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WorksheetsG9 IGCSE Motion Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A train begins a journey from a station and travels 60 km in a time of 20 minutes.
What is the average speed of the train?
3.0 m/ s
5.0 m/ s
50 m/ s
60 m/ s
Two runners take part in a race.
The graph shows how the speed of each runner changes with time.
What does the graph show about the runners at time t ?
Both runners are moving at the same speed.
Runner 1 has zero acceleration.
Runner 1 is overtaking runner 2.
Runner 2 is slowing down.
The graph shows how the speed of a van changes with time for part of its journey.
In which labelled section is the van decelerating?
A
B
C
D
A large stone is dropped from a bridge into a river. Air resistance can be ignored.
Which row describes the acceleration and the speed of the stone as it falls?
A
B
C
D
A car travels along a straight road.
The speed-time graph for this journey is shown.
During which labelled part of the journey does the car have a constant speed?
A
B
C
D
An object moves at a constant speed for some time, then begins to accelerate.
Which distance-time graph shows this motion?
A car travels at an average speed of 60km/ h for 15 minutes.
How far does the car travel in this time?
4.0 km
15 km
240 km
900 km
A ball is dropped from a table-top. Air resistance may be ignored.
Which row describes the velocity and the acceleration of the ball at point X?
acceleration= constant; velocity = constant
acceleration= constant; velocity = increasing
acceleration= increasing; velocity = constant
acceleration= increasing; velocity = increasing
The diagram shows the speed-time graph for a car.
Which area represents the distance traveled while the car is accelerating?
X
X + Y
Y
Y - X
Two distance-time graphs and two speed-time graphs are shown.
Which graph represents an object that is at rest?
A car moves with constant speed and then constant acceleration.
Which graph is the speed-time graph for the car?
What does the area under a speed-time graph represent?
acceleration
average speed
deceleration
distance travelled
A car travels 100 km. The journey takes two hours. The highest speed of the car is 80km/h, and the lowest speed is 40km/h.
What is the average speed for the journey?
40 km/h
50 km/h
60 km/h
120 km/h
The speed-time graph shows the motion of a car.
Which choice describes the motion?
accelerating between P and Q; moving at constant speed between Q and R.
accelerating between P and Q; not moving between Q and R.
moving at constant speed between P and Q; decelerating between Q and R.
moving at constant speed between P and Q; not moving between Q and R.
The diagram shows the distance-time graph of an object.
Which statement describes the object
It is accelerating.
It is moving at a constant speed.
It is slowing down.
It is stationary.
Amy dives from the high diving board at a swimming pool. Look at the graph of her motion.
What is the height of the diving board above the water?
14.0 m
9.8 m
19.6 m
35.0 m,
A rocket accelerates steadily from rest and reaches 8000 m/s after travelling 1,680,000 m.
Calculate the time, in minutes, it takes the rocket to reach this speed.
7 minutes
3.5 minutes
420 minutes
35 minutes
The graph represents the motion of a car.
What is the total distance traveled by the car while it is motion?
100 m
150 m
250 m
300 m
A car travels along the route PQRST in 30 minutes.
What is the average speed of the car?
10 km/ hour
20 km/ hour
30 km/ hour
60 km/ hour
The table shows the readings on a car speedometer at 5 second intervals.
Which choice correctly describes the speed and the acceleration of the car?
speed = decreasing; acceleration = zero.
speed = decreasing; acceleration = not zero.
speed = increasing; acceleration = zero.
speed = increasing; acceleration = not zero.
