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1 An object is falling under gravity with terminal velocity.

What is happening to its speed?

A It is decreasing to a lower value.

B It is decreasing to zero.
C It is increasing.
D It is staying constant. (J03/Q2)

2 A person just supports a mass of 20 kg suspended from a rope.

20 kg

What is the resultant force acting on the mass?

A 0N B 10 N C 20 N D 200 N (J03/Q6)

3 Which of the following defines acceleration?

change in velocity
A ––––––––––––––
time taken
change in speed
B –––––––––––––
time taken
change in distance
C –––––––––––––––
time taken
change in distance in a fixed direction
D ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
time taken (N03/Q2)

4 The graph shows the movement of a car over a period of 50 s.

speed 10 -

=
{ 10×450-1220
✗
m/s

0
0 f10 20 /30 40 50 60
{ ✗ 20×10
20×10
time / s
>
21×10×10
What was the distance travelled by the car while its speed was increasing?

A 10 m B 20 m C 100 m D 200 m (J04/Q3)

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0 A free-fall parachutist falls at a constant speed. He then opens his 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?

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time

distance distance

0 0
0 time 0 time
(J0 /Q3)

1 The graph shows the speed of a runner during a race.

10
speed of runner
m/s

5
>
{ 5+10
) ✗ 2
5×10
< >

↓
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
time / s
{ ✗ 4×5
What is the distance travelled by the runner during the race?
(J0 /Q4)
A 50 m B 65 m C 75 m D 90 m

Total distance =
{ ✗ 4×5+5×10 + { 5+101×2
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1 A resultant force acts on an object and causes it to move in a straight line.

The graph shows how the resultant force varies with time.

F = ma

o resultant force
acceleration

0
0 t0 time

Which graph is the speed-time graph for the object?

A B
speed speed

0 0
0 t0 time 0 t0 time

C D
speed speed

0 0
0 t0 time 0 t0 time
(J17 11 )

1 A skydiver jumps from an aeroplane. After a few seconds, he reaches a terminal velocity without
opening his parachute.

Why does he reach terminal velocity?

Air resistance becomes greater than his weight and slows him down.
Air resistance decreases and he speeds up.
Air resistance increases and balances his weight so that his acceleration is zero.
His weight decreases and balances the air resistance.

(J17 11 )
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11 The diagram shows a block of wood resting on a sloping board.

Which arrow shows the direction of the gravitational force acting on the block?

A
(J17 12 )

11 On the Earth’s surface, the gravitational field strength is 10 N / kg.

On the surface of Mars, the gravitational field strength is 3.8 N / kg.

A robot vehicle has a weight of 2000 N on Earth.

What is the weight of the robot vehicle on Mars?

A 200 N B 760 N C 7600 N D 76 000 N (J17 12 1 )

117 An object travels for 20 s with a constant speed of 10 m / s. For the next 10 s, it accelerates
uniformly to 20 m / s.

20
speed
m/s
5=10×20 -11-2×(101-20) /0
10
10×20
→ { (10-120)/0
✗

= 200+150

0
0 10 20 30
time / s

What is the total distance travelled by the object in the 30 s?

300 m 350 m 400 m 450 m

( 17 11 )
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1 Fig. 1.1 shows a free-fall parachutist falling vertically downwards. Fig. 1.2 shows how the
speed of the parachutist varies with time.

speed
downwards B

A
0
0 time

11 1

State the name of the downward force acting on the parachutist.

...................................................................................................................................

State the name of one upward force acting on the parachutist.

...................................................................................................................................
[2]

State the initial value of the acceleration of the parachutist. Give the unit of your
answer.

...................................................................................................................................

Explain why the acceleration decreases from A to B.

...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................

Explain why the parachutist falls at a constant speed after B.

...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................
[4]

(J04/Q1)
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17 Fig. 1.1 shows a cricket ball as it comes into contact with a cricket bat.
25m51
25m51 < $18B
-

< MBB
Ma >

22m51
Ma
22hr5 '

V=V - U

V=V - U = -22 25

= 22 (-25) = - 47m51

= 47m51

Fig. 1.1

The cricket ball has a mass of 0.16 kg and it hits the bat with a speed of 25 m / s. After being
in contact with the bat for 0.0013 s, the ball rebounds with a speed of 22 m / s in the direction
exactly opposite to its original direction.

(a) State the difference between speed and velocity.

..........................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................[1]

(b) Calculate

(i) the change in velocity of the cricket ball,

velocity change = .......................................[1]

(ii) the average acceleration of the ball whilst it is in contact with the bat,

a=¥=4
>
54m52
0.00/3=36
/

=3 .6✗ / 04m52 acceleration = ............................................[2]

(iii) the average force exerted on the ball by the bat.

5- = ma

=
0.16×3.6×104
= 5760 force = .......................................................[2]

= 5. 8✗1N
(N10/P22/Q1)