10 Specialist Physical Sciences - SUVAT equations

What is the symbol for displacement?

• d

• s

• u

• v

What does u represent?

• Upwards acceleration

• Final velocity

• Initial velocity

• Average velocity

What does v stand for?

• Final velocity

• Initial velocity

• Average velocity

• Terminal velocity

What is the symbol for acceleration of free fall at the Earth's surface?

• a

• f

• g

• v

What are the standard units for velocity?

• km/h

• km h^-1

• m/s

• m s^-1

Which of these could not be a positive acceleration?

• Acceleration towards the Earth as an object falls.

• Slowing down while moving in the negative direction.

• Speeding up while moving in the positive direction.

• Acceleration of an object thrown upwards from the surface of the Earth with an initial velocity of 8m s^-1.

What are the standard units of acceleration?

• m

• s

• m s^-1

• m s^-2

When can you not use the suvat equations?

• For a falling object.

• When acceleration is constant.

• When velocity is changing by a constant amount.

• When acceleration is changing.

A  car starts from rest and after  7 seconds it is moving at 42  m/s. What is the car’s acceleration?

• 0.17
• 1.67
• 6
• 7

A car accelerates at 2 m/s². Assuming the car starts from rest, how much time does it need to accelerate to a speed of 16 m/s?

• 4 s
• 8 s
• 16 s
• 1/16 s