TOPIC 1 MECHANICS

Topic 1A Motion
1 Which of the following is a vector?
A kinetic energy
B momentum
C mass
D speed

Your answer
(1)
(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?

Distance/m Average speed/ms−1 Acceleration/ms−2

A 100 25 8

B 100 20 6

C 125 25 6

D 125 20 8

Your answer
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)

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 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.

Which of the equations below is correct?

A 2T = W
B 2T sin (80°) = W
C 2T cos (80°) = W
D 2T + W = 0

Your answer
(1)
(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)

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 4 A uniform metre ruler can be balanced horizontally by placing a 100 g mass on
the ruler 5.0 cm from one end and putting a pivot under the ruler at 30.0 cm from
the same end as shown below.

What is the mass of the metre ruler?

A 100 g
B 125 g
C 400 g
D There is not enough information to calculate the mass of the ruler.

Your answer
(1)
(Total for Question 4 = 1 mark)

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 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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(c) (i) Calculate the acceleration during the first 10 s.

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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)

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 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.
(2)

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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)

TOTAL FOR ASSESSMENT = 20 MARKS

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