Week 7 - HW - Motion

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1. The graph shows the speed of a car over the first ten seconds of a journey.

Which statement about the acceleration of the car between 3 s and 5 s is true?

A. The acceleration decreases.


B. The acceleration increases.
C. The acceleration is zero.
D. The acceleration is 10 m / s.

2. The graph shows how the speed of a car changes over a period of time.

Which of the following is true?

A. at P the car is at rest


B. at Q the car has a non-uniform acceleration
C. at Q the car has uniform acceleration
D. at R the car is accelerating

3. A constant force causes a car to accelerate. Which graph shows how the speed of the car varies
with time?
4. Which property of a body cannot be changed if a force is applied to it?
A. its mass
B. its shape
C. its size
D. its velocity

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6. The diagram shows a speed-time graph for an object. Which section of the graph shows this
object moving with constant speed?
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8. The graph shows how the speed of a car changes with time.
Which statement is correct?

A. At X, the car has constant acceleration.


B. At Y, the car has acceleration which is not constant.
C. At Z, the car has constant speed.
D. At Z, the car is at rest.

9. A speed-time graph for a car starting from rest is shown.


What is the acceleration of the car between 4s and 8s?
A. 0m/ s2
B. 2.5m/s2
C. 5 m/ s2
D. 10m/ s2

10. The motion of an object is represented by a speed-time graph.

Which statement about this object is correct?


A. It is at rest.
B. It is moving at uniform speed.
C. It is moving with increasing speed.
D. It is moving with uniform acceleration.

11. The speed-time graph shows the journey of a train. At which point does the acceleration have its
highest value?
12. What is the relationship between acceleration (a), force (F) and mass (m)?
A. a = F × m
B. a = F + m
C. a = F ÷ m
D. a = m ÷ F

13. A man has a mass of 60 kg on Earth. The Earth’s gravitational field strength is 10N/ kg. The
Moon’s gravitational field strength is 1.6N/ kg. What is the man’s weight on the Moon?
A. 60kg
B. 60N
C. 96kg
D. 96N

14. What cannot be affected by the application of a force to an object at rest?


A. acceleration
B. direction of movement
C. mass
D. speed

15. The gravitational field strength on the Moon is about a sixth of that on the surface of the Earth.
On Earth, an astronaut weighs 900N and the gravitational field strength is 10N/ kg. What is the
astronaut’s mass on the Moon?
A. 15kg
B. 90kg
C. 150N
D. 900N

16. A car is driven at constant speed. The brakes apply a uniform acceleration and it comes to rest
sometime later. Which graph best illustrates the motion of the car?

17. A stone falls freely under gravity. What is meant by the acceleration of the stone?
A. The distance the stone falls in one second.
B. The increase in speed of the stone.
C. The increase in speed of the stone in one second.
D. The time for the stone to reach maximum speed.
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20. A cyclist travels along a road. Fig. 2.1 shows how the speed of the cyclist varies with time.
A. Explain the difference between speed and
velocity. ..................................................................................................................................[1]
B. Use Fig. 2.1 for the following.
i. Complete the following sentence.
The acceleration of the cyclist is zero from ............................ seconds to ............................
seconds. [1]
ii. Calculate how far the cyclist travels between the times of 9 seconds and 13 seconds. distance
= ............................ m [2]
iii. Further along the road, the cyclist stops the bicycle. Complete the following sentence about
energy.
As the cyclist uses the brakes, ............................................ energy is converted
into ............................................................energy. [2]

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