WORKSHEET FOR KINEMATICS

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Q-1. The diagram shows the speed – time graph of a bus over
a period of 90 seconds. The bus reaches a maximum
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speed of 15 metres per second.
(a) Express 15 metre/ second in kilometres/ hour.
(b) Given that the acceleration was 0.5m/s2,
calculate the time taken, in seconds, to reach its
maximum speed.
(c) The total distance travelled during the 90 seconds
was 750 metres. Calculate the length of the time 0 90
that the bus was travelling at its maximum speed. Time( t seconds)

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Q-2. The speed–time graph shows the performance of a cyclist
during the first 90 seconds of a race.

(a) Calculate the acceleration of the cyclist during

the first 10 seconds.

(b) Calculate the distance, in metres, travelled by the

cyclist in the first 90 seconds.

(c) Calculate the time taken for the cyclist to travel

1 kilometre.

Q-3. A car accelerates uniformly from rest for 30 seconds.

Its speed after 30 seconds is 18 m/s.
The speed remains constant for the next 10 seconds.

(a) Draw the speed-time graph for the first 40

seconds of the journey.

(b) Calculate

(i) the car’s acceleration during the first 30 seconds,

(ii) its average speed for the first 40 seconds.

Q-4. a) Ali was on a training run. The diagram is the speed-time

graph of part of his run. At t = 0, his speed was 8 m/s. V(m/s)
His speed decreased at a constant rate until it was 4 m/s
at t = 200.
(i) Calculate
(a) his retardation during the 200 s,
(b) the distance he ran during the 200 s,
(c) his speed at t = 150.
(ii) Ben ran at a constant speed in the same direction
as Ali. At t = 0, Ali and Ben were level.
They ran the same distance in the next 150 seconds. Calculate Ben’s speed.
(b) Chris ran 200 m, correct to the nearest 10 metres.
He took 25 s, correct to the nearest second.
Find lower bounds for
(i) the distance run,
(ii) his average speed.
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Q-5 The distance-time graph shows Ravi’s cycle
journey. He sets out from home and cycles to
a park. After a short stop at the park, he then
continues his journey to a shopping centre. He
stops for lunch at the shopping centre before
cycling home.
(a) At what time does Ravi arrive at the park?
(b) How many minutes does Ravi spend at the
shopping centre?
(b) How far is the park from the shopping
centre?
(d) At what speed does Ravi cycle home?
Give your answer in kilometre per hour.
(e) Between which two places did Ravi cycle
slowest?
(f) Salim, Ravi’s brother, sets out from home at 11 15. He cycles directly to the shopping centre at a
constant speed of 15 km/h. Who arrives at the shopping centre first?
How many minutes later does his brother arrive?

Q-6 Varun leaves home at 13 00 and

cycles 12 km to college.
The distance-time graph below
shows Varun’s journey.
His sister Kiran leaves college at
13 10 and cycles home on the
same road at a constant speed of
16 km/H.
(a) On the same grid, draw
the distance-time graph
for Kiran’s journey.
(b) How far was Kiran from
home when she passed Varun?
(c) Find Varun’s speed for the first 20 minutes of his journey.
Give your answer in kilometres per hour.
(d) On the grid below, draw the speed-time graph for Varun’s journey.
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Q-7. A car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate to a speed
of 20 m/s in 10 seconds.
(a) Find the acceleration. 20

It then travels at a constant speed of 20 m/s for the next 10 seconds.

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(b) Find the total distance travelled in the 20 seconds.

(c) On the axes below, draw 0

(i) the speed-time graph for the first 20 seconds of the 10 20
Distance m Time( seconds)
car’s journey,
(ii) the distance-time graph for the same 20 seconds. 400

300

200

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10 20
Time( seconds)

Q-8. The diagram shows the distance –

time graphs of the journeys of Ali
and Bala from home to school.
They leave home together and
follow the same route. Ali runs to
school and Bala cycles.
(a) How long does it take
Ali to run the first
700m?
(b) Estimate the distance
between Ali and Bala
when t = 3 .
(c) Find Bala’s speed when t = 2.6 .
(d) Find Bala’s speed when t = 3.5 .
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Q- 9. The diagram shows the speed–time graph of a car’s journey.
(a) Find the speed when t = 20. 20
(b) Find the acceleration when t = 20.
(c) Find the distance travelled in
(i) the first 40 seconds, 10
(ii) the first 60 seconds.

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10 20 30 40 50 60
Distance m Time( seconds)
(d) Part of the distance–time graph for the same
1000
journey is shown in the answer space.
Complete this graph. 800

600

400

200

0
10 20 30 40 50 60
Time( seconds)
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Q-10. The diagram is the speed-time graph of a journey.
a) Calculate
i) the retardation during the last 20 seconds,
ii) the total distance travelled in the 80 seconds.

b) The distance-time graph for 40 ≤ t ≤ 60 is a straight

line. State the gradient of this line. 0 80
40 60
Time( t seconds)
Q-11. V m/s Distance m

30 750

300

0 0
20 k 20 k
Time( t seconds) Time( t seconds)

The diagrams above are the speed-time and the distance-time graphs of the same journey.
a) Calculate
i) the acceleration during the first 20 seconds,
ii) the value of k.

b) During the last part of the journey, the retardation is 3 m/s2. Calculate the time taken while slowing
down.
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Q-12. The diagram shows the speed-time graphs of two objects A and B for
The first 20 second of their motion. Object A travels at a constant OBJECT B
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speed of 12 m/s throughout the 10 seconds. Object B starts from rest,
attains a speed of 18 m/s after 4 seconds and then travels at constant 12
OBJECT A
speed.

a) Calculate 0
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i) the distance travelled by the object B during the first 4 seconds of its motion.
Time( t seconds)
ii) the average speed of object B for the first 10 seconds of its motion.
iii) after how many seconds object A is travelling at the same speed as object B.
iv) after how many seconds both objects have travelled the same distance.

b) After 10 seconds both objects slow down at the same rate until they come to rest. Given that object A
comes to rest after a further 6 seconds, calculate
i) the deceleration of object A. Distance m

ii) after how many seconds from the start of its motion the
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object B comes to rest.
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c) In the diagram, the straight line OP and the curve PQ form the
distance-time graph of the object A for the whole of its motion.
i) State the values of T1 and T2.
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ii) What does the gradient of OP represent? T1 T2
Time( t seconds)
Q-13. The diagram shows the speed-time graph of a train which
slows down from 20 m/s to a stop in T seconds.
a)i) Find an expression, in terms of T, for the retardation of the train.
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ii) Find the speed of the train when t = 4 𝑇.
 b) The distance travelled by the train between t = 0 and
t = T is 150 m.
(i) Find T.

(ii) On the diagram, sketch the distance–time graph

of the train.

Q-14. The diagram is the speed–time graph of part of a train’s journey.

The train slows down uniformly from a speed of 44 m/s
to a speed of 20 m/s in a time of 10 seconds.
It then continues at a constant speed of 20 m/s.
(a) Find the deceleration when t = 5. [1]
(b) Find the speed when t = 5. [1]
(c) The distance travelled from t = 0 to
t = 10 is equal to the distance travelled from
t = 10 to t = 10 + k . Find k. [3]

ANSWERS

Q1. a) 54 km/h b) 30 sec. c) 10 seconds Q2. a) 1.1 m/s2 b) 1065m c) 85 seconds

Q3 b) (i) 0.6 m/s2 (ii) 11.25 m/s
Q4 a) (i) (a) 0.02 m/s2 (b) 1200m (c)5 m/s (ii) 6.5 m/s (b) (i)195m (ii)7.65 m/s
Q5 a) 1130 b)39 min c)8 km d)24km/h e)b/w park and shopping centre f)Salim, Ravi 9 min later
Q6 b) 6.9 to 7.4 km c)18 km/h Q7. a) 2 m/s2 b) 300m
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Q8. a) 1.9 min. b) 420m c) 0 m/min d) 500. Q9. a) 13 m/s b) 2/3 m/s2 c) i) 500m ii) 700m
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Q10. a) i) 1.5 m/s2 ii) 1500m b) 30 Q11. a) i) 1.5 m/s2 ii) 35 b) 10 sec.
Q12. a) i) 36m ii) 14.4 m/s iii) 8/3 iv) 6 sec. b) i) 2 ii) 19 c) i) 10 and 16 sec. ii) constant speed 12 m/s
Q13 a) 20/T ii) 5 b)i) 15 Q14. a) 2.4 b) 32 c) 16