Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · PHYSICS · Chapter
Movement and Position
97 practice questions
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Question 21
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →State the SI unit for acceleration.
Question 22
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Give one example of a vector quantity and one example of a scalar quantity from motion.
Question 23
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A sprinter starts a race at 0 m/s and reaches a speed of 10 m/s in 5 s. Calculate the sprinter's acceleration.
Question 24
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →An athlete runs around a circular track at constant speed. Explain why the athlete’s velocity is not constant.
Question 25
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A car’s velocity changes from +15 m/s to -5 m/s in 10 seconds. What does the negative sign mean in this context? State your answer clearly.
Question 26
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write the equation linking acceleration, initial velocity, final velocity, and time.
Question 27
3 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →A cyclist increases her speed from to in seconds. Calculate her acceleration.
Question 28
1 mark · Normal
Answer and check →Which of the following describes velocity but not speed?
- A.Has a magnitude only
- B.Can be negative
- C.Measured in seconds
- D.Always constant
Question 29
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →State the difference between speed and velocity.
Question 30
3 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →The distance-time data for a moving object is shown below.
Time / s Distance / m 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.0 5.0 3.0 7.5 4.0 10.0 (a)[2 marks]Calculate the speed of the object.
(b)[1 mark]Give the correct unit for speed.