Motion

A ball is released from a table top. Air resistance can be ignored. Which row gives the ball’s velocity and acceleration at point X?

Feb/March 2016

A speed-time graph for a car is shown in the diagram. Which area shows the distance the car travels during acceleration?

Feb/March 2016

The diagram illustrates a ball suspended from a string. The ball moves from point W to point Z and then returns to point W. Which statement about the ball is true?

Feb/March 2016

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

Feb/March 2016

An object starts from rest and drops towards Earth. As it falls, air resistance acts on the object. In time, the air resistance becomes constant. Which account of the object’s motion at successive stages is correct?

Feb/March 2016

The diagram illustrates an object travelling around a circular path at constant speed in the direction indicated. A force acts on the object so that it remains on the circular path. When the object is at the position shown, in which labelled direction does this force act?

Feb/March 2016

The three students leave school together and head to a bridge. They stay together on the bridge for three minutes, then each one returns to school separately. The distance-time graphs for student A, student B and student C are shown in Fig. 2.1.

Feb/March 2016

A driving instructor tells a student to bring the car to a halt in the shortest possible time. Fig. 1.1 gives the speed-time graph for the car’s motion from the instant the instruction is issued.

Feb/March 2016

In a laboratory vacuum, a ball is released and descends $200\text{ cm}$. Which statement describes the ball's acceleration?

Feb/March 2017

A man is standing beside a railway track. A train moving at $40\text{ m s}^{-1}$ needs $2.0\text{ s}$ to go past the man. What is the train's length?

Feb/March 2017

Four balls of different masses are released from the heights shown. Air resistance can be ignored. Which statement about the balls is correct?

Feb/March 2017

An object moves along a straight line. The diagram shows the object’s speed-time graph. At which labelled point is the object accelerating at a varying rate?

Feb/March 2017

A car travels along a circular route while rounding a bend on a level road. Its speed stays constant. Which statement about the forces acting on the car is correct?

Feb/March 2017

Fig. 1.1 illustrates how a car’s speed changes over a brief interval of time.

Feb/March 2017

Fig. 1.1 shows the axes used for distance-time graphs. On Fig. 1.1, sketch graphs for an object that is (i) travelling at constant speed, labelling the graph A, (ii) travelling at decreasing speed, labelling the graph B.

Feb/March 2017

The speed-time graph shows the motion of a car moving along a straight, level road. Which statement best describes the car’s motion?

Feb/March 2018

An athlete covers 300 metres uphill at a constant speed of $3.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. She then straight away covers the same distance downhill at a constant speed of $6.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. What is her average speed for the 600 metre journey?

Feb/March 2018

The curved graph line represents the motion of a car. What is the acceleration of the car at the time of $4.0\text{ s}$?

Feb/March 2018

A group of cyclists is competing on a track.

Feb/March 2018

Define acceleration as the rate at which velocity changes.

Feb/March 2018

An object is travelling with steady deceleration. Which statement correctly describes its motion?

Feb/March 2019

A ball travels down a ramp. The time taken to go from X to Y is recorded. Which additional quantity has to be measured in order to calculate the average speed of the ball between point X and point Y?

Feb/March 2019

An object is moving and has uniform deceleration. Which statement best describes its motion?

Feb/March 2019

The graph indicates how a car’s speed changes over part of its journey. What is the value of the car’s acceleration between $6\,\text{ s}$ and $10\,\text{ s}$?

Feb/March 2019

Fig. 2.1 depicts students boarding a school bus.

Feb/March 2019

Define the term acceleration.

Feb/March 2019

The graph illustrates how the speed of a car varies with time during part of a journey. Which section of the graph represents acceleration and which section of the graph represents deceleration?

Feb/March 2020

A steel ball is released from the top floor of a building. Air resistance may be ignored. Which statement best describes the ball’s motion?

Feb/March 2020

A ball is launched horizontally by a compressed spring inside a vacuum chamber. On Earth, the ball lands on the chamber floor $4.0\,\text{m}$ from the spring. The same experiment is repeated on the Moon. The gravitational field strength on the Moon is less than it is on Earth. The Moon results are then compared with the Earth results. Which statement is correct?

Feb/March 2020

A car moves around a bend in the road at constant speed. In what direction does the resultant force act on the car as it goes round the bend?

Feb/March 2020

A ball is released from a high window by a student.

Feb/March 2020

A rocket is fired straight up from the ground. It moves with uniform acceleration starting from rest. After 8.0 s, its speed is 120 m/s.

Feb/March 2020

At the same instant, two rockets are fired from the surface of the Earth. The graph illustrates how the speeds of the rockets vary with time. Which statement about the rockets is correct?

Feb/March 2021

A train sets off from a station and covers $60\,\text{km}$ in $20\,\text{minutes}$. What is the train’s average speed?

Feb/March 2021

A ball strikes a bat at a velocity of $30\,\text{m s}^{-1}$, then rebounds from the bat at a velocity of $20\,\text{m s}^{-1}$ in the opposite direction. The ball remains in contact with the bat for $0.10\,\text{s}$. Calculate the magnitude of the ball’s acceleration while it is in contact with the bat.

Feb/March 2021

A train sets off from a station and covers $60\,\text{km}$ in a time of $20\,\text{minutes}$. What is the train's average speed?

Feb/March 2021

An object travels at constant speed along the circular path shown. Which statement about the object's acceleration when it is at point P is correct?

Feb/March 2021

Fig. 1.1 depicts a box of supplies being dropped from an aeroplane, with a parachute attached to it. The parachute opens at 6.0 s. The labels shown in Fig. 1.1 are: parachute; box containing supplies. Fig. 1.2 presents the graph of the box’s vertical speed as it falls. In Fig. 1.2, the vertical axis is labelled "speed / m s$^{-1}$" and the horizontal axis is labelled "time / s".

Feb/March 2021

The diagram illustrates the speed-time graph for a car. Which row gives the car’s motion at point X and at point Y?

Feb/March 2023

A ball is released in a vacuum from a point $4.0\,\text{m}$ above the surface of Mars. When the ball is at a height of $2.0\,\text{m}$, its acceleration is $3.8\,\text{m s}^{-2}$. What is the acceleration of the ball when it is $1.0\,\text{m}$ above the surface of Mars?

Feb/March 2023

The diagram shows a speed-time graph for a car. Which row gives the car’s motion at point X and at point Y?

Feb/March 2023

Four objects travel along a straight line. The table gives the distance each object covers in every second of its motion. Which object is travelling with constant non-zero acceleration?

Feb/March 2023

What data are required to work out the average orbital speed of a satellite orbiting a planet?

Feb/March 2023

Fig. 3.1 gives the distance-time graph for a cyclist. The trip is split into two parts, PQ and QR.

Feb/March 2023

Determine the speed and direction of the boat relative to the river bank, using either a scale diagram or calculation.

Feb/March 2023

The diagram shows a pendulum oscillating between P and Q. Which method is used to determine the average period of oscillation of the pendulum?

Feb/March 2024

A car travels a measured distance $s$ in a known time $t$. Which equation is correct for calculating the car’s average speed $v$?

Feb/March 2024

The diagram illustrates a comet travelling round the Sun in an elliptical orbit. At which position is the comet moving at the greatest speed?

Feb/March 2024

Fig. 1.1 presents a distance-time graph for a student. The student leaves a classroom, pauses to chat with some friends, and then continues on to their next class.

Feb/March 2024

Fig. 1.1 shows a speed-time graph for the opening 5 minutes of a bus journey. Describe the motion during: 1. $t = 0.90\,\text{min}$ to $t = 2.9\,\text{min}$ 2. $t = 2.9\,\text{min}$ to $t = 3.5\,\text{min}$ 3. $t = 3.5\,\text{min}$ to $t = 4.5\,\text{min}$.

Feb/March 2024

Four students are told to determine the time taken for a ball bearing to drop through a vertical distance of $1.0\,\text{m}$. Each student carries out a different method. Which student carries out the correct method?

Feb/March 2025

The graph illustrates the motion of a car over a 5-second period. Which row gives a time when the car is stationary and a time when it is travelling at a constant speed?

Feb/March 2025

Which row gives the definitions of speed and velocity?

Feb/March 2025

The graph illustrates the journey of a motorcyclist. Which part of the graph indicates the period when the motorcyclist is stopped at some traffic lights?

Feb/March 2025

Fig. 1.1 presents the speed-time graph of a ball falling through the air.

Feb/March 2025

A train can travel at a top speed of $200\,\text{km h}^{-1}$. From rest, it speeds up with a constant acceleration of $0.70\,\text{m s}^{-2}$.

Feb/March 2025

A train sets off from a station and covers $60\ \text{km}$ in $20\ \text{minutes}$. What is the train's average speed?

May/June 2016

Two runners compete in a race. The graph illustrates how each runner’s speed varies with time. What does the graph indicate about the runners at time $t$?

May/June 2016

The graph illustrates the variation of a van's speed with time during part of its journey. In which labelled section is the van decelerating?

May/June 2016

A large stone is released from a bridge into a river. Air resistance may be neglected. Which row gives the acceleration and the speed of the stone while it is falling?

May/June 2016

An object travels at a steady speed for a period of time, and then starts to speed up. Which distance-time graph represents this motion?

May/June 2016

For $15$ minutes, a car has an average speed of $60\,\text{km h}^{-1}$. What distance does the car cover in this time?

May/June 2016

A heavy object is let go near the Earth's surface and drops freely. Air resistance may be ignored. Which statement about the object's acceleration caused by gravity is correct?

May/June 2016

The speed-time graph below represents a car travelling in a straight line. What is the acceleration of the car at time $40\,\text{s}$?

May/June 2016

A race involves two runners. The graph illustrates how each runner’s speed varies over time. What does the graph show about the runners at time $t$?

May/June 2016

A car moves on a straight road. The speed-time graph for this trip is shown. During which labelled section of the journey is the resultant force on the car zero?

May/June 2016

A large stone is released from a bridge into a river. Ignore air resistance. Which row gives the acceleration and the speed of the stone while it is falling?

May/June 2016

The four statements below concern acceleration. Which one is incorrect?

May/June 2016

An object travels at a steady speed for a period of time and then starts to accelerate. Which distance-time graph represents this motion?

May/June 2016

A large object is dropped close to the Earth’s surface and moves in free fall. Air resistance may be ignored. Which statement about the object’s acceleration caused by gravity is correct?

May/June 2016

An object travels around a circle at a constant speed. Which statement about the force acting on the object is correct?

May/June 2016

Fig. 1.1 presents part of the speed-time graphs for a cyclist and a runner.

May/June 2016

Fig. 2.1 gives the speed-time graph for a student riding along a straight, level road.

May/June 2016

Fig. 2.1 gives the speed-time graph for a student travelling along a straight, level road.

May/June 2016

The bus moves at a steady speed, pauses for a short interval, and then continues at a faster steady speed. On the axes in Fig. 1.1, sketch a distance-time graph for this bus journey. Fig. 1.1 shows axes labelled distance on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis, with both axes starting at 0.

May/June 2016

An object moves in a straight line at constant speed, then a force acts on it. State the possible changes in the motion of the object.

May/June 2016

A student measures the average speed of a bubble moving upward through a liquid at a constant speed. The stopwatch is started when the bubble is at point P. After $2.0\,\text{s}$, the bubble reaches point Q. What is the speed of the bubble from P to Q?

May/June 2017

The speed-time graph shows a motorcycle journey. In which section of the graph is the acceleration zero?

May/June 2017

A pendulum is oscillating. Five students each record the time for ten full swings. Three of the students obtain $17.2\,\text{s}$. A further student records $16.9\,\text{s}$, and the last student records $17.0\,\text{s}$. What is the mean period of the pendulum?

May/June 2017

The speed-time graph shows a motorcycle journey. In which section of the graph is the acceleration equal to zero?

May/June 2017

On Earth, a ball is released and, in a vacuum, it descends $2.0\,\text{m}$. When the ball is at $1.0\,\text{m}$, its acceleration is $10\,\text{m s}^{-2}$. Determine the acceleration of the ball at $0.5\,\text{m}$?

May/June 2017

A boat moves in a straight line over the surface of a lake at constant speed. Which statement about the boat is correct?

May/June 2017

A student measures the average speed of a bubble moving up through a liquid at a steady speed. At the moment the student begins the stopwatch, the bubble is at position P. After $2.0\,\text{s}$, the bubble is at position Q. What is the speed of the bubble between P and Q?

May/June 2017

The diagram illustrates the speed-time graph of a toy car moving along a straight line. What is the car’s acceleration in the first two seconds, and what total distance does it cover?

May/June 2017

A steel ball is projected vertically upwards with speed $v$. It rises to a maximum height of $h$. The same ball is then projected vertically upwards from the same point with speed $2v$. Ignore air resistance. What maximum height does the ball now reach?

May/June 2017

Which distance-time graph shows a body whose speed is decreasing?

May/June 2017

Three racing cars, A, B and C, first accelerate steadily and then keep moving at a constant speed. Fig. 2.1 provides information about the motion of car A and car B at the beginning of the race. Fig. 2.1 is a speed-time graph. The vertical axis is labelled speed m/s. The horizontal axis is labelled time / s. Two lines are shown: Line A rises from the origin to about 35 m/s at about 15 s and then is horizontal. Line B rises from the origin to about 25 m/s at about 12 s and then is horizontal.

May/June 2017

Fig. 1.1 shows students lined up just before the start of a 50.0 m swimming race.

May/June 2017

A woman travels by car from town A to town B, pausing at a garage on the way. The journey is represented by the distance-time graph in Fig. 3.1. Fig. 3.1 plots distance in km against time in hours, beginning at town A (0 km) and finishing at town B(100 km), with a horizontal section showing the car is stationary.

May/June 2017

Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph of an ice skater.

May/June 2017

State the difference between a scalar quantity and a vector quantity.

May/June 2017

Acceleration is a vector quantity. In the list below, underline the two quantities that are vectors. energy force frequency impulse mass refractive index

May/June 2017

A car travels on a straight, level road with a constant acceleration. Which graph represents the car’s motion?

May/June 2018

A car travels along a road that is $20\,\text{km}$ long in $15$ minutes. What is the average speed of the car?

May/June 2018

A ball is released inside an evacuated tube. Photographs are then captured at equal time intervals starting from the moment of release. A second ball, the same size but with twice the mass, is also released in the same evacuated tube and photographed. Which diagram represents the motion of the heavier ball?

May/June 2018

A car needs $15$ minutes to cover a road that is $20\ \text{km}$ in length. What is the average speed of the car?

May/June 2018

A spacecraft is moving through space with zero resultant force and zero resultant moment acting on it. Which statement about the spacecraft is correct?

May/June 2018

Four balls, each with a different mass, are released from the heights indicated. Air resistance can be neglected. Which ball has the largest average speed?

May/June 2018

A car needs 15 minutes to cover a road 20 km in length. What is the car's average speed?

May/June 2018

A car travels in a straight line on a level road with constant acceleration. Which graph represents the car’s motion?

May/June 2018