the
vehicle.
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(ii) Calculate the total displacement of the vehicle during the 35 s.
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(ii) Calculate the braking force on the vehicle during the final 5 s.
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(Total for Question 5 = 7 marks)
6 The diagram below shows a car towing a caravan at constant velocity along a
straight horizontal road. The car and caravan each have a mass of 1200 kg and
the total drag force on each vehicle is 1000 N.
(a) State the magnitude of the forward force from the car and explain your
answer.
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(b) State the magnitude of the tension in the tow link. Justify your answer.
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(c) Explain how the forces acting at the point where the tow link connects to the
car illustrate Newton’s third law of motion.
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(d) The tow link suddenly breaks. Calculate the initial acceleration of the car.
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(Total for Question 6 = 9 marks)