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1 Five speeds are listed. [1]
6 m s
1
6 cm s
1
6 km s
1
6 m h
1
tartin! with the smallest, what is the order of increasin! ma!nitude of these speeds"
A 6 m s
1
# 6 cm s
1
# 6 km s
1
# 6 m h
1
B 6 cm s
1
# 6 m s
1
# 6 km s
1
# 6 m h
1
C 6 m h
1
# 6 cm s
1
# 6 km s
1
# 6 m s
1
D 6 m h
1
# 6 cm s
1
# 6 m s
1
# 6 km s
1
2 $hich of the followin! correctl% lists one scalar and one vector quantit%" [1]
Scalar quantity Vector quantity
A displacement velocit%
B speed displacement
C speed distance
D velocit% displacement
3 &he dia!ram shows a strip of paper tape pulled at constant speed under a ticker'timer.
&he ticker'timer makes () dots per second. [1]
$hat was the speed of the ob*ect"
A + cm s
1
B 1) cm s
1
C ,)) cm s
1
D +)) cm s
1
4 - racin! car is fitted with a computer that records the distance travelled ever% second.
$hich set of readin!s shows that the car is decreasin! in speed" [1]
A B C D
Time / s Distance / m Time / s Distance / m Time / s Distance / m Time / s Distance / m
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5 &hree velocit% vectors, u, v and X are shown in the dia!ram. [1]
$hich statement about the vectors is correct"
A v added to u produces a resultant X
B u added to X produces a resultant v
C the ma!nitude of v equals the sum of the ma!nitude of u and the ma!nitude of X
D the ma!nitude of u equals the sum of the ma!nitude of X and the ma!nitude of v.
6 45plain what is meant b%6
a a scalar quantit% [1]
b a vector quantit%. [1]
7 7ame an% three scalar quantities. [8]
a Define the !elocity of an ob*ect. [1]
b 3se %our answer to a to e5plain wh% velocit% is a vector quantit%. [,]
" 2annons are bein! fired in a mock battle scene. &he spectators are at a safe distance of 6)) m
from the cannons. 2alculate how lon! it would take for the sound from the cannons to reach
the spectators. 9peed of sound in air : 8+) m s
1
.; [,]
1# - small insect travels a distance of ,+ cm in a time of +.) minutes. 2alculate the avera!e
speed of the insect in m s
1
. [,]
11 &he displacement<time !raph for an ob*ect is shown below.
a $hat does the !radient of a displacement<time !raph represent" [1]
b Describe the *ourne% of the ob*ect. [,]
c 2alculate the velocit% of the ob*ect at ,.) s. [,]
12 - c%clist travels a distance of 8., km in 1( minutes. he rests for 8) minutes. he then
covers a further distance of 6., km in a time of +) minutes.
2alculate the avera!e speed of the c%clist in m s
1
6
a for the first 1( minutes of the *ourne% [,]
b for the total *ourne%. [,]
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13 &he dia!ram shows the displacement<time !raph for
an ob*ect.
2alculate the velocit% of the ob*ect at times6
a +.) s [,]
b =.) s. [,]
14 &he dia!ram below shows a stone movin! in a hori>ontal circle of radius ?) cm.
&he stone takes a time of ).6, s for each revolution.
a 2alculate the speed of the stone. 9$int% @n a time of ).6, s, the stone travels a distance
equal to the circumference of the circle.; [,]
b &he stone starts at point A. $hat is the ma!nitude of the displacement of the stone
from A after a time of6
i ).81 s [1]
ii ).6, s" [1]
15 &he table below shows the time taken 9t; and the displacement 9s; of a trolle% rollin! down a ramp.
Time / s ) ).1 )., ).8 ).+ ).( ).6
Dis&lacement / 1#
'2
m ) ).= 8.) 6.= 1,.) 1=.A ,?.)
a /lot a !raph of displacement a!ainst time. 9Bake sure that %ou sketch a smooth curve.; [,]
b Describe the motion of the trolle%. 45plain %our answer. [,]
c C% drawin! tan!ents to the curve at times )., s and ).( s, determine the velocities of the
trolle% at these times. [,]
( &he acceleration a of the trolle% is !iven b%6
taken time
% in velocit chan!e
= a
3se the equation above and %our answers to c to determine the acceleration a of the trolle%. [,]
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