ALLIANCE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL 40

FORM 4 PHYSICS RAT 1 – LINEAR MOTION GRAPHS

NAME: ………………………………….. CLASS: … R/C NO: … (Take: gravity, 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
1. A stone is projected vertically upwards from a tower which is 40 m high at a speed of 45 m/s.
(a) The time taken for the stone to reach the ground. (4 marks)
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(b) The velocity with which the stone strikes the ground. (2 marks)
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(c) Sketch the velocity – time graph for a body projected upwards until it strikes the ground. Indicate
the necessary values of velocity and time. (3 marks)

(d) From the graph, determine the height reached by the stone from the point of projection. (3 marks)
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(e) From the graph, determine the total distance travelled by the stone until it strikes the ground.
(2 marks)
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2. A school van is travelling uniformly at 72 𝑘𝑚/ℎ𝑟 when the driver observes a roadblock ahead. He
takes 1.0 𝑠 before applying brakes which brings the van to rest with a uniform deceleration of
4.0 𝑚/𝑠 2 .
(a) Sketch a velocity-time graph for the van from the instant the driver notices the roadblock until the
van comes to rest. (2 marks)
Velocity (m/s)

Time (s)
(b) Determine the distance travelled by the van from the time the driver observed the roadblock until
the van comes to rest. (3 marks)
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3. The figure below shows a graph of velocity against time for a small steel ball released at the surface of
glycerin liquid in a long glass jar.

C
B
Velocity (m/s)

A time (s)

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 (a) Describe the motion of the steel ball through glycerin between the points;
(i) A and B. (1 mark)
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(ii) B and C. (1 mark)
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(b) In the space beside the graph above, sketch a displacement-time graph for the motion of the steel
ball between A and C. (2 marks)

4. The figure below shows a displacement-time graph for the motion of a certain body.
B C
Displacement

A
(m)

O time (s)
0
(a) Describe the motion of the body in the region.
(i) OA. (1 mark)
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(ii) AB. (1 mark)
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(iii) BC. (1 mark)
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(c) In the space beside the graph above, sketch a velocity-time graph and acceleration-time graph
for the motion of the steel ball between A and C. (4 marks)

5. The figure below shows a velocity-time graph for the motion of a body of mass 2 kg.

(a) Use the graph to determine the;

(i) Distance covered the body after 8 seconds. (3 marks)
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(ii) Acceleration after point B. (3 marks)
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(iii) Force acting on the body in part (a) (ii). (3 marks)
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(b) In the space beside the graph above, sketch a displacement-time graph for the motion from point
A to C. (2 marks)

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