Physics

Motion — Multiple-Choice Questions (Edexcel IAL Physics): Exam Questions

13 questions · 13 marks · ≈ 13 min

Guided practice

11 markeasy

Physical quantities may be vectors or scalars.

Which row of the table is correct?

	Force	Mass	Acceleration
A	scalar	vector	scalar
B	scalar	scalar	vector
C	vector	vector	scalar
D	vector	scalar	vector

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21 markeasy

Graphs can be used to represent the motion of an object.

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Which row in the table gives a quantity plotted on the $y$ ‐axis and the corresponding quantity represented by the gradient of the graph?

	Quantity plotted on $y$ ‐axis	Gradient of graph
A	displacement	acceleration
B	velocity	acceleration
C	acceleration	velocity
D	acceleration	displacement

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31 markeasy

A tennis ball is moving through the air. The diagram shows the horizontal and vertical components of its velocity.

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Which of the following expressions gives the magnitude of the velocity in $ms^{--1}$ ?

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$\frac{13.2}{\mathrm{sin}22.6^{\circ}}$

$13.2\times\mathrm{sin}22.6^{\circ}$

$\frac{5.5}{\mathrm{sin}22.6^{\circ}}$

$5.5\times\mathrm{sin}22.6^{\circ}$

41 markeasy

A block of wood is stationary on a frictionless ramp as shown.

The block is held in place by a string. The weight of the block is $W$ . The force applied to the block by the string is $F$ .

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A triangle of forces can be used to determine the magnitude and direction of the normal contact force $N$ acting on the block.

Which of the following triangles is correct?

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51 markmedium

A student walks for 6 seconds. The displacement-time graph for the student is shown.

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Which row of the table shows the final displacement and velocity of the student?

	Displacement / m	Velocity / m s^–1
A	2.0	0.5
B	3.0	0.5
C	5.0	2.0
D	3.0	2.0

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61 markmedium

An object on the Moon falls a vertical distance of 0.32 m, from rest, in a time of 0.63 s.

Which of the following expressions gives the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon in m s⁻²?

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$\frac{0.32}{2\times0.63}$

$\frac{0.32}{2\times0.63^{2}}$

$\frac{2\times0.32}{0.63^{2}}$

$\frac{2\times0.32}{0.63}$

71 markmedium

A ball bearing falls vertically from rest through a distance of 50cm in a time of 0.32s.

Which expression gives the acceleration of the ball bearing in m s^–2?

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1 ÷ 0.32²

0.5 ÷ 0.32

100 ÷ 0.32²

50 ÷ 0.32

81 markmedium

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

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weight

momentum

terminal velocity

kinetic energy

91 markmedium

A constant forward force acts on a car. The car accelerates along a straight road. After a while, the speed of the car reaches a constant value.

Which graph shows the variation of acceleration with time for the car?

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101 markmedium

Two forces F₁ and F₂ act on an object, as shown.

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Which of the following is a correctly drawn scaled vector diagram for the resultant R of the forces F₁ and F₂ ?

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111 markmedium

A ball is thrown vertically upward. Assume air resistance is negligible.

Which of the following graphs shows how the vertical component of the velocity $v_{v}$ varies with time $t$ from when the ball is thrown to just before it hits the ground?

Four velocity-time graphs A-D for a ball thrown vertically upward.
A: Graph starts at positive v and decreases linearly
B: Graph is at a constant negative v for entire time
C: Graph starts at negative v, gradient increases until 0, then gradient decreases after 0
D: Graph is at a constant positive v for half the time, then is at a constant negative v for the other half

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121 markhard

Two identical objects with the same initial speed fall from the same height in a vacuum chamber, as shown. The arrows in the diagram show initial directions of travel of the objects.

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Which of the following quantities are not the same for both objects?

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The accelerations of the objects during the fall.

The velocities of the objects as they reach the floor.

The increase in the speeds of the objects during the fall.

The kinetic energies of the objects as they reach the floor.

131 markhard

The velocity-time graph for a particle is shown.

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Which of the following is the displacement-time graph for this particle?

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Force

Mass

Acceleration

scalar

vector

scalar

vector

scalar

vector

scalar

vector

Quantity plotted on

y

‐axis

Gradient of graph

displacement

acceleration

velocity

acceleration

velocity

acceleration

displacement

Displacement / m

Velocity / m s^–1

2.0

0.5

3.0

0.5

5.0

2.0

3.0

2.0