IGCSE Physics Worksheet 2.2
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Acceleration problems
Solve some more problems involving acceleration.
1 The diagram shows the speedtime graphs for four cars.
The table shows four descriptions, one for each car.
Car
Description
moving at constant
velocity
speeding up with
constant acceleration
slowing down with
constant acceleration
moving with varying
acceleration
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How you know
Copy the table and write A, B, C or D in the first column to show which
cars motion corresponds to each description. In the last column,
indicate how you know.
2 A car is initially stationary. It sets off and reaches a speed of 20m/s in
12.5s. Calculate its acceleration.
3 A car is travelling at 8.0m/s in a straight line. It accelerates with an
acceleration of 1.0m/s2.
a By how much will its speed increase in 10s?
b What will its speed be after 10s?
4 The graph shows how the velocity of an aircraft changed as it followed a
straight path through the air.
a What was the aircrafts velocity at the start?
b After how long did the aircraft reach a steady velocity?
c What was this velocity?
d Calculate the aircrafts acceleration during the first 100s of the section
of its journey represented by the graph.
e Calculate the distance travelled by the aircraft during the 600s of its
journey represented by the graph.
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5 Read the following description of a cars motion.
A car started off from the traffic lights. Its acceleration was 2.0m/s2. It
continued to accelerate until it reached a speed of 18m/s. Then it
travelled at this speed for 20s.
a How long did it take the car to reach a speed of 18m/s?
b Draw a speedtime graph to show the cars motion.
c How far did the car travel during the journey described above?
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