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1 Fig. 1.1 shows a toy helicopter. It can hover and travel through the air.

Fig. 1.1

A student flies the toy helicopter on a journey from A to B to C to D at a constant height.

Fig. 1.2 is a scale drawing of the path of the helicopter, viewed from above.

D C

40 m

North

35 m

10 m

A B

Fig. 1.2 (to scale)

(a) (i) Determine the total distance travelled by the toy helicopter.

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

(ii) The toy helicopter makes the journey in 40 s.

Calculate its average speed during the journey.

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

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(b) (i) State the difference between distance and displacement.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(ii) Determine the scale used to construct Fig. 1.2 and complete the sentence.

1 cm on the diagram represents .............................. on the path. [1]

(iii) Using Fig. 1.2, determine the size of the displacement of point D from point A.

Show your working.

size of displacement = ......................................................... [2]

(iv) Determine the angle between North and the direction of the displacement of point D from
point A.

angle = ......................................................... [1]

(v) State what is meant by velocity.

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

(vi) Another toy helicopter flies directly from point A to point D in 40 s.

Explain why the magnitude of the velocity of this toy helicopter is smaller than the answer
in (a)(ii).

...........................................................................................................................................

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1 A cyclist is travelling along a straight road. Fig. 1.1 shows the speed–time graph for the cyclist.
The graph is divided into four sections labelled P, Q, R and S.

14
R
12

10 Q

8
speed
m/s
6
S
4 P

0
0 100 200 300 400 500
time / s

Fig. 1.1

(a) Calculate the distance travelled by the cyclist in section P from time = 0 to time = 100 s.

distance travelled = ..................................................... m [3]

(b) Describe the motion of the cyclist in each of sections Q, R and S shown in Fig. 1.1.

Q .............................................................................................................

R .............................................................................................................

S .............................................................................................................
[3]

(c) The cyclist is moving north along the road.

Determine the velocity of the cyclist at time = 300 s. Include the unit.

velocity of cyclist = .............................................................................................................. [2]

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1 A student measures the diameter of some identical steel balls. Fig. 1.1 shows the arrangement
she uses.

A B

steel balls diameter wooden

block

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
cm

Fig. 1.1 (not to scale)

(a) (i) Using the ruler in Fig. 1.1, determine the distance AB on Fig. 1.1.

distance AB = ................................................... cm [2]

(ii) Use the distance AB to determine the diameter of one steel ball.

diameter of one steel ball = ................................................... cm [2]

(b) The mass of some steel balls is 54 g and the total volume of these steel balls is 6.9 cm3.

Calculate the density of the steel.

density of steel = .............................................. g / cm3 [3]

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2 Fig. 2.1 shows the speed–time graph for a cyclist.

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W X
12

speed 10
m/s
S T
8

2
Y Z
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
time / s

Fig. 2.1

(a) In Fig. 2.1, the sections ST, TW, WX, XY and YZ indicate stages of the cyclist’s journey.

State one section which shows the cyclist moving with:

(i) constant speed

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

(ii) constant deceleration

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

(iii) constant non-zero acceleration.

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

(b) Calculate the distance travelled by the cyclist in section ST.

distance travelled = ..................................................... m [3]

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1 Fig. 1.1 shows the speed–time graph for a bus journey.

20

18

speed 16
m/s
14

12

10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
time / s

Fig. 1.1

(a) Using the information in Fig. 1.1, determine:

(i) the maximum speed of the bus during the journey

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

(ii) the speed of the bus at time = 65 s. On Fig. 1.1, show how you obtained this information.

speed = .................................................. m / s [2]

(b) Describe how the speed of the bus changes between time = 60 s and time = 80 s.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(c) Determine the distance travelled by the bus between time = 0 and time = 10 s.

distance travelled = ...................................................... m [3]

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1 A car accelerates uniformly in a straight line from rest at time t = 0. At t = 3.2 s, the speed of the car
is 13.0 m / s.

(a) (i) Calculate the acceleration of the car.

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

(ii) Explain in words what is meant by the term acceleration.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(b) The car travels at 13.0 m / s from t = 3.2 s to t = 12.0 s.

(i) Plot the speed–time graph for the car from t = 0 to t = 12.0 s.

14.0

speed 12.0
m/s
10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0
0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0
t/s
[2]

(ii) Determine the distance travelled by the car between t = 0 and t = 3.2 s.

distance = ......................................................... [2]

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2 Fig. 2.1 shows a child sitting on a sledge on a snow-covered hill of constant slope.

sledge

child

brake

snow-covered
hill

wall

Fig. 2.1 (not to scale)

At time t = 0, the child and the sledge begin to move down the hill in a straight line.

When the child sees a wall ahead, he applies the brake.

The child and sledge continue to travel in a straight line until they come to a stop before hitting the
wall.
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Fig. 2.2 is the speed-time graph for the journey.

16

12
speed
m/s

0
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32
t/s

Fig. 2.2

The brake is applied at t = 26 s.

(a) Fig 2.2 shows how the speed of the child and sledge varies over the whole of the journey.

Explain why, between t = 0 and t = 26 s, the speed varies in the way shown by the graph.

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) At t = 26 s, the front of the sledge is 35 m from the wall.

Determine the distance between the front of the sledge and the wall when the sledge stops.

distance = ......................................................... [3]

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(c) At t = 26 s, the child and sledge begin to decelerate.

(i) Determine the size of the deceleration.

deceleration = ......................................................... [3]

(ii) The mass of the child is 46 kg and the mass of the sledge is 9.0 kg.

Calculate the resultant force on the child and sledge as they decelerate.

resultant force = ......................................................... [2]

(iii) State the energy transfer that is taking place as the child and sledge decelerate.

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(d) At t = 26 s, when the brake is first applied, the child jerks forwards on the sledge.

Explain why.

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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3 A bus leaves a bus-stop at time t = 0 and travels along a horizontal road until it reaches a second
bus-stop. Fig. 3.1 is the distance-time graph for the bus between t = 0 and t = 60 s.

400

distance / m

300

200

100

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
time / s

Fig. 3.1

The road on which the bus is travelling is straight except for a short, curved section. The bus
travels around this circular curve between t = 21 s and t = 24 s.

(a) Describe how the motion of the bus between t = 0 and t = 10 s differs from its motion between
t = 35 s and t = 40 s.

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]
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(b) Determine:

(i) the maximum speed of the bus during these 60 s

maximum speed = ......................................................... [3]

(ii) the average speed of the bus between leaving the first bus-stop and arriving at the
second bus-stop.

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

(c) (i) State how velocity differs from speed.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(ii) There are three periods during the 60 s when there is a non-zero resultant force acting
on the bus.

Complete the statements to indicate these three time periods and state the direction of
the resultant force in that period.

1. Between t = ............... and t = ............... the direction of the resultant force is

........................................................................................................................................

2. Between t = ............... and t = ............... the direction of the resultant force is

........................................................................................................................................

3. Between t = ............... and t = ............... the direction of the resultant force is

........................................................................................................................................
[4]

(d) During the journey, the air resistance acting on the bus varies.

(i) State why the air resistance changes during the journey.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(ii) On Fig. 3.1, mark and label with an M a time when the air resistance is a maximum value.
[1]

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