Motion (Past Paper Style)

An object is moving with uniform deceleration. Which statement describes its motion?

(Past paper 2019)

• Its rate of change of speed is decreasing.

• Its speed is constant.

• Its speed is decreasing.

• Its speed is increasing.

The graph shows how the speed of a car varies during part of its journey. What is the value of the car’s acceleration between 6 s and 10 s?

(Past paper 2019)

• 0.5 m/s²

• 1 m/s²

• 1.25 m/s²

• 1.5 m/s²

On another part of the journey, the average speed of the bus is 7.5 m/s. Calculate the distance the bus travels in 150 s. Distance = (a)   m

The graph shows how the speed of a car changes with time over part of a journey.

(Past Paper 2020)

• A

• B

• C

• D

Fig. 3.1 shows the speed of the ball while it is falling. The points S, T, U, V and W are shown on the graph. label from each section of the graph to the correct description of the motion.

section S-T

section T-U

section U-V

(Past paper 2020)

a

b

c

constant acceleration

at rest

increasing acceleration

slowing down

constant speed

decreasing acceleration

Fig. 1.1 shows the distance-time graph for the journey of a cyclist. Describe the motion of the cyclist in the time between:

1. time = 0 and time = 15 s ​ ​ (a)  

2. time = 15 s and time = 30 s ​ ​ (b)  

3. time = 30s and time = 40s. ​ (c)  

4. the average speed for the 40s journey: ​ (d)   m/s

5. the maximum speed ​ (e)   m/s

(Past Paper 2022)

• increasing speed
• constant speed
• decreasing speed
• 7.5
• 12
• increasing acceleration
• decreasing acceleration
• 10
• 15

A rocket is launched vertically upwards from the ground. The rocket travels with uniform acceleration from rest. After 8.0s, the speed of the rocket is 120m/s. Calculate the acceleration of the rocket!

Acceleration = (a)   m/s²

(Past Paper 2022)

The diagrams show distance–time graphs for four objects. Which graph represents an object moving with an increasing speed?

(Past paper 2021)

• 
• 
• 
• 

The trolley travels down a different slope. Fig. 2.3 shows the speed–time graph. Calculate the distance travelled by the trolley between time = 0 and time = 4.0s.

(Past Paper 2021)

(a)  

The graph shows how the speed of a car varies with time at the start of a journey. Which distance–time graph represents the motion of the car over the same time period?

(Past Paper 2021)

• 
• 
• 
•