Equations of Motion Worksheet Matthe

Name ____________________________

IB Physics SL 1
Period _____ Date ______________
Remember to show your work, using proper notation. It might be good to label units to determine the
needed equation.
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6
1. A hamster in itʼs ball starts at rest and accelerates to 3m s-1 in 6 seconds.
a. What was the distance the hamster travelled?
b. What was the acceleration?
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e
d⼆凈 d d : = 0 . 5 msl

b -
z = o + alb 了 Zz a 6 Q=σ -

比⼆
h⼆ l
2. A ball is dropped from rest. The acceleration due to gravity is 10m s-2 and the time it takes for the
ball to reach the ground is 5 seconds. What was the velocity of the ball just before it hit the ground?
t= 5 V= ?
V = Ot 1015 ) V ≈5
☆l0 仁{O
δ ?:

-1 -1
=
t= G 0
3. A train slows down from 40m s to 10m s in 60 seconds, how far does it travel in that time?

s =
吃 ( 4ot10 ) 60 δ= 立 Z000 δ21500

LL= 虹O
4. A particle is accelerated uniformly from rest, so that after 10 seconds it has achieved a speed of
15 m s-1. Find its acceleration and the distance it has covered?
V = 35 a= ? δ : ?
z

15= 0 fallo ]
δ= [o}[lo] ⼗ Ʃ{k5] blo ]
z
δ= [ 15] [s 0 } -
点 (l δ ] lo }
.

1份 = alo δ= 0 + 立 ( 1 5] llo }
.

δ= 25
δ=75
α ⼆ 1 5
-

t 12 ω= δ=4 =

5. A car accelerates uniformly from rest and after 12 seconds has covered 40m. What are its
acceleration and its final velocity?
比⼆ ? V⼆ ?
2 80 ≥ hl44 V = [o ] + (o . 55 ) (12 ]
40 (0 ] (12)
= { a (l 2]
a= O 55
⼗拉 al44 √= 6 6
-

4D = O
.

80 = ot al44
ω: 25
6. A car is being driven along a road at 25m s-1 when the driver suddenly notices that there is a fallen
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tree blocking the road 65m ahead. The driver immediately applies the brakes giving the car a
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constant deceleration of 5m s-2. How far in front of the tree does the car come to rest?
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t δ= ( )L 8} ( 5] ( 8] ≡
== 360 - -

5]
-

25
-

65 25+ (=
-

]
] 8] ⼀是E5]上 8 -3G
δ= ( 6 [
=
②

65= 25t -

5t

40 = -
5t

t= -

8
 ω= s V≈15 t75 = -
δ= ?
-1 -1
7. A car accelerates uniformly from 5m s to 15m s taking 7.5 seconds. How far did it travel during
this period.
ll5 ( .5 Ʃ (5 )( .52
δ= ) 7
)
- 7

δ= - 28 .
125

Lu= V = 8 t ! =

8. If a ball is dropped from rest and falls 8m to the ground, what is the speed just before it hits the
ground? (Take acceleration due to gravity to be 10m s-2) a=l

8 = 0 + ( olt ) 8 =
lot
r=
t =ω- 的 =⾄ t 海
=

-1 -2
9. A cyclist is traveling at 7m s , then accelerates at 2.5m s for 15 seconds.
a. How far did they travel during this time S ? 2

b. What was the final speed after 15 seconds? V ? “

( 15 》
δ= 7 [ 15 ] { (2
- 5]
<
γ= [7] f { 25] ( 15 ]
δ= 105+ 立 ( 2 5) ( (5 )
.

386 25 √=44 .
s=
-

化⼆ ? =l V 15 S =8
-1 -1
10. What acceleration would be needed by a car speeding up from 10m s to 15m s in 80m?
225 loo + 2. 180 G 2-5 = rl
8
=

( 15 λ=⑥Pt2 a(80 2 18
125 = ε
a=0
- 347

v ⼝ 16
W= ⼆?
11. If an object is dropped from rest and falls 16m before hitting the floor, how long does it fall for?
(Take acceleration due to gravity to be 10m s-2) 比⼆ l

16
= )t 0 + ( (0
t
16
=
= lot
1 6
-

S = IOT E
12. In travelling the 70cm along a rifle barrel, a bullet uniformly accelerates from rest to a velocity of
210m s-1. Find the acceleration involved and the time taken for which the bullet is in the barrel.
a⼆ ? 七⼆ ?
+ 315t
V = 2l
210 = 0
-

210)
( = [ o ] f2 al 7 o
44100 = 2a 70 a= 315
t : 0 -

66
= EI
22O 50

13. A train travels along a straight piece of track between 2 stations A and B. The train starts from rest at
A and accelerates at 1.25m s-2 until it reaches a speed of 20m s-1. It then travels at this speed for a
distance of 1560m and then decelerates at 2m s-2 to come to rest at B. Find
a. Distance from A to B
b. Total time taken for the journey

A→ B U= Ca 202 02+ (1-252

=

A 125 =

H00 =
0 + 1 25S
220
-

V
δ= ⻢ 20
δ= I