Physics 5054 · O Level · Motion

Motion — practice question

A student releases a small metal object into a cylinder of oil. As it moves down beside a vertical ruler, a camera records its position at 1.0 s intervals, as shown in Fig. 1.1.
(a)[2]

On the grid in Fig. 1.2, draw a distance-time graph for the object.

(b(i))[2]

State and explain how a distance-time graph indicates that speed is constant.

(b(ii))[2]

Explain, in terms of the forces acting on the object, how it can fall at a constant speed.

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