Lesson 3.02a

3.02a Language and graphs of motion Quiz: OCR Maths, Unit 17

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The 20 questions

  1. Which of these quantities is a vector in kinematics?

    • distance travelled
    • time
    • speed
    • displacement

  2. In mechanics, what type of physical quantity is speed?

    • Vector
    • Derived force
    • Tensor
    • Scalar

  3. On a displacement-time graph, what physical quantity is represented by the gradient?

    • Distance
    • Velocity
    • Acceleration
    • Speed

  4. In a velocity-time graph, what does the gradient represent?

    • Acceleration
    • Speed only
    • Displacement
    • Distance travelled

  5. In a velocity-time graph, what does the area between the graph and the time axis represent?

    • The initial velocity
    • Average speed
    • Acceleration
    • Displacement

  6. Which of these is a scalar quantity?

    • Acceleration
    • Distance travelled
    • Velocity
    • Displacement

  7. Why is acceleration classified as a vector quantity in kinematics?

    • Is always constant
    • Has magnitude only
    • Has direction only
    • Has magnitude and direction

  8. A particle moves 3 m east and then 5 m west. Taking east as positive, what is its displacement from the starting point?

    • 2 m
    • -8 m
    • 8 m
    • -2 m

  9. The displacement-time graph of a particle is a straight line through the origin with s = 4t for 0 <= t <= 5, in metres and seconds. What is the velocity?

    • 20 m s^-1
    • 4 m s^-1
    • 0.8 m s^-1
    • 1.25 m s^-1

  10. A particle has velocity v = 2t m s^-1 for 0 <= t <= 6. What is its displacement from t = 0 to t = 6?

    • 18 m
    • 12 m
    • 72 m
    • 36 m

  11. A particle moves at a constant velocity of 8 m s^-1 for 5 s and then stops. What is its displacement during the 5 s of constant velocity?

    • 8 m
    • 40 m
    • 1.6 m
    • 13 m

  12. A particle's velocity increases uniformly from 2 m s^-1 to 10 m s^-1 in 4 s. What is its acceleration?

    • 2 m s^-2
    • 0.5 m s^-2
    • 8 m s^-2
    • 12 m s^-2

  13. A particle moves in a circle at constant speed. Why is its acceleration non-zero?

    • Direction changes
    • Mass increases
    • Displacement is constant
    • Speed changes

  14. A particle has displacement s = t^2 - 4t metres at time t seconds. What is its velocity at t = 3 s?

    • 5 m s^-1
    • 6 m s^-1
    • 2 m s^-1
    • -1 m s^-1

  15. A particle has displacement s = t^3 - 6t^2 metres. At what time is its velocity zero, for t > 0?

    • t = 6 s
    • t = 2 s
    • t = 3 s
    • t = 4 s

  16. On a displacement-time graph, what state of motion does a horizontal line represent?

    • Constant acceleration
    • Constant non-zero velocity
    • Particle at rest
    • Increasing speed

  17. A runner goes 100 m away from a start point and then returns to it. What are the displacement and distance travelled?

    • Displacement 0 m and distance 200 m
    • Displacement 100 m and distance 100 m
    • Displacement 200 m and distance 0 m
    • Displacement 0 m and distance 100 m

  18. A particle has velocity v = 6 - 2t from t = 0 to t = 6. What is its displacement?

    • 6 m
    • 36 m
    • 18 m
    • 0 m

  19. A cyclist completes a 6 km circular loop in 0.5 hours. What is their average velocity?

    • 6 km/h
    • 3 km/h
    • 0 km/h
    • 12 km/h

  20. A particle's velocity decreases from 12 m s^-1 to 4 m s^-1 in 4 s. What is its acceleration?

    • 0.5 m s^-2
    • 2 m s^-2
    • -8 m s^-2
    • -2 m s^-2

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