IGCSE Physics Kinematics and Forces

What is the correct SI unit for speed?

• m/s^2

• km/h

• m/s

• cm/s

A car travels 100 m in 5 seconds. What is its average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 25 m/s

• 15 m/s

What is represented by the area under a speed-time graph?

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

In a distance-time graph, a straight horizontal line indicates that the object is stationary.

• Moving at constant speed

• Speeding up

• Slowing down

• Stationary

What is the formula for acceleration?

• v - u

• (v - u) / t

• (u - v) / t

• u + v

If a car's velocity changes from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds, what is its acceleration?

• 2 m/s^2

• 4 m/s^2

• 5 m/s^2

• 6 m/s^2

A force of 10 N is applied to an object with a mass of 2 kg. What is the acceleration?

• 2 m/s^2

• 4 m/s^2

• 5 m/s^2

• 10 m/s^2

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• Speed

• Distance

• Time

• Velocity

What does the slope of a distance-time graph represent?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Displacement

• Force

If an object is moving with constant velocity, what is its acceleration?

• 0 m/s^2

• 10 m/s^2

• 9.8 m/s^2

• 1 m/s^2