IGCSE Physics Kinematics Problems

A car accelerates from rest to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration?

• 3 m/s²

• 2 m/s²

• 5 m/s²

• 4 m/s²

A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 20 m/s. What is the velocity of the ball after 3 seconds? (Assume g = 10 m/s²)

• -10 m/s

• -20 m/s

• -30 m/s

• -40 m/s

A car travels 100 m in 5 seconds at a constant speed. What is the car’s speed?

• 10 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 25 m/s

An object falls freely from rest. What distance does it fall in 4 seconds? (Assume g = 10 m/s²)

• 80 m

• 40 m

• 160 m

• 320 m

A cyclist travels at a constant speed of 8 m/s for 5 minutes. What distance has the cyclist covered?

• 1200 m

• 1500 m

• 2400 m

• 3000 m

If a car accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 30 m/s over a distance of 100 m, what is its acceleration?

• 2 m/s²

• 4 m/s²

• 1 m/s²

• 3 m/s²

What is the velocity of an object after 5 seconds if it starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 6 m/s²?

• 25 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 35 m/s

A ball is thrown horizontally at 15 m/s from a height of 45 m. How long does it take to hit the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)

• 3 s

• 2 s

• 4 s

• 5 s

A car decelerates uniformly from 25 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. What is its deceleration?

• 5 m/s²

• 4 m/s²

• 3 m/s²

• 2 m/s²

A stone is dropped from a height of 80 m. How long does it take to hit the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)

• 3 s

• 4 s

• 5 s

• 6 s