HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Sketch a displacement - time graph to show your motion for the following event. You are walking at aconstant speed across a field after jumping off a gate, Suddenly you see a horse and stop. Your friend says there's no danger, so you walk on at a reduced constant speed. The horse neigh, and you run back to the gate. Explain how each section of the walk relates to a section of your graph.

Important Questions on Kinematics: Describing Motion

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

 The Table shows the displacement of a racing car at different times as it travels along a straight track during a speed trial. Determine the car’s velocity.

Displacement /m 0 85 170 255 340
Time /s 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

 The Table shows the displacement of a racing car at different times as it travels along a straight track during a speed trial. 

Displacement /m 0 85 170 255 340
Time /s 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

 Draw the displacement-time graph and use it to find the car's velocity.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

An old car travels due south. The distance it travels at hourly intervals is shown in the table

Draw the distance-time graph to represent the car journey.

Time/h 0 1 2 3 4
Distance/km 0 23 46 69 84
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

An old car travels due south.The distance it travels at hourly intervals is shown in the table

Time / h 0 1 2 3 4
Distance / km 0 23 46 69 84

From the distance-time graph deduce the car's speed in kmh-1 during the first three hours of the journey

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

An old car travels due south. The distance it travels at hourly intervals is shown in the table

Time / h 0 1 2 3 4
Distance / km 0 23 46 69 84
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What is the car's average speed in kmh-1 during the whole journey,

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

You walk  3.0 km  due north and then 4.0 km due east.

Calculate the total distance in km you have travelled.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

You walk  3.0 km  due north and then 4.0 km due east. Make a scale drawing of your walk, and use it to find your final displacement. Remember to give both the magnitude and the direction.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

You walk  3.0 km  due north and then 4.0 km due east. Make a scale drawing of your walk, and use it to find your final displacement. Remember to give both the magnitude and the direction.

Check your answer by calculating your displacement.