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Physics IGSCE (Motion)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A train begins a journey from a station and travels 60km in a time of 20 minutes. What is the average speed of the train?

a)

3.0 m/s

b)

5.0 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

60 m/s

2.

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?

a)

Both runners are moving at the same speed.

b)

Runner 1 has zero acceleration.

c)

Runner 1 is overtaking runner.

d)

Runner 2 is slowing down.

3.

What is the product of speed and time ?

a)

Density

b)

Velocity

c)

Distance

d)

Displacement

4.

A man stands by a railway track. A train travelling at 40m/ s takes 2.0 s to pass the man. What is the length of the train?

a)

20m

b)

38m

c)

40m

d)

80m

5.

A tennis player hits a ball hard and 0.40s later hears the echo from a wall. The speed of sound in air is 330m/ s. How far away is the player from the wall?

a)

66m

b)

132m

c)

264m

d)

825m

6.

A child is standing on the platform of a station. A train travelling at 30m/ s takes 3.0s to pass the child. What is the length of the train?

a)

10 m

b)

27 m

c)

30m

d)

90 m

7.

What is the term meant by, "rate of change of its position with respect to a frame of reference, and is a function of time."

a)

Speed

b)

Moment

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

8.

An object is released from rest and falls to Earth. During its fall, the object is affected by air resistance. The air resistance eventually reaches a constant value. Which description about successive stages of the motion of the object is correct?

a)

constant acceleration, then constant deceleration

b)

constant deceleration, then zero acceleration

c)

decreasing acceleration, then constant deceleration

d)

decreasing acceleration, then zero acceleration

9.
The speedometer on your car tells you
a)
average velocity
b)
instantaneous velocity
c)
average speed
d)
instantaneous speed
10.
A value with magnitude and direction
a)
Scalar
b)
Speed
c)
Velocity
d)
Vector