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iGCSE (Pre – 2017 Questions)

IGCSE 1B Motion
S I made a silly slip

K I just did not know the


Practice Exam Questions science

R I misread the question


Improvement
E My writing was not clear/
Qu. Mark Max point detailed
SKREAM
A I did not apply the
1 5 knowledge

2 11 M I applied the maths


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Questions…
Q1. A racing cyclist practises by riding around a track.

A student wants to find the average speed of the cyclist.


Describe a method that the student could use to find the average speed.
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  (Total for question = 5 marks)


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Q2. A student investigates the speed of different toy cars as they roll down a slope.

(a)  The student makes this prediction.

(i)  What is the independent variable in the student's prediction?


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(ii)  What is the dependent variable in the student's prediction?


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(b)  State two factors that the student should keep constant in his investigation.
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(c)  Put ticks ( ) in the boxes to show which pieces of apparatus the student needs for his
investigation.
One has been done for you.
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(d)  Describe what the student should do to test his prediction that the more weight the toy car has, the
faster it will roll down the slope.
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(Total for question = 11 marks)

Q3. Two students, Jenny and Cho, are investigating motion. Jenny walks in a straight line.
Cho measures the distance Jenny has walked at 10 s intervals.
(a) State two measuring instruments the students should use.
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(b) The table shows their measurements.

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Draw a graph of distance against time for this data.


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(c) How far had Jenny walked after 35 s?


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Distance walked = ........................................................... m

(d) (i) Describe how Jenny's speed changed during the investigation.
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(ii) What feature of the graph shows this change?


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(Total for question = 8 marks)

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Q4. The diagram shows some people waiting in a queue at a supermarket.

The queue moves forward each time a person leaves the checkout.
Person X spends seven minutes in the queue before reaching the checkout.
The graph shows how distance changes with time for person X.

(a)  (i)   What is the initial length of the queue?


(1)

initial length = ........................................................... m

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(ii)   Explain how you could use the graph to work out the number of times person X is stationary.
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(b)  (i)   State the equation linking average speed, distance moved and time taken.
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(ii)   Calculate the average speed of person X in the queue.


Give the unit.
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average speed = ............................ unit ............................


  (Total for question = 7 marks)
Q5. A train travels 9 km from station A to station B. It takes 15 minutes.

(a) (i) State the equation linking average speed, distance moved and time taken.
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(ii) Calculate the average speed of the train and give its unit.
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Average speed = ........................................................... unit ...........................................................

(iii) The maximum speed of the train must be higher than the value you have calculated.

Explain why.
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(b) The train continues along a straight track from station B to station C.
The graph shows how the velocity of the train changes with time during this part of
the journey.

(i) Use the graph to calculate the acceleration of the train, in m/s2, during the first
100 seconds after it leaves station B.
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Acceleration = ........................................................... m/s2

(ii) Use the graph to calculate the distance, in m, between station B and station C.
(3)

Distance = ........................................................... m

(Total for question = 12 marks)


Q6.

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A student cycles to school.


The graph shows the stages A to G of the journey.

(a) Describe the motion of the student during stages B and D.


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(b) State how the graph shows that the acceleration for stage E is greater than the
acceleration for stage A.
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(c) Calculate the distance that the student travels in the last 10 s of the journey.
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distance = .............................. m

(d) The total distance travelled is 106.5 m.


Show that the average speed of the journey is about 4 m/s.
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(Total for question = 10 marks)

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Q7.
 
A bus travels along a straight road.
The graph shows how the velocity of the bus changes during a short journey.

(a)  (i)  State the velocity of the bus after 25 s.


(1)

velocity = ............................................ m/s

(ii)  How long is the bus stationary during its journey?


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

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(b)  (i)  State the equation linking acceleration, change in velocity and time taken.
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(ii)  Calculate the acceleration of the bus during the first 10 seconds.


Give the unit.
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acceleration = ....................... unit .......................

(c)  (i)  State the equation linking average speed, distance moved and time taken.
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(ii)  The bus moves a total distance of 390 m during the journey.


Calculate the average speed of the bus.
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average speed = .......................................... m/s

(d)  The bus travels further in the first 30 seconds of its journey than it does during the last 30 seconds.
Explain how the graph shows this.
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(Total for question = 11 marks)

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Answers…

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Total 11 marks
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Total 11 marks 

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