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Distance/Time Graphs Test

This document contains a 10 question assessment on concepts related to kinematics including: - Drawing distance-time graphs - Calculating average speed, distance, and acceleration from graphs and equations - Stopping distance and factors that affect it - Velocity and acceleration equations involving time and rate of change The questions require calculating values, drawing graphs, explaining concepts, and solving word problems involving kinematics formulas.

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Distance/Time Graphs Test

This document contains a 10 question assessment on concepts related to kinematics including: - Drawing distance-time graphs - Calculating average speed, distance, and acceleration from graphs and equations - Stopping distance and factors that affect it - Velocity and acceleration equations involving time and rate of change The questions require calculating values, drawing graphs, explaining concepts, and solving word problems involving kinematics formulas.

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ASSESSMENT 1

NAME: _________________________________ CLASS:______________________________

DATE: __________________

Question 1:

Erin leaves home at 11am.


She cycles at a speed of 16 miles per hour for 90
minutes. She stops for half an hour.
Erin then cycles home and arrives at 3pm.

(a) Draw a distance-time graph to show Erin’s journey.


(b) What is Erin’s average speed on the return part of
her cycle?

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Question 2:

Thomas leaves home at 14:00


He drives at an average speed of 40mph for 3½
hours. Thomas stops for 30 minutes.
He then drives home at an average speed of 70mph.

Draw a distance-time graph to show Thomas’s journey

Question 3:

The graph shows the speed of a bicycle between two


houses.

Calculate the distance between the two houses.


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Question 4:

Siobhan is driving her car in a straight line.

The car begins at rest.


She accelerates uniformly to a speed of 30m/s over 20 seconds.
Siobhan drives at the same speed for the next 30 seconds.
She then accelerates uniformly to a speed of 40m/s by 90 seconds.
The remainder of the 2 minute journey is spent decelerating to rest.

(a) Draw a speed-time graph for her journey.

(b) What distance did Siobhan cover during the first 20 seconds?
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(c) What was the total distance covered?

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Question 5:

Complete each sentence using the appropriate word(s).

1. A car’s stopping distance is the sum of ................................................. and

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2. The time taken by the driver to react and press the brake pedal is called

...........................................................
3. In an emergency, the distance travelled by a vehicle before the brakes are
applied is called

........................................................
4. In an emergency, the distance travelled by a vehicle after the brakes are
applied is called

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5. Stopping distance is increased if the road is ....................... or .......................
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Question 6:

Answer the following questions.

1. A car is travelling at a speed of 28 m/s at t = 0 s. Suddenly, the driver sees a


child crossing the road at 100m and decides to do an emergency stop. The
driver’s reaction time is 0.8 s. After the brakes are applied, the car comes to
rest 5s later.

a) Use the graph given below to plot a speed – time graph for the above situation.

b) Use your graph to calculate

i) the thinking distance.

thinking distance = .........................

ii) the deceleration of the car as it brakes.

deceleration = ...................................

iii) the braking distance


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braking distance = ............................
iv) the stopping distance

stopping distance = ..........................

c) Using the value calculated in b iv), state and explain if child will be safe.

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Question 7:

A car moving at a velocity of 25 m/s, accelerates at a rate of 6 m/s2. Find its velocity
after 3s.

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Question 8:

An object is dropped from rest. Calculate its velocity after 2.5s if it is dropped:
a. On Earth, where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s2.

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b. On Mars, where the acceleration due to gravity is 3.8m/s2.

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Question 9:

A motorbike is travelling with a velocity of 3m/s. It accelerates at a rate of 9.3m/s for


1.8s.
Calculate the distance it travels in this time.

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Question 10:

A Tesla Roadster car accelerates from rest at a rate of 7.1m/s2 for a time of 3.9s.
Calculate the distance it travels in this time.
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