Physics Mock Exam 1

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1 Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph for a vehicle accelerating from rest.

(a) Calculate the acceleration of the vehicle at time = 30 s.

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

(b) Without further calculation, state how the acceleration at time = 100 s compares to the
acceleration at time = 10 s. Suggest, in terms of force, a reason why any change has taken
place.
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(c) Determine the distance travelled by the vehicle between time = 120 s and time = 160 s.

distance = ...........................................................[3]
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A student drops a small metal object into a cylinder of oil. The object falls alongside a vertical ruler and a
camera records its position at 1.0 s intervals, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

(a) On the grid in Fig. 1.2, plot a distance-time graph for the object.

(b) The object has a constant speed for some of the time.
(i) State and explain how a distance-time graph shows that speed is constant.
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(ii) Explain, in terms of the forces acting on the object, how it is able to fall at a constant
speed.
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1 Fig. 1.1 shows the directions of four forces acting on a racing car as it travels in a horizontal
straight line.

(a) Draw a line from each box on the left to the correct description of each force.

(b) The table shows the sizes of the forces acting on the car at one time.

The gravitational field strength g is 10 N / kg.

Calculate
(i) the mass of the car,
mass = ...........................................................[1]
(ii) the resultant force on the car,

resultant force = ...........................................................[1]

(iii) the acceleration of the car.

acceleration = ...........................................................[2]
(c) At another time, the car is travelling at speed u. It then accelerates for 5.0 s with an acceleration
of 1.6 m / s2, and reaches a speed of 20 m / s.
Calculate the value of u.

u = ...........................................................[2]

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1 A sky-diver jumps from a stationary balloon. His initial downwards acceleration is
10 m / s2.
Fig. 1.1 shows the directions of the air resistance and the weight of the sky-diver.
The mass of the sky-diver is 60 kg and his weight is 600 N.
(a) Explain, using ideas about the forces, why his initial downwards acceleration is
10 m / s2.

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(b) When the parachute opens, the sky-diver experiences an upward acceleration for a short
time. Explain why.
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(c) The total force of air resistance on the sky-diver and open parachute changes with their
speed, as shown in Fig. 1.2.

After the parachute opens, the sky-diver slows down to a terminal velocity.
The weight of the sky-diver is 600 N.
(i) Using Fig. 1.2, determine the terminal velocity of the sky-diver.

terminal velocity = ...........................................................[1]

(ii) Calculate the resultant force on the sky-diver when his speed is 5.5 m / s.

resultant force = ...........................................................[1]

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5 The apparatus shown in Fig. 5.1 is used to demonstrate how a coin and a piece of paper fall when they are
released from rest.

(a) At the positions shown in Fig. 5.1, the paper is descending at

constant speed but the
coin still accelerates.
In terms of the forces acting, explain these observations.

paper
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(b) A vacuum pump is now connected at A and the air in the tube is pumped out.
The paper and coin are again made to fall from rest.
State one difference that would be observed, compared with what was observed when
air was present.
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1 A lorry is travelling along a straight, horizontal road.
Fig. 1.1 is the distance-time graph for the lorry.

(a) Using Fig. 1.1, determine:

(i) the speed of the lorry at time t = 30 s

speed = ...........................................................[2]
(ii) the average speed of the lorry between time t = 60 s and time t = 120 s.

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

(b) At time t = 30 s, the total resistive force acting on the lorry is 1.4 × 104 N.
(i) Using Fig. 1.1, determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the lorry at time t = 30 s.

acceleration = ...........................................................[1]
(ii) Determine the forward force on the lorry due to its engine at time t = 30 s.

forward force = ...........................................................[1]

(c) Describe the motion of the lorry between time t = 60 s and time t = 130 s.
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2 A vertical tube contains a liquid. A metal ball is held at rest by a thread just below the surface of the liquid, as
shown in Fig. 2.1.

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The diameter of the tube is much greater than the diameter of the ball. The ball is released and it accelerates
downwards uniformly for a short period of time.
(a) Describe what happens to the velocity of the ball in the short period of time as it accelerates downwards
uniformly.
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(b) The ball reaches terminal velocity.
Describe and explain the motion of the ball from when it is released until it reaches terminal
velocity.
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