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1.1 Movement & Position

Question Paper

Course Edexcel IGCSE Physics

Section 1. Forces & Motion
Topic 1.1 Movement & Position
Difficulty Hard

Time allowed: 60

Score: /42

Percentage: /100

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Question 1a
A student cycles to school.
The graph shows the stages A to G of the journey.

Describe the motion of the student during stages B and D.

[2 marks]

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Question 1b
State how the graph shows that the acceleration for stage E is greater than the acceleration for stage A.
[1 mark]

Question 1c
Calculate the distance that the student travels in the last 10 s of the journey.
[4 marks]

Question 1d
The total distance travelled is 106.5 m.
Show that the average speed of the journey is about 4 m/s.
[3 marks]

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Question 2a
The diagram shows some people waiting in a queue at a supermarket.

The queue moves forward each time a person leaves the checkout.
Person X spends seven minutes in the queue before reaching the checkout.
The graph shows how distance changes with time for person X.

(i)
Determine the initial length of the queue.
(1)

initial length = .............................................................. m

(ii)
Explain how you could use the graph to work out the number of times person X is stationary.
(2)
[3 marks]

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Question 2b
(i)
State the equation linking average speed, distance moved and time taken.
(1)
(ii)
Calculate the average speed of person X in the queue.

Give the unit.

(3)

average speed = .............................................. unit .........................

[4 marks]

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Question 3a
The diagram shows an air track that can be used to investigate motion.

Air comes out through a series of small holes in the air track.
A small glider floats on a cushion of air.

(i)
The diagram below shows the glider at rest on the air track.
Complete the diagram to show the forces acting on the glider.
Label the forces. One force arrow has been drawn for you.

(3)
(ii)
Explain what effect the cushion of air has on the movement of the glider.
(2)
[5 marks]

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Question 3b
Two light gates connected to a data logger are placed above the air track so that the card will pass through them.
The glider moves at a constant speed to the right.

The length of the card is 8.3 cm.

The card takes 314 ms to pass through the first light gate.

(i)
State the relationship between average speed, distance moved and time taken.
(1)
(ii)
Calculate the average speed of the card as it passes through the first light gate.
(2)

average speed = ............................................. cm/s

(iii)
State the time taken for the card to pass through the second light gate.
(1)

time taken = .............................................ms

[4 marks]

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Question 4a
A student investigates the speed of different toy cars as they roll down a slope.

A student makes this prediction.

'The more weight a toy car has the faster it will roll down the slope.'

(i)
What is the independent variable in the student's prediction?
(1)
(ii)
What is the dependent variable in the student's prediction?
(1)
[2 marks]

Question 4b
State two factors that the students should keep constant in his investigation.
[2 marks]

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Question 4c
Put ticks (✓) in the boxes to show which pieces of apparatus the student needs for his investigation.
One has been done for you.

[2 marks]

Question 4d
Describe what the student should do to test his prediction that the more weight the toy car has, the faster it will roll down the
slope.
[5 marks]

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Question 5
A racing cyclist practises by riding around a track.

A student wants to find the average speed of the cyclist.

Describe a method that the student could use to find the average speed.
[5 marks]

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