Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) — Physics

Motion — Multiple-Choice Questions (Cambridge International IGCSE Science): Exam Questions

Exam code:0973

14 questions · 14 marks · ≈ 14 min

Guided practice

11 markeasy

Which distance-time graph shows an object moving with constant speed?

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21 markeasy

Which speed-time graph shows an object moving with a constant speed?

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31 markeasy

In which section of the graph is the most distance covered?

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41 markeasy

What is the speed of a bowling ball which travels down a 30 m lane in 2.5 seconds?

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75 miles per hour

75 metres per second

12 metres per second

12 miles per hour

51 markmedium

A car travels along a clear 10.0 km section of motorway in 6.0 minutes. It then drives through 3.0 km of roadworks in 3.0 minutes.

Which calculation will give the correct average speed for the journey?

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$\frac{3.0}{3.0}$ = 1.00 km/min

$\frac{10.0}{6.0}$ = 1.67 km/min

$1.67+1.00$ = 2.67 km/min

$\frac{13.0}{9.0}$ = 1.44 km/min

61 markmedium

The graph shows the journey undertaken by a car.

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Which equation correctly gives the distance travelled by the car?

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$\frac{6.5\times8.0}{2}=26m$

$6.5\times8.0=52m$

$\frac{6.5}{8.0}=0.81m$

$\frac{8.0}{6.5}=1.2m$

71 markmedium

During a Go Karting race, a car does 8 laps of a 300 m course. It takes 4.0 minutes to complete the race.

What was the average speed of the Go Kart?

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75 m/s

10 m/s

1.25 m/s

600 m/s

81 markmedium

Four speed-time graphs have axes with the same scales. Each large square has a height of 1 m/s and width of 1 s.

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Which graph shows the greatest distance covered?

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91 markmedium

The diagram shows a speed–time graph for a car travelling along a straight road.

A speed–time graph where the speed increases linearly from 0 to 10 metres per second in 10 seconds, and then remains at 10 metres per second from 10 to 25 seconds.

What is the distance travelled by the car while it is moving at constant speed?

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$50\text{m}$

$75\text{m}$

$150\text{m}$

$200\text{m}$

101 markmedium

The diagram shows a speed–time graph for a car travelling along a straight road.

A speed–time graph where the speed increases linearly from 0 to 10 metres per second in 10 seconds, and then remains at 10 metres per second from 10 to 25 seconds.

What is the distance travelled by the car while it is moving at constant speed?

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50 m

75 m

150 m

200 m

111 markhard

The graph shows the motion of a motorbike.

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What is the distance travelled by the motorbike while it is moving at a constant speed?

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150 m

50 m

300 m

750 m

121 markhard

A helicopter flies the route shown below.

It stops at point I for 30 minutes to pick up some cargo.

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The total time the helicopter takes between taking off from H and landing at L is 4.0 hours.

Calculate the average speed of the helicopter when it is flying.

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55.6 km/h

250 km/h

62.5 km/h

71.4 km/h

131 markhard

A man claps in a forest. There is nobody around to hear the sound.

However, there is a very flat cliff face some distance away, and the man hears an echo from the clap 0.84 s later.

The speed of sound in air is 343 m/s.

How far away was the man from the cliff?

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408 m

288 m

144 m

204 m

141 markhard

Extended tier only

The graph shows the speed-time graph of a cyclist moving in a straight line.

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What is the acceleration of the cyclist at a time of 20 seconds?

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0.5 m/s²

-0.5 m/s²

0 m/s²

11.5 m/s²