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1 a A scalar quantity has only magnitude (size).

b A vector quantity has both magnitude (size) and direction.

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2 Any three sensible suggestions, e.g. distance, speed, volume, area and temperature.

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change in displacement
(velocity = rate of change of displacement).
time
b Displacement is a vector quantity and time is a scalar.
Since velocity is determined by dividing a vector by a scalar, it must be a vector quantity.

3 a

Velocity =

distance
time
600
600
340 =
so t =
t
340
t = 1.76 s 1.8 s

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4 Speed =

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distance
time
distance = 0.24 m, time = 4 60 = 240 s

5 Speed =

0.24
240
v = 0.001 m s1 (1.0 103 m s1)

v=

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6 a Gradient = velocity
b From the start to 3.2 s: the object travels at a constant velocity.
From 3.2 s to 7.0 s: the object is stationary.
c Velocity at 2.0 s = gradient of line at 2.0 s.
s
8.5
v=
=
t
3.2
v = 2.66 m s 1 2.7 m s 1
7 a

Distance = 3200 m, time = 15 60 = 900 s

3200
average speed =
900
average speed = 3.56 m s 1 3.6 m s 1

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b Distance = 3200 + 6200 = 9400 m, time = (15 + 30 + 40) 60 = 5100 s

9400
average speed =
5100
average speed = 1.84 m s 1 1.8 m s 1

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8 a

Velocity at 4.0 s = gradient of line at 4.0 s

7 .0
velocity =
5.0
velocity = 1.4 m s1
b Velocity at 8.0 s = gradient of line at 8.0 s
7 .0
velocity =
15.0 5.0
velocity = 0.7 m s1 (negative slope, hence the negative sign)

COAS Physics 1 Teacher Resources

Original material Cambridge University Press 2005, 2008

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9 a

Distance = circumference of circle

distance = 2r = 2 0.70 4.40 m
4.40
speed =
7.1 m s 1
0.62
b i The displacement is the direct distance from point A.
Displacement = 2 radius = 140 cm (1.4 m)
ii The conker is back where it started, hence the displacement is 0 m.

10 a

Correct plotting of points.

A smooth curve through all the data points.
b The trolley is accelerating.
The gradient of the graph (which is velocity) increases with time.
c At 0.2 s: velocity u = 0.30 m s1 (within 0.05 m s1)
At 0.5 s: velocity v = 0.75 m s1 (within 0.07 m s1)
vu
0.75 0.30
=
(time taken = 0.5 0.2 = 0.3 s)
t
0 .3
a = 1.5 m s2

d a=

COAS Physics 1 Teacher Resources

Original material Cambridge University Press 2005, 2008

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