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Adabistan-e-Soophia
Worksheet : _____________
unit # 1.2 Subject: __________________
Physics
Topic: ___________________
Motion Class: IGCSE – I _________
Date: ____________________ Name: ____________________
1 Fig. 1.1 shows the speed/time graph for a journey travelled by a tractor.
Q R
speed 6
m/s

2 P
O
S
0
0 50
100 170 200
Fig. 1.1 time / s
(a) Use the graph to describe the motion of the tractor during each of the marked sections.

OP ....................................................................................................................................

PQ ....................................................................................................................................

QR ...................................................................................................................................

RS .............................................................................................................................. [4]
(b) Which two points on the graph show when the tractor is stationary?

point ................. and point ................. [1]

(c) State the greatest speed reached by the tractor.

greatest speed = ................ m/s [1]

(d) For how long was the tractor travelling at constant speed?

at constant speed for ................... s [1]

(e) State how the graph may be used to find the total distance travelled during the 200 s
journey. Do not attempt a calculation.

.................................................................................................................................... [1]
2 Fig. 2.1 shows the distance-time graph for two cyclists A and B. They start a 500 m race together
but finish the race at different times.
600

500
distance / m A
B
400

300

200

100

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Fig. 2.1 time / s
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(a) Use Fig. 2.1 to determine

(i) the distance between A and B at time t = 20 s,

.......................................................................................................................................[1]
(ii) the difference in the time taken by A and B for the race.

.......................................................................................................................................[1]
(b) Cyclist C starts the race at the same time as A and B and covers the first 200 m of the race at
a constant speed of 5.0 m / s. He then accelerates and finishes the race at t = 60 s.
(i) On Fig. 2.1, draw the distance-time graph for cyclist C. [2]
(ii) Calculate the average speed of cyclist C for the whole race.

speed = ...........................................................[2]

3 Fig. 3.1 shows a car travelling at a uniform speed of 18 m/s. At time t = 0, the driver sees a
child run out in front of the car.

Fig. 3.1
At time t = 0.6 s the driver starts to apply the brakes. The car then decelerates uniformly,
taking a further 3.0 s to stop.
(a) (i) On Fig. 3.2, draw a graph to show how the speed of the car varies with t.
20
speed
m/s
15

10

0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Fig. 3.2 t/s
(ii) Calculate the distance travelled in the first 0.6 s of the motion.
[5]
distance = ......................................
(b) The braking distance is the distance travelled by the car after the driver starts to apply
the brakes. The braking distance is not the same each time that the car stops.
State two factors that could increase braking distance.

.................................................................................................................................... [1]

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4 A parachutist jumps from an aircraft. Some time later, the parachute opens.
Fig. 4.1 is a graph of the vertical speed of the parachutist plotted against time t.
50

40
speed
m/s 30

20

10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Fig. 4.1 t/s
(a) State what happens at t = 20 s and t = 55 s.
at 20 s ..............................................................................................................................
at 55 s ........................................................................................................................ [1]
(b) Describe the motion of the parachutist between t = 0 and t = 20 s.
(c) Explain, in terms of the forces acting, why the speed of the parachutist is constant
between t = 25 s and t = 55 s.
(d) Calculate the distance travelled by the parachutist between t = 25 s and t = 55 s.
5 Fig. 5.1 shows an archer firing an arrow at a target during a competition.

bow bow string

arrow

archer

Fig. 5.1
The arrow has a mass of 0.018 kg and is initially at rest. The arrow leaves the bow 0.011 s after the
bow string is released. When it leaves the bow, the velocity of the arrow is 95 m / s.
(a) Calculate
(i) the average acceleration of the arrow during the 0.011 s,

average acceleration = ........................................................ [2]

(ii) the average force exerted on the arrow during the 0.011 s.

average force = ........................................................ [2]

(b) In practice, the force exerted on the arrow gradually decreases to zero during firing.
On Fig. 5.2, sketch a possible speed-time graph for the arrow as it is being fired.

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95

speed
m/s

0
0 0.011 [2]
Fig. 5.2 time / s
6 Fig. 6.1 shows a cricket ball as it comes into contact with a cricket bat.

Fig. 6.1
The cricket ball has a mass of 0.16 kg and it hits the bat with a speed of 25 m / s. After being
in contact with the bat for 0.0013 s, the ball rebounds with a speed of 22 m/ s in the direction
exactly opposite to its original direction.
(a) State the difference between speed and velocity.
(b) Calculate
(i) the change in velocity of the cricket ball,
velocity change = ....................................... [1]
(ii) the average acceleration of the ball whilst it is in contact with the bat,
acceleration = ............................................ [2]
7 Fig. 7.1 shows the speed-time graph for the first 125 s of the journey of a lorry.

30
speed
m/s
20

10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Fig. 7.1 time / s
(a) During the motion shown, describe what happens to
(i) the speed of the lorry, (ii) the acceleration of the lorry.
(b) Determine the maximum speed of the lorry in m/s and in km/h.
speed = .................................. m/s speed = ................................ km/h