Motion — Paper 1 · IGCSE Science - Combined 0653

29 A child is standing on the platform of a station, watching the trains. A train travelling at 30 m / s takes 3 s to pass the child. What is the length of the train? A 10 m B 30 m C 90 m D 135 m

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2006

35 A starting pistol is fired 640 m away from a spectator. 640 m spectator The spectator hears the sound of the starting pistol two seconds after seeing the flash. What is the speed of sound in air? A 160 m / s B 320 m / s C 640 m / s D 1280 m / s

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2007

29 Four students try to explain what is meant by acceleration. Which student makes a correct statement? A It is related to the changing speed of an object. B It is the distance an object travels in one second. C It is the force acting on an object divided by the distance it travels in one second. D It is the force acting on an object when it is near to the Earth.

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2007

29 The speed-time graph shown is for a bus travelling between stops. Where on the graph is the acceleration of the bus the greatest? C speed B A D time

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2008

30 The circuit of a motor racing track is 3 km in length. In a race, a car goes 25 times round the circuit in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the car? A 75 km / hour B 90 km / hour C 150 km / hour D 750 km / hour

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2008

29 A car travels at various speeds during a short journey. The table shows the distances travelled and the time taken during each of four stages P, Q, R and S. stage P Q R S distance travelled / km 1.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 time taken / minutes 2 2 4 3 During which two stages is the car travelling at the same speed? A P and Q B P and S C Q and R D R and S

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2008

28 A car travels 100 km. The highest speed of the car is 90 km/h, and the lowest speed is 30 km/h. The journey takes two hours. What is the average speed for the journey? A 30 km / h B 50 km / h C 60 km / h D 90 km / h

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2009

30 The data from an aeroplane flight recorder is used to plot the speed / time graph for part of the flight. speed 00 time Which statement describes this part of the flight? A The aeroplane accelerates from rest to a constant speed. B The aeroplane decelerates after flying at a constant speed. C The aeroplane reaches a constant speed after a period of changing speed. D The aeroplane travels at an increasing speed followed by a decreasing speed.

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2010

35 The data from an aeroplane flight recorder is used to plot the speed / time graph for part of the flight. speed 00 time Which statement describes this part of the flight? A The aeroplane accelerates from rest to a constant speed. B The aeroplane decelerates after flying at a constant speed. C The aeroplane reaches a constant speed after a period of changing speed. D The aeroplane travels at an increasing speed followed by a decreasing speed.

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2010

35 The data from an aeroplane flight recorder is used to plot the speed / time graph for part of the flight. speed 00 time Which statement describes this part of the flight? A The aeroplane accelerates from rest to a constant speed. B The aeroplane decelerates after flying at a constant speed. C The aeroplane reaches a constant speed after a period of changing speed. D The aeroplane travels at an increasing speed followed by a decreasing speed.

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2010

31 The graph shows how the speed of an object changes over an interval of time. speed 00 X Y time Which statement describes the acceleration of the object between time X and time Y? A It is constant. B It is decreasing. C It is increasing. D It is zero.

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2010

28 The graph shows how the speed of an object changes over an interval of time. speed 00 X Y time Which statement describes the acceleration of the object between time X and time Y? A It is constant. B It is decreasing. C It is increasing. D It is zero.

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2010

32 The graph shows how the speed of an object changes over an interval of time. speed 00 X Y time Which statement describes the acceleration of the object between time X and time Y? A It is constant. B It is decreasing. C It is increasing. D It is zero.

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2010

30 The graph shows how the speed of a car changes with time. 12 speed Q R m / s 10 8 6 4 2 P S 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 time / s Between which points on the graph is the acceleration zero? A PQ only B QR only C RS only D PQ and RS

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2011

31 A car takes 30 minutes to travel a distance of 60 km. What is the average speed of the car? A 2.0 km / hour B 30 km / hour C 120 km / hour D 1800 km / hour

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2011

29 A car takes 30 minutes to travel a distance of 60 km. What is the average speed of the car? A 2.0 km / hour B 30 km / hour C 120 km / hour D 1800 km / hour

1 marks

Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2011

30 The graph shows how the speed of a car changes with time. 12 speed Q R m / s 10 8 6 4 2 P S 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 time / s Between which points on the graph is the acceleration zero? A PQ only B QR only C RS only D PQ and RS

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2011

31 An object travels 6.0 km in 2 minutes. What is its speed? A 0.050 m / s B 3.0 m / s C 50 m / s D 3000 m / s

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2011

32 An object travels 6.0 km in 2 minutes. What is its speed? A 0.050 m / s B 3.0 m / s C 50 m / s D 3000 m / s

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2011

31 An object travels 6.0 km in 2 minutes. What is its speed? A 0.050 m / s B 3.0 m / s C 50 m / s D 3000 m / s

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2011

28 The graph is the distance / time graph for a bicycle journey. distance Q P 0 0 time Which row describes the behaviour of the bicycle in part P and the behaviour of the bicycle in part Q of the graph? part P part Q A moving at constant speed moving at constant speed B moving at constant speed not moving C moving at increasing speed moving at constant speed D moving at increasing speed not moving

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This question in 0653/11 May/June 2012

28 The graph shows how the distance of an object changes with time. distance 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 time / s Between which two times is the object moving with a non-zero constant speed? A between 0 s and 2 s B between 2 s and 4 s C between 4 s and 8 s D between 8 s and 12 s

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2012

28 The graph shows how the distance of an object changes with time. distance 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 time / s Between which two times is the object moving with a non-zero constant speed? A between 0 s and 2 s B between 2 s and 4 s C between 4 s and 8 s D between 8 s and 12 s

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2012

29 A car driver sets out from home to travel to Cambridge. After one hour he is 40 km from home. He discovers that he must return home to collect his briefcase. This journey also takes him one hour. He sets off again immediately. He reaches Cambridge, 100 km from home, 2 hours later. 40 km sets out 1 hour turns back 40 km 1 hour 100 km sets out arrives 2 hours again at Cambridge What is the average speed for the whole of his journey from leaving home the first time? A 25 km / h B 45 km / h C 50 km / h D 90 km / h

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2013

28 Which pair of distance / time and speed / time graphs represents an object which is moving with constant speed? distance speed A 0 0 0 time 0 time distance speed B 0 0 0 time 0 time distance speed C 0 0 0 time 0 time distance speed D 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2013

28 The speed / time graph for a car journey is shown. speed 2 3 1 4 5 0 0 time During which two parts of the journey is the car moving at constant speed? A 1 and 3 B 1 and 5 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 5

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2013

28 The speed / time graph for a car journey is shown. speed 2 3 1 4 5 0 0 time During which two parts of the journey is the car moving at constant speed? A 1 and 3 B 1 and 5 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 5

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2013

28 A car travels between two towns. After 1 hour the driver has travelled 120 km. She then stops and rests for an hour. She takes another hour to travel a further 60 km to reach her destination. 120 km 60 km start destination rests for 1 hour What is the average speed of the car for the whole journey? A 60 km / h B 90 km / h C 120 km / h D 180 km / h

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2013

28 The distance / time graph shows the motion of a car. distance X Y 0 0 time Which row describes the speed of the car in section X and the speed of the car in section Y of the graph? speed in section X speed in section Y A constant constant B constant decreasing C increasing constant D increasing decreasing

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2014

37 A boy on an island is 500 m from some cliffs. 500 m cliffs island He shouts and he hears an echo from the cliffs. Sound travels at 340 m / s through the air. What is the time interval between when the boy shouts and when he hears the echo? A 500 s B 2× 500 s C 340 s D 2× 340 s 340 340 5 00 500

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2014

28 The speed / time graph for a bus journey is shown. speed Q U P R T V S W 0 0 time During which labelled periods was the bus stationary? A P, R, T and V B Q, S, U and W C Q and U only D S and W only

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2014

29 The distance / time graph shows the motion of a car. distance X Y 0 0 time Which row describes the speed of the car in section X and the speed of the car in section Y of the graph? speed in section X speed in section Y A constant constant B constant decreasing C increasing constant D increasing decreasing

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2014

37 A boy on an island is 500 m from some cliffs. 500 m cliffs island He shouts and he hears an echo from the cliffs. Sound travels at 340 m / s through the air. What is the time interval between when the boy shouts and when he hears the echo? A 500 s B 2× 500 s C 340 s D 2× 340 s 340 340 5 00 500

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2014

28 A boy walks along a track. He starts running, and finally stops for a rest. Which distance / time graph represents his journey? A B distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time C D distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2014

29 A boy walks along a track. He starts running, and finally stops for a rest. Which distance / time graph represents his journey? A B distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time C D distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2014

28 A vehicle takes 30 minutes to travel a distance of 60 km. What is the average speed of the vehicle? A 2.0 km / hour B 30 km / hour C 120 km / hour D 1800 km / hour

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2014

37 A woman hammers a post into the ground. A boy starts a stop-watch when he sees the hammer hit the post. He stops the stop-watch when he hears the sound of the hammer hitting the post. The stop-watch reading is 0.60 seconds. The speed of sound in air is 330 m / s. What is the distance between the boy and the post? A 99 m B 198 m C 275 m D 550 m

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2014

28 An athlete runs 10 000 metres in 30 minutes. What is her average speed? A 3 km / hour B 5 km / hour C 10 km / hour D 20 km / hour

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2015

28 An ant walks a distance of 90 cm in a time of 1 minute at a steady speed. What is its speed? A 0.011 cm / s B 0.67 cm / s C 1.5 cm / s D 90 cm / s

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2015

28 A student travels a distance of 6.0 km at a steady speed. She completes her journey in a time of 5.0 minutes. What is her speed? A 1.2 m / s B 20 m / s C 30 m / s D 50 m / s

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2015

28 A car is moving downhill along a road at a constant speed. Which graph is the speed / time graph for the car? A B speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2015

37 A student measures the speed of sound. He claps his hands and the sound reflects from a wall which is 100 m away from him. wall student timer 100 m An electronic timer detects the echo of the sound 0.60 s after it is made. Which calculation should the student use to determine the speed of sound? 100 m / s 100 m / s 200 m / s 200 m / s A B C D 0.60 1 . 2 0.30 0.60

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2015

28 In a race, a car travels 60 times around a 3.6 km track. This takes 2.4 hours. What is the average speed of the car? A 1.5 km / h B 90 km / h C 144 km / h D 216 km / h

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2015

37 A student measures the speed of sound. He claps his hands and the sound reflects from a wall which is 100 m away from him. wall student timer 100 m An electronic timer detects the echo of the sound 0.60 s after it is made. Which calculation should the student use to determine the speed of sound? 100 m / s 100 m / s 200 m / s 200 m / s A B C D 0.60 1 . 2 0.30 0.60

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2015

28 A tunnel is 50 km long. A train takes 20 min to travel between the two ends of the tunnel. What is the average speed of the train in the tunnel? A 2.5 km / hour B 16.6 km / hour C 150 km / hour D 1000 km / hour

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2015

28 A train takes passengers from a railway station to an airport. The train accelerates as it leaves the railway station, then travels at a steady speed, and finally stops at the airport. Which graph shows the speed of the train during the whole journey? A B speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2016

28 The graph shows how the speed of a car varies with time. speed 0 0 time Which statement about the car is correct? A The car is accelerating. B The car is at rest at time = 0. C The car must be travelling in a straight line. D The car travels equal distances in equal times.

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2016

28 It takes 2.0 hours for a car to travel 50 km. Which calculation gives the average speed of the car? 50 m / s A 2.0 2.0 m / s B 50 50 000 C m / s (2.0 × 60 × 60) (2.0 × 60 × 60) D m / s 50 000

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2016

28 A speed / time graph is plotted for the journey of a car. Which graph shows that the car is travelling at a constant speed? A B C D speed speed speed speed 0 0 0 0 0 time 0 time 0 time 0 time

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2016

28 Graph 1 is a distance / time graph. Graph 2 is a speed / time graph. distance speed 0 0 0 time 0 time graph 1 graph 2 Which, if any, of these graphs represents the motion of a car that is accelerating? A graph 1 only B graph 2 only C both graphs D neither graph

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2016

28 Graph 1 is a distance / time graph. Graph 2 is a speed / time graph. distance speed 0 0 0 time 0 time graph 1 graph 2 Which, if any, of these graphs represents a car that is moving at constant speed? A graph 1 only B graph 2 only C both graphs D neither graph

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2016

28 A car travels between two towns. After 1 hour the driver has travelled 120 km. She then stops and rests for 1 hour. She takes another 1 hour to travel a further 60 km to reach her destination. 120 km 60 km start destination rests for 1 hour What is the average speed of the car for the whole journey? A 60 km / h B 90 km / h C 120 km / h D 180 km / h

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 Feb/March 2017

28 A car driver sets out from home to travel to Cambridge. After 1 hour he is 40 km from home. He discovers that he must return home to collect his briefcase. This journey also takes him 1 hour. He sets off again immediately. He reaches Cambridge, 100 km from home, 2 hours later. sets out 40 km 1 hour turns back 40 km 1 hour 100 km sets out arrives 2 hours again at Cambridge What is the average speed for the whole of his journey from leaving home the first time? A 25 km / h B 45 km / h C 50 km / h D 90 km / h

1 marks

Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2017

28 A car driver sets out from home to travel to Cambridge. After 1 hour he is 40 km from home. He discovers that he must return home to collect his briefcase. This journey also takes him 1 hour. He sets off again immediately. He reaches Cambridge, 100 km from home, 2 hours later. sets out 40 km 1 hour turns back 40 km 1 hour 100 km sets out arrives 2 hours again at Cambridge What is the average speed for the whole of his journey from leaving home the first time? A 25 km / h B 45 km / h C 50 km / h D 90 km / h

1 marks

Answer: B

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2017

28 A car driver sets out from home to travel to Cambridge. After 1 hour he is 40 km from home. He discovers that he must return home to collect his briefcase. This journey also takes him 1 hour. He sets off again immediately. He reaches Cambridge, 100 km from home, 2 hours later. sets out 40 km 1 hour turns back 40 km 1 hour 100 km sets out arrives 2 hours again at Cambridge What is the average speed for the whole of his journey from leaving home the first time? A 25 km / h B 45 km / h C 50 km / h D 90 km / h

1 marks

Answer: B

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2017

28 A car travels at various speeds during a short journey. The table shows the distances travelled and the times taken during each of four stages P, Q, R and S. stage P Q R S distance travelled / km 1.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 time taken / minutes 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 During which two stages is the car travelling at the same average speed? A P and Q B P and S C Q and R D R and S

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2017

28 A car travels at various speeds during a short journey. The table shows the distances travelled and the times taken during each of four stages P, Q, R and S. stage P Q R S distance travelled / km 1.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 time taken / minutes 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 During which two stages is the car travelling at the same average speed? A P and Q B P and S C Q and R D R and S

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2017

28 A car travels at various speeds during a short journey. The table shows the distances travelled and the times taken during each of four stages P, Q, R and S. stage P Q R S distance travelled / km 1.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 time taken / minutes 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 During which two stages is the car travelling at the same average speed? A P and Q B P and S C Q and R D R and S

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2017

34 The diagram shows a section of a rope. Four wave crests pass a point on the rope every second. Each wave crest travels 80 cm in one second. wave crest 20 cm direction 5 cm of wave What is the speed of the wave? A 4.0 cm / s B 5.0 cm / s C 20 cm / s D 80 cm / s

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2017

28 The diagrams show distance-time and speed-time graphs. Which graph represents a body at rest? A B C D distance distance speed speed 0 0 0 0 0 time 0 time 0 time 0 time

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 Feb/March 2018

28 A vehicle takes 30 minutes to travel a distance of 60 km. What is the average speed of the vehicle? A 2.0 km / hour B 30 km / hour C 120 km / hour D 1800 km / hour

1 marks

Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2018

28 A vehicle takes 30 minutes to travel a distance of 60 km. What is the average speed of the vehicle? A 2.0 km / hour B 30 km / hour C 120 km / hour D 1800 km / hour

1 marks

Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2018

28 A vehicle takes 30 minutes to travel a distance of 60 km. What is the average speed of the vehicle? A 2.0 km / hour B 30 km / hour C 120 km / hour D 1800 km / hour

1 marks

Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2018

28 Graphs P and Q are speed-time graphs. Graphs R and S are distance-time graphs. P Q speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time R S distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time Which of the graphs represent the motion of an object moving with constant speed? A P and S B S only C Q and R D Q only

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2018

28 A car is travelling along a straight road. The diagram is a speed-time graph for part of its journey. speed Y Z X 0 0 time What is happening to the car between X and Y and what is happening between Y and Z? between X and Y between Y and Z A changing speed constant speed B changing speed not moving C constant speed constant speed D constant speed not moving

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2018

28 The diagram shows a speed-time graph for a car. speed 0 0 10 20 30 40 time / s Which row describes the motion of the car at 15 s and at 35 s? motion at 15 s motion at 35 s A at rest moving with changing speed B at rest moving with constant speed C moving with constant speed moving with changing speed D moving with constant speed moving with constant speed

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2018

29 What does the gradient of a speed–time graph represent? A acceleration B average speed C distance travelled D time taken

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2019

28 Which speed–time graph represents an object moving with constant speed? A B speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

1 marks

Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2019

29 Which distance–time graph represents an object at rest? A B distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time C D distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/12 Feb/March 2020

28 A car travels at various speeds during a short journey. The table shows the distances travelled and the times taken during each of four stages P, Q, R and S. stage P Q R S distance travelled / km 1.8 3.6 2.7 2.7 time taken / minutes 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 During which two stages is the car travelling at the same average speed? A P and Q B P and S C Q and R D R and S

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Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2020

28 The diagram shows the speed–time graph for a car travelling along a horizontal road. speed 0 0 time What is the distance–time graph for this part of the journey? A B distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time C D distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2020

28 Which speed–time graph represents motion for which the acceleration is constant but not zero? A B speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

1 marks

Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2020

28 The diagram shows a speed–time graph for an object. 10 speed m / s 5 0 0 1 2 3 time / s What is the average speed of the object? A 2.0 m / s B 4.0 m / s C 7.0 m / s D 10 m / s

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2020

28 Graph 1 is a distance–time graph. Graph 2 is a speed–time graph. distance speed 0 0 0 time 0 time graph 1 graph 2 Which of these graphs represents a car that is moving at constant speed? A graph 1 only B graph 2 only C both graphs D neither graph

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/12 Feb/March 2021

28 Which speed–time graph represents the motion of an object with constant, non-zero acceleration? A B speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

1 marks

Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2021

28 Which speed–time graph represents an object that is moving with constant speed? A B speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

1 marks

Answer: D

This question in 0653/13 May/June 2021

28 A man takes 30 minutes to walk 4.0 km to a station. He then immediately gets on a train that takes 60 minutes to travel 100 km. What is the average speed for the man’s complete journey? A 1.2 km / hour B 1.8 km / hour C 54 km / hour D 69 km / hour

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/12 Feb/March 2022

30 A car moves along a horizontal road. There is no resultant force acting on the car. Which row describes the speed of the car and its direction of movement? direction of speed of car movement A changing changing B changing constant C constant changing D constant constant

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/12 Feb/March 2022

29 An athlete starts from rest and runs 250 m in 50 s. He then rests for 20 s before running a further 250 m in 50 s. What is his average speed between starting and finishing his 500 m run? A 0.20 m / s B 0.24 m / s C 4.2 m / s D 5.0 m / s

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2022

28 The diagram shows a speed–time graph for a car. Four points are labelled Q, R, S and T. R S speed Q T 0 0 time Between which labelled points does the car move at a constant speed? A between Q and R, and between S and T B between Q and R only C between R and S only D between S and T only

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2022

28 The diagram shows a speed–time graph for a car. Four points are labelled Q, R, S and T. R S speed Q T 0 0 time Between which labelled points does the car move at a constant speed? A between Q and R, and between S and T B between Q and R only C between R and S only D between S and T only

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2022

31 Which object has a resultant force acting on it? A a book at rest on a table B a car travelling up a hill in a straight line at constant speed C a football moving upwards freely after being kicked D a parachutist descending vertically at constant speed

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Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 Feb/March 2023

28 The diagram shows a speed–time graph for part of the journey of a car. speed 0 0 time Which statement about the part of the journey shown is correct? A The car travels at a constant speed then decelerates and moves at a slower speed. B The car travels at a constant speed then decelerates to rest. C The car travels at a constant speed then reverses its direction. D The car travels at an increasing speed then slows down.

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Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2023

28 Which speed–time graph represents motion for which the acceleration is constant but not zero? A B speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2023

33 A girl watches a man hammering a post into the ground. When she sees the hammer hit the post, she starts a stop-watch. When she hears the sound of the hammer hitting the post, she stops the stop-watch. The reading on the stop-watch is 0.60 s. The speed of sound in air is 330 m / s. What is the distance between the girl and the post? A 99 m B 198 m C 396 m D 550 m

1 marks

Answer: B

This question in 0653/11 Oct/Nov 2023

28 An object travels 6.0 km in two minutes. What is its speed? A 0.050 m / s B 3.0 m / s C 50 m / s D 3000 m / s

1 marks

Answer: C

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2023

29 The graph shows how the speed of a moving car varies with time. speed 0 0 time Which statement about the car is correct? A The car is accelerating. B The car is at rest at time = 0. C The car must be travelling in a straight line. D The car travels equal distances in equal times.

1 marks

Answer: A

This question in 0653/12 Oct/Nov 2023

28 An object travels 6.0 km in two minutes. What is its speed? A 0.050 m / s B 3.0 m / s C 50 m / s D 3000 m / s

1 marks

Answer: C

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2023

29 The graph shows how the speed of a moving car varies with time. speed 0 0 time Which statement about the car is correct? A The car is accelerating. B The car is at rest at time = 0. C The car must be travelling in a straight line. D The car travels equal distances in equal times.

1 marks

Answer: A

This question in 0653/13 Oct/Nov 2023

29 Which speed–time graph represents the motion of an object that is moving with constant speed? A B speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

1 marks

Answer: D

This question in 0653/11 May/June 2024

30 Graph 1 is a distance–time graph. Graph 2 is a speed–time graph. distance speed 0 0 0 time 0 time graph 1 graph 2 Which graphs represent the motion of a car that is moving at constant speed? A both graph 1 and graph 2 B graph 1 only C graph 2 only D neither graph 1 nor graph 2

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Answer: D

This question in 0653/12 May/June 2024

29 The diagrams show two distance–time graphs and two speed–time graphs. Which graph represents the motion of an object that is moving with constant speed? A B distance distance 0 0 0 time 0 time C D speed speed 0 0 0 time 0 time

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Answer: D

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30 P and Q are objects that are travelling in a straight line. The diagram shows the only forces acting on P and Q. 2 N 2 N 2 N P Q Which row describes the motion of P and the motion of Q? P Q A accelerating accelerating B accelerating constant speed C constant speed accelerating D constant speed constant speed

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Answer: B

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30 An object is travelling in a straight line at constant speed. Which statement describes the resultant force on the object? A It acts in the opposite direction to the motion of the object. B It acts in the same direction as the motion of the object. C It is constant, but not zero. D It is zero.

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Answer: D

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28 Which expression is the definition of speed? change in acceleration A time taken distance travelled B time taken time taken C change in acceleration time taken D distance travelled

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Answer: B

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28 Which expression is the definition of speed? change in acceleration A time taken distance travelled B time taken time taken C change in acceleration time taken D distance travelled

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Answer: B

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40 The speed of light in a vacuum is 3.0  108 m / s. The time taken for light to travel between two objects in space is 50 years. What is the distance travelled by the light in this time? A 6.0  106 m B 1.5  1010 m C 5.5  1012 m D 4.7  1017 m

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Answer: D

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