P9 Motion
Exam-style questions
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0 1 In a cricket match, a bowler bowls to a batsman.
0 1 . 1 The team coach is watching the bowler. In Table 1, she records
how far each of the balls travel and the time taken to reach the
batsman.
Table 1
Ball 1 2 3 4 5
Time in s 0.42 0.46 0.48 0.55 0.58
Distance in m 17.55 18.30 18.40 17.90 17.75
Suggest a pattern, if any, between the time taken for the ball to
reach the batman and the distance the ball travels.
(1 mark)
0 1 . 2 Give the resolution of the stopwatch the team coach uses to time
1 the ball.
(1 mark)
0 1 . 3 Suggest one way the team coach can check the reproducibility of
her results.
(1 mark)
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P9 Motion
Exam-style questions
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0 2 A group of students used the apparatus shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
0 2 . 1 Plan an experiment to find out how changing the height of the tube
affects the acceleration of the ball.
Identify variables that must be kept the same
(6 marks)
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P9 Motion
Exam-style questions
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0 2 . 2 The velocity at light gate A is 0.20 m/s, the acceleration is
0.32 m/s2, and the time taken is 1.9 s. Calculate the velocity of the
ball at light gate B.
Use the equation:
change in velocity
acceleration
time taken
Velocity: m/s (4 marks)
0 2 . 3 The apparatus is set up so that the end of the tube is balanced on
blocks of wood. Suggest an improvement to the apparatus set up.
(1 mark)
0 2 . 4 Suggest a relationship between the acceleration of the ball and the
height of the wooden block.
(1 mark)
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P9 Motion
Exam-style questions
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0 2 . 5 A second group of students carry out the investigation. They also
measure the velocity of the ball at point C.
A graph of their results is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2
Calculate the acceleration of the ball between points B and C on
the graph. Give the unit of acceleration.
Acceleration: Unit: (4 marks)
0 2 . 6 Calculate the distance the ball travelled during the test.
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Distance: m (4 marks)
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P9 Motion
Exam-style questions
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0 3 A velocity–time graph of a high speed rocket is shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3
0 3 . 1 Describe how the acceleration at 10 s can be calculated using the
graph. You do not need to do the calculation.
(2 marks)
0 3 . 2 Describe one method of calculating the distance travelled by the
rocket using the graph. You do not need to do the calculation.
(1 mark)
0 3 . 3 Give a reason why the equation
(final velocity)2 – (initial velocity)2 = 2 × acceleration × distance
cannot be used to calculate the distance travelled by the rocket.
(1 mark)
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P9 Motion
Exam-style questions
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0 3 . 4 Calculate the distance travelled by a person sitting in a high speed
train.
initial velocity is 11 m/s
final velocity is 60 m/s
acceleration is 8.0 m/s2
Use the equation:
(final velocity)2 – (initial velocity)2 = 2 × acceleration × distance
Distance: m (3 marks)
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