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9th -
10thgrade
IGCSE Physics MCQs 02 - Describing Motion
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- 1. Multiple Choice
The graph shows how the speed of an object changes with time.
How far does the object travel in 10 seconds?
8 m
10 m
40 m
80 m
- 2. Multiple Choice
A car travels at an average speed of 60 km/h for 15 minutes.
How far does the car travel in 15 minutes?
4.0 km
15 km
240 km
900 km
- 3. Multiple Choice
The graph shows the motion of a car for a five-second period.
Which answer is correct?
The car is at rest at: 0.0 s;
The car is moving at a constant speed at: 2.0 s
The car is at rest at: 0.0 s;
The car is moving at a constant speed at: 4.0 s
The car is at rest at: 4.0 s;
The car is moving at a constant speed at: 0.0 s
The car is at rest at: 4.0 s;
The car is moving at a constant speed at: 2.0 s
- 4. Multiple Choice
An object begins to fall close to the Earth's surface. Air resistance can be ignored. Which statement about the object's acceleration is correct?
The acceleration is constant.
The acceleration decreases as the body falls.
The acceleration increases as the body falls.
The acceleration is zero.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The diagrams below are distance-time graphs for four bodies.
Which body is moving with an increasing speed?
- 6. Multiple Choice
A runner runs 300 m at an average speed of 3.0 m/s. She then runs another 300 m at an average speed of 6.0 m/s.
What is her average speed for the total distance of 600 m?
2.0 m/s
4.0 m/s
4.5 m/s
8.0 m/s
- 7. Multiple Choice
The graph shows how the speed of an object varies with time. At which point on the graph is the greatest distance travelled per second?
A
B
C
D
- 8. Multiple Choice
An athlete runs at a speed of 8 m/s for 10 s, and then at a speed of 6 m/s for 12 s.
Which calculation gives the average speed of the athlete in m/s?
- 9. Multiple Choice
A girl goes for a ride on her bicycle.
The diagram shows how her speed changes with time for part of her journey.
In which labelled section is she moving with constant speed?
A
B
C
D
- 10. Multiple Choice
A boy runs 400 m at an average speed of 4.0 m/s.
He runs the first 200 m in 40 s.
How long does he take to run the second 200 m?
60 s
66.7 s
80 s
140 s
- 11. Multiple Choice
The acceleration is not constant.
The acceleration is negative.
The speed is decreasing.
The velocity is constant.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which statement about acceleration is correct?
It is related to the changing speed of an object.
It is the distance an object travels in one second.
It is the force acting on an object divided by the distance it travels in one second.
It is the force acting on an object when it is near to the Earth.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Athlete P won the race and was 0.70 s ahead of the athlete in second place.
Athlete P won the race and was 1.90 s ahead of the athlete in second place.
Athlete S won the race and was 1.30 s ahead of the athlete in second place.
Athlete S won the race and was 2.10 s ahead of the athlete in second place.
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