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Physics Module 1

Kinematics
WORKSHEETS
Worksheet 1 Speed & Velocity
Fill in the blank spaces. Student Name...........................................
The average speed of a moving object is equal to The vector equivalent of distance is called
the a)............................ travelled, divided by j)................................., and refers to distance in a
b)....................... taken. On a Distance-Time graph, particular k).............................. For example, if
the c)........................ of the graph is equal to speed. displacement was being measured in the north
A horizontal graph means d)................................. direction, then a distance southward would be
............................... considered as l).............................. displacement.

On a Speed-Time graph, constant speed is shown On a displacement-time graph, movement south

by e).......................................... on the graph. This would result in the graph sloping
does NOT mean stopped, unless the graph section m)................................... to the right and having a
is lined up with f)............................. negative n)............................................

Speed and distance are both g)..............................
quantities, because the direction doesn’t matter.
Often in Physics we deal with h)............................
quantities, which have both i)............................... and
.......................................
The vector equivalent of speed is
o).................................... The average velocity is
equal to p)............................... divided by
q)....................... Instantaneous velocity refers to
r)..................................................................

Worksheet 2 Practice Problems

Motion Graphs
A car travelled 200 km north in 3.0 hours, then
stopped for 1.0 hr, and finally travelled south 100
km in 1.0 hr.
a) What was the total distance travelled?
Student Name...........................................
g) Use your graph to find:
i) average velocity for the first 3 hours.

ii) velocity during the 4th hour.

b) What was the total displacement?

c) What was the total time for the whole journey? iii) velocity during the last hour.

d) Calculate the average speed for the whole

journey.
100
North

e) Calculate the h) Construct a

average velocity Velocity- Time
for the whole journey. Graph for this
50
Velocity (km/hr)

trip.
Displacement

Time (hr)
0

1 2 3 4 5

f) Construct a
-100 -50
South

Displacement -
Time Graph for this
trip.
TIME

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® Worksheet 3 Practice Problems

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Motion Graphs & Calculations Student Name..................................
1. An aircraft took off from town P and flew due
north to town Q where it
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
So far all examples have used the familiar

P 200 400 600 800

Displacement north (km)
stopped to re-fuel. It km/hr for speed or velocity. The correct S.I.
then flew due south to Q
units are metres per second (ms-1). You need
town R. to be able to work in both, and convert from
one to the other..... here’s how:
The trip is summarised 1 km/hr = 1,000 metres/hr
Time = 1,000m/(60x60) seconds
by the graph. (hr)
= 1,000/3,600 m/s
1 2 3 4 5 6 = 1/3.6
a) How far is it from
-400 -200

towns P to Q? So, to convert km/hr ms-1 divide by 3.6

R to convert ms-1 km/hr multiply by 3.6

2. A car is travelling at 100 km/hr.

b) How long did the flight P to Q take? a) What is this in ms-1?

c) Calculate the average velocity for the flight from

P to Q (include direction) b) The driver has a “micro-sleep” for 5.00 s. How far will
the car travel in this time?

d) What is the value of the gradient of the graph

from t=3 hr, to t=6 hr.? c) At this velocity, how long does it take (in seconds) to
travel 1.00km (1,000m)?

e) What part of the journey does this represent?

3.
f) Where is town R located compared to town P? For this question consider north as (+), south as ( - ).

A truck is travelling at a velocity of +20.5 ms-1 as it

g) What was the aircraft’s position and velocity passes a car travelling at -24.5 ms-1.
(including direction) at t=5 hr?
a) What are these velocities in km/hr? (including
directions?)
h) What was the:
i) total distance
b) What is the displacement (in m) of each vehicle in
30.0 s?
ii) average speed

iii) total displacement

c) How long would it take each vehicle to travel
100 m?
iv) average velocity
(for the entire 6 hr journey)
400
North

4. Where does this aircraft end up in relation to its

starting point?
Velocity (km/hr)
200

Flight details:
First flew west for 2.50 hr at 460 km/hr.
i) Construct a
Velocity- Time Time (hr) Next, flew east at 105 ms-1 for 50.0 minutes.
0

Graph for 1 2 3 4 5 6
the flight.
-100

Next, flew west for 3.25 hours at 325 km/hr.

South

Finally flew east for 5.50 hours at velocity 125 ms-1.

-300

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® Worksheet 4 Practice Problems

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1. Starting from rest (i.e. u=0) a car reaches 22.5 ms-1 a) Find the rate of acceleration of the racer in the
in 8.20 s. What is the rate of acceleration? first 5 sec.

b) What was the maximum velocity it achieved in

2. A truck decelerated at -2.60 ms-2. It came to a km/hr?
stop (v = 0) in 4.80 s. How fast was it going when
the brakes were applied?

c) What was its total displacement (in metres) for

the entire motion?

3. A car was travelling at 12.0ms-1. How long would it

take for it to reach 22.5ms-1, if it accelerated at
1.75ms-2?

d) When was the car stationary?

e) Describe the car’s motion after t=8.0s.

4. A spacecraft was travelling in space at 850ms-1

when its “retro-rockets” began to fire, producing a
constant deceleration of 50.0ms-2 (i.e. acceleration of f) Find the rate of acceleration at time t=10s.
-50.0ms-2) The engines fire for 20.0s. What is the
spacecraft’s final velocity at the end of this time?
Interpret the meaning of the mathematical answer.

g) Sketch a graph of displacement-time for this

motion. Values on the graph axes are NOT
required.

5. The graph shows the motion of a “drag” race car.

Velocity (ms-1)
20 40 0 60

0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Time (s)

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