AQA GCSE Triple P5 Test 2 Beginner VT DT Accleration QP
AQA GCSE Triple P5 Test 2 Beginner VT DT Accleration QP
AQA GCSE Triple P5 Test 2 Beginner VT DT Accleration QP
Date:
P5 - Test 2
VT, DT & Accleration
Beginner
PHYSICS
AQA - Triple Science
Materials
For this paper you must have:
Ruler
Pencil and Rubber
Scientific calculator, which you are expected to use when appropriate
Instructions
Answer all questions
Answer questions in the space provided
All working must be shown
Information
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets
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Figure 1 shows the velocity-time graph for a car driven along a straight road.
1.
Figure 1
What word is used to describe the motion of an object that is slowing down?
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(c) Between A and B the car is accelerating.
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(d) Figure 2 shows how the stopping distance of a car depends on the speed of the car.
Figure 2
Describe what happens to the stopping distance of the car when the speed of the car
doubles.
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(Total 6 marks)
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(a) The figure below shows two students investigating reaction time.
2.
Student B closes her hand the moment she sees the ruler fall.
This investigation can be used to find out if listening to music changes the reaction times of
a student.
Explain how.
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(b) A second group of students used a stop clock and computer simulation test to measure
their reaction times.
Give one conclusion that can be made from the results for student X and student Y.
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1. _________________________________________________________________
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2. _________________________________________________________________
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The diagram shows the horizontal forces acting on a car travelling along a straight road.
3.
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(a) Complete the following sentences by drawing a ring around the correct word in each box.
decreasing
(i) When the driving force equals the drag force, the speed ofthe car is constant
increasing
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heat
(ii) Putting the brakes on transforms the car’s kinetic energy mainly into light
sound
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(b) The charts, A, B and C give the thinking distance and the braking distance for a car driven
under different conditions.
(i) Draw straight lines to match each chart to the correct conditions.
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(ii) The three charts above all apply to dry road conditions.
How would the braking distances be different if the road were wet?
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Part of a bus route is along a high street.
4. The distance – time graph shows how far the bus travelled along the high street and how long it
took.
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(b) Between which two points was the bus travelling the fastest?
Points
A–B
B–C
C–D
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(c) There is a bus stop in the high street.
This is marked as point B on the graph.
(i) What is the distance between point A on the graph and the bus stop?
(ii) How long did the bus stop at the bus stop?
Show clearly how you work out your answer.
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(d) A cyclist made the same journey along the high street.
The cyclist started at the same time as the bus and completed the journey in 200 seconds.
The cyclist travelled the whole distance at a constant speed.
(ii) After how many seconds did the cyclist overtake the bus?
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Motorway accidents have many causes.
5.
(a) Which one of the following is most likely to increase the chance of a car being in an
accident?
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(b) The diagram shows three designs of motorway crash barriers.
Explain why the mass of the car, the speed of the car and the angle at which the car hits
the barrier must be the same in every test.
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(c) A group of scientists has suggested that new designs of crash barriers should be first
tested using computer simulations.
Which two statements give sensible reasons for testing new barrier designs using a
computer simulation?
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A high-speed train accelerates at a constant rate in a straight line.
6.
The velocity of the train increases from 30 m/s to 42 m/s in 60 seconds.
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(ii) Use the equation in the box to calculate the acceleration of the train.
Show clearly how you work out your answer and give the unit.
Choose the unit from the list below.
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Acceleration = _________________________
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(b) Which one of the graphs, A, B or C, shows how the velocity of the train changes as it
accelerates?
A B C
Graph
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(a) The diagrams, A, B and C, show the horizontal forces acting on a moving car.
7.
Draw a line to link each diagram to the description of the car's motion at the moment when
the forces act.
stationary
constant speed
slowing down
accelerating forwards
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(b) The front crumple zone of a car is tested at a road traffic laboratory. This is done by using a
remote control device to drive the car into a strong barrier. Electronic sensors are attached
to a dummy inside the car.
(i) Draw an arrow in Box 1 to show the direction of the force that the car exerts on the
barrier.
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(ii) Draw an arrow in Box 2 to show the direction of the force that the barrier exerts on
the car.
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(iii) Complete the following by drawing a ring around the correct line in the box.
The car exerts a force of 5000 N on the barrier. The barrier does not move.
more than
The force exerted by the barrier on the car will be equal to 5000 N.
less than
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(iv) Which one of the following gives the most likely reason for attaching electronic
sensors to the dummy?
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(Total 7 marks)
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(b) The graph shows how the braking distance of a car driven on a dry road changes with the
car’s speed.
Speed in m/s
The braking distance of the car on an icy road is longer than the braking distance of the car
on a dry road.
(i) Draw a new line on the graph to show how the braking distance of the car on an icy
road changes with speed.
(2)
(ii) Which one of the following would also increase the braking distance of the car?
(1)
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(c) The thinking distance depends on the driver’s reaction time.
The table shows the reaction times of three people driving under different conditions.
Reaction time
Car driver Condition
in second
The graph lines show how the thinking distance for the three drivers, A, B, and C, depends
on how fast they are driving the car.
Speed in m/s
(i) Match each graph line to the correct driver by writing A, B, or C in the box next to the
correct line.
(2)
(ii) The information in the table cannot be used to tell if driver C’s reaction time is
increased by being tired or by listening to music.
Explain why.
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Some students designed and built an electric-powered go-kart.
9. The go-kart is shown below.
(a) Suggest two changes that could be made to the design of the go-kart to increase its top
speed.
1. _________________________________________________________________
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2. _________________________________________________________________
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(b) A go-kart with a new design is entered into a race.
The velocity-time graph for the go-kart, during the first 40 seconds of the race, is shown
below.
Time in seconds
(i) Between which two points did the go-kart have the greatest acceleration?
A–B
B–C
C–D
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(ii) The go-kart travels at a speed of 13 m/s between points D and E.
The total mass of the go-kart and driver is 140 kg.
Calculate the momentum of the go-kart and driver between points D and E.
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The diagram shows how the thinking distance and braking distance of a car add together to give
10. the stopping distance of the car.
The stopping distance is found by adding the distance the car travels during the
driver’s reaction ____________________ and the distance the car travels under the
braking ____________________ .
(2)
(b) Which one of the following would not increase the thinking distance?
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(c) The graph shows how the braking distance of a car changes with the speed of the car.
The force applied to the car brakes does not change.
Speed in metres/second
(i) What conclusion about braking distance can be made from the graph?
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Draw a line on the graph to show what is likely to happen to the braking distance at
different speeds if the same car was driven on an icy road.
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(d) A local council has reduced the speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour on
a few roads. The reason for reducing the speed limit was to reduce the number of
accidents.
“It will be much safer because drivers can react much faster when driving at 20 miles
per hour than when driving at 30 miles per hour.”
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(ii) The local council must decide whether to introduce the lower speed limit on a lot
more roads.
What evidence should the local council collect to help make this decision?
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(Total 9 marks)
(a) Figure 1 shows the distance–time graph for a person walking to a bus stop.
11.
Figure 1
Time in seconds
(i) Which one of the following statements describes the motion of the person between
points R and S on the graph?
Not moving
(1)
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(ii) Another person, walking at constant speed, travels the same distance to the bus stop
in 200 seconds.
Figure 2
Time in seconds
(1)
(b) A bus accelerates away from the bus stop at 2.5 m/s2.
Calculate the resultant force needed to accelerate the bus and passengers.
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A number of different forces act on a moving vehicle.
12.
(a) A car moving at a steady speed has a driving force of 3000 N.
(i) What is the value of the resistive force acting on the car?
Tick ( )
2000 N
3000 N
4000 N
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Tick ( )
Air resistance
Faulty brakes
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(b) A car is moving along a road. The driver sees an obstacle in the road at time t = 0 and
applies the brakes until the car stops.
The graph shows how the velocity of the car changes with time.
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(i) Which feature of the graph represents the negative acceleration of the car?
Tick ( )
(1)
(ii) Which feature of the graph represents the distance travelled by the car?
Tick ( )
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The driver sees an obstacle in the road at time t = 0 and applies the brakes until the
car stops.
The driver’s reaction time and the braking distance are the same as shown the graph
above.
On the graph above draw another graph to show the motion of the car.
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(c) In this question you will be assessed on using good English, organising information
clearly and using specialist terms where appropriate.
Explain how the factors that affect thinking distance and braking distance affect stopping
distance.
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(Total 13 marks)
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