The Apple International School, Dubai

Year: 9 Subject: Physics Revision Worksheet

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1. Which quantity is a vector?

A. Speed
B. Force
C. Mass
D. Distance

2. A list of various quantities is shown.

Acceleration

Displacement

Force

Length

Mass

velocity

How many of these quantities are vectors?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

3. Which row shows the mass and the weight of an object on the Earth’s surface?

[gravitational field strength g = 10 N / kg] Answer: D

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4. The diagram shows a car going around a circular track at constant speed.

Which arrow shows the direction of the resultant force on the car? Answer : D

5. The diagram shows a satellite S travelling at a constant speed in a circular orbit around a

Planet P. Answer: D

Which statement is correct?

A. The resultant force on the satellite is zero.

B. The resultant force on the satellite is in direction B.
C. The resultant force on the satellite is in direction C.
D. The resultant force on the satellite is in direction D.

6. Which quantities are both vectors?

A. Acceleration and force

B. Acceleration and pressure
C. Density and force
D. Density and pressure

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7. Four objects of different masses are situated in places with different gravitational field strengths.

Which object has the greatest weight? Answer: C

8. An object in a laboratory is used to determine the gravitational field strength g.

Which quantity is equal to g?

A. the weight of the object

B. the mass of the object
C. the (weight / mass) of the object
D. the (mass / weight) of the object

9. An athlete runs 300 m up a hill in 100s.

She then runs down the same hill in 50s.

What is her average speed for the whole run?
A. 2.0 m /s B. 4.0 m / s C. 8.0 m / s D. 9.0 m / s

10. A car takes 15 minutes to travel along a road that is 20 km long. What is the average speed of the car?

A. 0.75 km / h B. 5.0 km / h C. 80 km / h D. 300 km / h

11. Brakes are applied to slow down a moving car.

Into which form of energy is most of the kinetic energy converted as the car slows down?

A. Chemical B. Elastic C. Thermal D. Sound

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12. An object has a weight of 6.4 N on Earth where the gravitational field strength is 10 N/ kg.

Which row states the mass and weight of the object on the moon where the gravitational field

strength is 1.6 N/ kg? Answer: A

13. Which quantity is measured in newtons?

A. Density
B. Energy
C. Weight
D. Pressure

14. Two distance-time graphs and two speed-time graphs are shown.

Which graph represents an object that is at rest? Answer: B

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15. The graph shows the speed–time graph for a parachutist who jumps from a plane but does not
open his parachute immediately.

At which point does he open his parachute? Answer: B

16. A mass of 6.0 kg rests on the surface of a planet.

On this planet, g = 20 N / kg.

What is the weight of the object?

A. 0.30 N B. 0.60 N C. 60 N D. 120 N

17. The diagram is the speed-time graph for a bicycle journey.

When is the bicycle moving at a constant speed?

A. between 0 and 20 s
B. between 20 s and 40 s
C. between 40 s and 50 s
D. between 50 s and 70 s

18. Which physical quantity is a vector?

A. Mass
B. Density
C. Temperature
D. velocity

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 Theory Questions

1. (a) Fig.1.1 shows a lorry moving on a straight road. The arrows represent the horizontal forces

acting on the lorry. These forces act along the same straight line.

Fig.1.1

(i) Calculate the size of the resultant horizontal force on the lorry.
1000 + 500 OR 1500 OR 1500 – 1500 = 0 / zero

Size of resultant force = ……Zero /0…. N

[2]

(ii) Describe the effect of a horizontal resultant force of zero on the speed of the lorry.
2nd box (speed stays the same)

[1]

[Total:3]

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 2. (a) Define acceleration.
Rate of change of velocity OR change of velocity / time OR change of velocity over time OR (v – u)/t

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(b) Fig.2.1 shows the speed – time axes for the graph of the motion of a car.

Fig.2.1
(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 / s 2 until it comes to rest.

On Fig. 2.1, draw the graph, using the space below for any calculations.

Straight line from origin to (15, 28)

Horizontal line {from (15, 28)} to (32, 28)

a = (v – u) / t OR (t =) (v – u) / a OR (0 – 28) / 2.0

= 14 (s)

Straight line from (32, 28) to (46, 0)

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[Total:5]

3. A free-fall parachutist jumps out of an aeroplane, but doesn’t open his parachute until after

some time has elapsed.

Fig. 3.1 shows the graph of his speed during the fall.

Fig.3.1

(a) What is the value of the acceleration of the parachutist immediately after he has jumped

from the aeroplane?

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(b) ) How can you tell that the acceleration decreases until point A on the graph is reached?

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(c) State why the acceleration of the parachutist decreases until point A on the graph.

Air resistance / drag was increasing as speed was increasing.

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(d) Consider section AB of the graph.

(i) State what is happening to the parachutist’s speed in this section.

………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(ii) What can be said about the forces on the parachutist during this section?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

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(e) At which point did the parachutist open his parachute?

……………………………… [1]
(f) ) Explain why the speed decreases from B to C.

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……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

[Total:9]