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Motion
Question Paper
Course CIE IGCSE Physics

Section 1. Motion, Forces & Energy
Topic Motion
Difficulty Medium
Time Allowed 90
Score /67
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Question 1a
Model trains move along a track passing through two model stations. Students analyse the motion of a train. They start a
digital timer as the train starts to move. They record the time that it enters Station A and the time it enters Station B.
Fig 1.1 below shows the time on entering Station A and the time on entering Station B.
Calculate the time taken from the train entering Station A to the train entering Station B.
State your answer in seconds.
time taken = ....................................................... s

[1 mark]
Question 1b
A faster train takes 54 s to travel from Station A to Station B. The distance between the stations is 120 m.
Calculate the average speed of this train.
average speed = .................................................. m/s

[3 marks]
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Question 1c
Fig. 1.2 shows the speed-time graph for a train travelling on a different part of the track.
Determine the total distance travelled by the train on this part of the track.
distance = ...................................................... m
[4 marks]
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Question 2a
Extended tier only
Define acceleration.
[1 mark]
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Question 2b
Extended tier only
Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time axes for the graph of the motion of a car.
(i) The car starts from rest.
From time = 0 to time = 15 s, the car has a constant acceleration to a speed of 28 m/s.
From time = 15 s to time = 32 s, the car has a constant speed of 28 m/s.
From time = 32 s, the car has a constant deceleration of 2.0 m/s2 until it comes to rest.
On Fig. 1.1, draw the graph, using the space below for any calculations.
[5]
(ii) From time = 15 s to time = 32 s, the path of the car is part of a circle.
For this motion, state
1. the direction of the resultant force on the car,
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2. what happens to the velocity of the car.

[2]
[7 marks]
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Question 3a
Some cyclists are racing around a track.
Fig.2.1 shows the speed-time graph for one cyclist.
(i) Tick the box that represents the cyclist travelling at constant speed.
□A
□B
□C
□D
[1]
(ii) Calculate the distance travelled by the cyclist in the first 5 seconds.
distance = ..................................................... m [3]

[4 marks]
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Question 3b
The length of the track is 250m.
Another cyclist goes around the track four times (four laps). This takes 80.0 seconds.
(i) Calculate the average speed of this cyclist.
average speed = ................................................. m/s [4]

(ii) A friend of the cyclist starts a stopwatch at the beginning of the race.
Fig.2.2 shows the reading on the stopwatch when the cyclist has gone around the track once.
Fig.2.3 shows the reading on the stopwatch when the cyclist has gone around the track twice.
Calculate the time taken for the cyclist to go around the track during the second lap.
time = ....................................................... s [1]

[5 marks]
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Question 4a
Fig. 1.1 shows the speed–time graph of a person on a journey.
On the journey, he walks and then waits for a bus. He then travels by bus. He gets off the bus and waits for two minutes. He
then walks again. His journey takes 74 minutes.
For the whole journey calculate:
(i) the distance travelled
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distance = ......................................................... [3]
(ii) the average speed.
average speed = ......................................................... [2]

[5 marks]
Question 4b
Extended tier only
State and explain which feature of a speed–time graph shows acceleration.
[2 marks]
Question 4c
Extended tier only
State and explain the acceleration of the person at time = 40 minutes.
[2 marks]
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Question 5a
A person on roller skates makes a journey. Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph for the journey.
The graph shows three types of motion.

Complete the table to show when each type of motion occurs. Use the letters shown on Fig. 1.1. Add a letter to each of the
blank spaces. The first row is done for you.
motion start of motion end of motion

acceleration W X
deceleration
constant speed
[2 marks]
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Question 5b
Calculate the distance travelled between 60 s and 100 s.
distance = ..................................................... m
[3 marks]
Question 5c
The size of the acceleration is greater than the deceleration.
Describe how Fig. 1.1 shows this.
[1 mark]
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Question 6a
Fig. 1.1 shows a water tank that is leaking. Drops of water fall from the tank at a constant rate.
A student uses a stopwatch to determine the time between two drops hitting the ground.
He sets the stopwatch to zero. He starts the stopwatch when the first drop hits the ground.
He stops the stopwatch after a further 30 drops have hit the ground.
The reading on the stopwatch is recorded and shown in Fig. 1.2.
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(i) State the time taken for 30 drops to hit the ground.
time = ...................................................... s [1]
(ii) Calculate the average time between two drops hitting the ground.
time = ...................................................... s [2]
(iii) Explain why the student measures the time for 30 drops to hit the ground instead of measuring the time for
one drop to hit the ground.
[1]
[4 marks]
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Question 6b
Extended tier only
Fig. 1.1 shows that the drops get further apart as they get close to the ground.
State why the drops get further apart.

[1 mark]
Question 6c
In another experiment the student determines the speed of a falling weight at different times. The speed–time graph for
his results is shown in Fig. 1.3.
Calculate the distance fallen by the weight in the first 1.5 s.
distance = ...................................................... m
[3 marks]
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Question 7a
A lorry is travelling along a straight, horizontal road.
Fig. 1.1 is the distance-time graph for the lorry.
Using Fig. 1.1, determine:
(i) the speed of the lorry at time t = 30 s
speed = ...........................................................[2]
(ii) the average speed of the lorry between time t = 60 s and time t = 120 s.
average speed = ...........................................................[2]

[4 marks]
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Question 7b
At time t = 30s, the total resistive force acting on the lorry is 1.4 × 104 N.
(i) Using Fig. 1.1, determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the lorry at time t = 30 s.
acceleration = ...........................................................[1]
(ii) Determine the forward force on the lorry due to its engine at time t = 30 s.
forward force = ...........................................................[1]

[2 marks]
Question 7c
Extended tier only
Describe the motion of the lorry between time t = 60 s and time t = 130 s.
[2 marks]
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Question 8a
A student reviews some data about athletes and footballers.
An athlete runs 12 km in 1.5 hours.

Calculate the athlete’s average speed in km/h.
average speed = ...................................................... km/h

[3 marks]
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Question 8b
Fig. 2.1 shows the speed-time graph for a footballer for the first 15.0 seconds of a game.
(i) Use the graph in Fig. 2.1 to calculate the distance travelled by the footballer during the first 4.0 seconds.
distance = ...................................................... m [3]
(ii) Use the graph in Fig. 2.1 to determine when the footballer is moving with greatest acceleration.
Between .............................. s and .............................. s.
Give a reason for your answer.

[2]
[5 marks]
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Question 8c
Another footballer has a mass of 72kg.
Calculate the weight of this footballer.
weight = ...................................................... N
[3 marks]
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Course CIE IGCSE Physics

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time taken = ....................................................... s

average speed = .................................................. m/s

(i) The car starts from rest.

From time = 15 s to time = 32 s, the car has a constant speed of 28 m/s.

2. what happens to the velocity of the car.

distance = ..................................................... m [3]

(i) Calculate the average speed of this cyclist.

average speed = ................................................. m/s [4]

time = ....................................................... s [1]

For the whole journey calculate:

(i) the distance travelled

distance = ......................................................... [3]

(ii) the average speed.

average speed = ......................................................... [2]

The graph shows three types of motion.

motion start of motion end of motion

The reading on the stopwatch is recorded and shown in Fig. 1.2.

time = ...................................................... s [1]

time = ...................................................... s [2]

State why the drops get further apart.

Calculate the distance fallen by the weight in the first 1.5 s.

Using Fig. 1.1, determine:

(i) the speed of the lorry at time t = 30 s

average speed = ...........................................................[2]

forward force = ...........................................................[1]

An athlete runs 12 km in 1.5 hours.

average speed = ...................................................... km/h

distance = ...................................................... m [3]

Between .............................. s and .............................. s.

Give a reason for your answer.

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