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Motion (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Physics): Exam Questions

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11 mark

Which distance-time graph shows an object moving with constant speed?

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    21 mark

    Which speed-time graph shows an object moving with a constant speed?

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      31 mark

      In which section of the graph is the most distance covered?

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        41 mark

        What is the speed of a bowling ball which travels down a 30 m lane in 2.5 seconds?

        • 75 miles per hour

        • 75 metres per second

        • 12 metres per second

        • 12 miles per hour

        Choose your answer

        51 mark

        A BASE jumper, initially at rest, falls from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Air resistance is not ignored.

        Which graph represents their motion as they approach terminal velocity?

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          61 mark

          The graph shows how the distance travelled by a vehicle changes with time.

          Graph showing distance over time with points P, Q, R, S; P to Q is steep, Q to R flat, R to S upward. Axes labelled distance and time.

          Which row describes the speed of the vehicle in each section of the graph?

           

          P to Q

          Q to R

          R to S

          A

          constant

          zero

          constant

          B

          constant

          zero

          decreasing

          C

          increasing

          constant

          decreasing

          D

          increasing

          zero

          constant

            Choose your answer

            71 mark

            The speed–time graph for a train is shown.

            Graph showing speed in km/h over time in seconds. Sections P to S: increasing to 20 at Q, constant at R, and decreasing to zero at S.

            Which regions of the graph show the train moving?

            • P, Q, R and S

            • Q, R and S only

            • Q and S only

            • R only

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            81 mark

            Extended Tier Only

            A speed–time graph is used to describe the motion of an object. 

            Which quantities are calculated from the gradient of the graph and from the area under the graph? 

             

            gradient of the graph

            area under the graph

            A

            acceleration

            distance travelled

            B

            acceleration

            total journey time

            C

            distance travelled

            acceleration

            D

            total journey time

            distance travelled

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              11 mark

              A car travels along a clear 10.0 km section of motorway in 6.0 minutes. It then drives through 3.0 km of roadworks in 3.0 minutes.

              Which calculation will give the correct average speed for the journey?

              • fraction numerator 3.0 over denominator 3.0 end fraction= 1.00 km/min

              • fraction numerator 10.0 over denominator 6.0 end fraction = 1.67 km/min

              • 1.67 space plus space 1.00 = 2.67 km/min

              • fraction numerator 13.0 over denominator 9.0 end fraction = 1.44 km/min

              Choose your answer

              21 mark

              The graph shows the journey undertaken by a car.

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              Which equation correctly gives the distance travelled by the car?

              • fraction numerator 6.5 space cross times space 8.0 over denominator 2 end fraction space equals space 26 straight m

              • 6.5 space cross times space 8.0 space equals space 52 space straight m

              • fraction numerator 6.5 over denominator 8.0 end fraction space equals space 0.81 space straight m space

              • fraction numerator 8.0 over denominator 6.5 end fraction space equals space 1.2 space straight m space

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              31 mark

              During a Go Karting race, a car does 8 laps of a 300 m course. It takes 4.0 minutes to complete the race.

              What was the average speed of the Go Kart?

              • 75 m/s

              • 10 m/s

              • 1.25 m/s

              • 600 m/s

              Choose your answer

              41 mark

              Extended tier only

              A charged particle is accelerated when passing through an electric field. 

              What is the acceleration of the particle at 0.4 s?

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              • 4.6 × 10−4 m/s2

              • 2.2 × 10−3 m/s2

              • 7.5 × 102 m/s2

              • 2.2 × 103 m/s2

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              51 mark

              Four speed-time graphs have axes with the same scales. Each large square has a height of 1 m/s and width of 1 s.

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              Which graph shows the greatest distance covered?

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                61 mark

                Two runners take part in a race. 

                The graph shows how the speed of each runner changes with time. 

                Graph showing two runners' speed over time. Runner 1's speed increases faster, surpassing runner 2 at time t. Axes labelled "speed" and "time".

                What does the graph show about the runners at time t?

                • Both runners are moving at the same speed.

                • Runner 1 has zero acceleration.

                •  Runner 1 runs ahead of runner 2.

                • Runner 2 is slowing down.

                Choose your answer

                71 mark

                Extended Tier Only

                When does an object falling vertically through the air reach terminal velocity?

                • when the acceleration of the object becomes negative

                • when the acceleration of the object is equal to g

                • when the air resistance equals the weight of the object

                • when the air resistance is greater than the weight of the object

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                81 mark

                A man stands next to a railway track. 

                Diagram of a four-carriage train moving left on a track, with a standing person on the right side of the track observing the train.

                A train travelling at 40 m/s takes 2.0 s to pass the man. 

                What is the length of the train?

                • 20 m

                • 38 m

                • 40 m

                • 80 m

                Choose your answer

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                The graph represents the motion of a vehicle.

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                What is the distance travelled by the vehicle in 400 s?

                • 20 m

                • 400 m

                • 4000 m

                • 8000 m

                Choose your answer

                10
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                The diagram shows a distance– time graph for an object moving in a straight line.

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                What is the average speed between X and Y?

                • 0.20 m / s

                • 0.30 m / s

                • 0.40 m / s

                • 0.60 m / s

                Choose your answer

                11
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                An object falls towards the surface of the Earth.

                The object is falling at its terminal velocity.

                Which statement is correct?

                • There is air resistance and the acceleration of the object is negative.

                • There is air resistance and the acceleration of the object is zero.

                • There is no air resistance and the acceleration of the object is negative.

                • There is no air resistance and the acceleration of the object is zero.

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                11 mark

                Extended tier only

                A cannonball is dropped from a three story building. 

                Which row of the table correctly describes both the speed and the acceleration of the cannonball as it falls?

                You can ignore air resistance for this question.

                 

                Speed

                Acceleration

                A

                constant

                constant

                B

                increasing

                constant

                C

                increasing

                increasing

                D

                constant

                increasing

                  Choose your answer

                  21 mark

                  The graph shows the motion of a motorbike.

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                  What is the distance travelled by the motorbike while it is moving at a constant speed?

                  • 150 m

                  • 50 m

                  • 300 m

                  • 750 m

                  Choose your answer

                  31 mark

                  A helicopter flies the route shown below.

                  It stops at point I for 30 minutes to pick up some cargo.

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                  The total time the helicopter takes between taking off from H and landing at L is 4.0 hours.

                  Calculate the average speed of the helicopter when it is flying.

                  • 55.6 km/h

                  • 250 km/h

                  • 62.5 km/h

                  • 71.4 km/h

                  Choose your answer

                  41 mark

                  A man claps in a forest. There is nobody around to hear the sound.

                  However, there is a very flat cliff face some distance away, and the man hears an echo from the clap 0.84 s later.

                  The speed of sound in air is 343 m/s.

                  How far away was the man from the cliff?

                  • 408 m

                  • 288 m

                  • 144 m

                  • 204 m

                  Choose your answer

                  51 mark

                  Extended tier only

                  The graph shows the speed-time graph of a cyclist moving in a straight line. 

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                  What is the acceleration of the cyclist at a time of 20 seconds?

                  • 0.5 m/s2

                  • -0.5 m/s2

                  • 0 m/s2

                  • 11.5 m/s2

                  Choose your answer