Kinematics (OCR A Level Physics)

Exam Questions

23 mins13 questions
11 mark

An object is moving in a straight line.

The displacement s against time t graph for this object is shown below.

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At which point A, B, C or D, does the object have the greatest speed?

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    A car is dripping oil at a steady rate on a straight road.

    The road is divided into four sections A, B, C, and D.

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    Which section of the road shows the car travelling at a constant speed?

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      The velocity v against time t graphs for four objects A, B, C and D are shown below.

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      Which object travels the greatest distance between t = 0 and t = T?

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        The velocity-time graph of a car traveling in a straight line is shown below.

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        Which of the following is the best estimate for the distance travelled by the car?

        • 70 m

        • 100 m

        • 110 m

        • 140 m

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        The distance-time graph of a cyclist’s journey is shown below.

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        Which of the following statements are true?

        1. The velocity of the cyclist at point A is 4.67 m s-1

        2. The velocity of the cyclist at point B is 3.75 m s-1

        3. The cyclist has constant velocity at point C

        4. The cyclist has constant acceleration at point D

        • 1, 3 and 4

        • Only 1 and 2

        • Only 1 and 4

        • Only 1

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        The graph below shows the motion of an object.

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        Between t = 0 s and t = 5 s, the acceleration is – 3 m s-2.

        By determining the scale of the y-axis, what is the velocity of the object at t = 8 s?

        • 0.3 m s-1

        • 7.5 m s-1

        • 15 m s-1

        • 1.5 m s-1

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        The graph below shows the velocity-time graph of a simple pendulum.

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        Which points on the graph lie at the point of greatest acceleration?

        • 2 and 4

        • Only 3

        • 1, 3 and 5

        • 2 and 3 

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        An object is travelling backwards in a straight line, with a constant speed of 2 m s-1. At  t = 0 s, the displacement of the object is 3 m.

        By taking forward motion as positive, which statement best describes the displacement-time graph of the object?

        • A straight line with a gradient of 2 which intercepts the x-axis at 3 s

        • A curved line which intercepts the y-axis at 3 m

        • A straight line with a gradient of - 2 which intercepts the x-axis at 1.5 s

        • A straight line with a gradient of - 2 which intercepts the origin

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        The diagram below shows a particle traveling clockwise in a circular path from point A to point B. The time taken is 6.5 s. The radius of the circle is 11 m.

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        What is the average speed of the particle?

        • 10.6 m s-1

        • 71.5 m s-1

        • 1.69 m s-1

        • 7.97 m s-1

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        A child on a swing is released from rest, x cm away from its equilibrium position.

        Which graph describes the velocity of the swing?

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        A particle has a constant acceleration of - 4.4 m s-2. At t = 0, the velocity u of this particle is 15 m s-1.

        What is the value of t when the velocity has halved?

        • 3.4 s

        • 1.7 s

        • 0.29 s

        • 0.59 s

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        Car X and Car Y have velocities of vX and vY respectively. Car X takes three quarters of the time that Car Y takes to reach distance s.

        What is the value of the ratio v subscript X over v subscript Y?

        • 4 over 3

        • 3 over 4

        • 2 over 3

        • 1 fourth

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