RAEC GRADE 8 PHYSICS WS SPEED VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION F T 1. Which quantity X is calculated using this equation?

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A acceleration

B average velocity

C distance traveled

D speed

2. The graph shows the movement of a car over a period of 50 s.

What was the distance travelled by the car while its speed was increasing? A 10 m B 20 m 3. The graph represents part of the journey of a car.

C 100 m D 200 m

What distance does the car travel during this part of the journey? A 150 m 4. A man crosses a road 8.0 m wide at a speed of 2.0 m / s.

B 300 m

C 600 m

D 1200 m

How long does the man take to cross the road? A 4.0 s B 6.0 s C 10 s D 16 s

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5. A car accelerates from traffic lights. The graph shows how the cars speed changes with time.

How far does the car travel before it reaches a steady speed?

A 10 m B 20 m

C 100 m

D 200 m

Fig. 2.1 shows a speed-time graph for an object that moves along a horizontal straight track.

(a) Calculate the acceleration of the object during the time from (i) 0 to 4 seconds, [2]

(ii) 4 to 6 seconds.

[2]

(b) Calculate the distance moved by the object during the first 4 seconds.

[2]

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3. Complete the following table by stating whether the quantity is a vector or a scalar and by giving the full name of its unit.

[6] 4. Figure below shows how the velocity of a motor car increases with time as it accelerates from rest along a straight horizontal road.

The acceleration is approximately constant for the first five seconds of the motion. Show that, over the first five seconds of the motion, the acceleration is approximately 2.7m/s2. [3] 5. The graph shows how the speed of a car changes with time. Which of the following gives the distance travelled in time interval OR? A the area OPQR B the length PQ C the length (QR PO) D the ratio QR/PO
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6. Fig. below shows the speed-time graph of part of a short journey made by a cyclist.

(a) Which part of Fig. 6.1 shows when the cyclist is travelling at constant speed? (b) State what is happening during the rest of the journey shown in Fig. 6.1. (c) (i) Calculate the distance travelled during the first 50 s. (ii) Calculate the distance travelled between 50 s and 100 s. (iii) Calculate the total distance travelled. distance travelled = ... m distance travelled = ... m

[1] [1]

total distance travelled = ... m [6]

7. A train travels from one station to the next. It starts from rest at time t = 0 and accelerates uniformly for the first 20 s. At t = 20 s it reaches its top speed of 25 m/s. It then travels at this speed for a further 30 s before decelerating uniformly to rest. The total time for the journey is 60 s. (a) (i) Sketch a speed-time graph for the motion of the train. Do not use graph paper. Put the speed of the train on the y-axis and time along the x-axis. (ii) Write down the equation, in words, that relates acceleration, time and change in velocity. iii) Explain what is meant by a uniform acceleration. 8. The diagram shows a speed-time graph for a body moving with constant acceleration. What is represented by the shaded area under the graph? A acceleration B distance C speed D time

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