Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Equations of motion

Equations of motion — practice question

The graph illustrates how a physical quantity changes over time. Which event would be most suitably shown by the graph?

  • Athe acceleration of a firework rising to a maximum height and falling to the ground
  • Bthe acceleration of a skydiver leaving an aircraft, falling, opening a parachute and falling to the ground
  • Cthe speed of a javelin as it leaves an athlete’s hand, falls and sinks into the ground
  • Dthe speed of a high jump athlete leaving the ground, jumping over a bar and descending to the ground

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