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Define acceleration
ratio of velocity to time
rate of change in displacement
rate of change in velocity
ratio of force to mass
Which graph best represents how s, the displacement of a body, varies with time?
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Describing the motion of the object
uniform velocity, acceleration, deceleration, stationary
deceleration, uniform velocity, acceleration, stationary
stationary, acceleration, deceleration, uniform velocity
acceleration, uniform velocity, deceleration, stationary
A sphere is released and falls. Its initial acceleration reduces until it eventually begins to travel at constant terminal velocity. Which displacement-time graph best represents the motion of sphere?
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A racing car accelerates uniformly through three gear changes with the following average speeds:
20 m s-1 for 3.0 s
40 m s-1 for 2.0 s
60 m s-1 for 5.0 s
What is the overall average speed of the car?
12 m s-1
13.3 m s-1
44 m s-1
48 m s-1
Which graph shows the variation with time of the acceleration a of the object
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What can be deduced from the graph about the motion of the body?
It accelerates continuously.
It starts from rest.
The distance is proportional to time.
The speed changes.
What is the acceleration of the object during this time?
4 m/s²
20 m/s²
50 m/s²
100 m/s²
Which graph shows the variation with time of the speed of the car?
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Which of the following sketch graphs best shows the variation with time t of the vertical speed VV and the horizontal speed VH of the projectile? Air resistance is negligible.
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Which statement is false for the projectile when it is at the highest point Q of its path?
The vertical component of the projectile’s velocity is zero.
The momentum of the projectile is horizontal.
The kinetic energy of the projectile is minimum.
The vertical acceleration is zero.
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A golf ball is hit with the same force and direction on the Earth and on the Moon.
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I, III, IV
II, III, IV
II, III
IV only
The graph shows how velocity v varies with time t for a bungee jumper.
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A goods train passes through a station at a steady speed of 10 m/s. An express train is at rest at the station. The express train leaves the station with a uniform acceleration of 0.5 m s¯² just as the goods past. Both trains move in the same direction on straight, parallel tracks.
How much time passes before the express train overtakes the goods train?
6 s
10 s
20 s
40 s
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