IGCSE - Physics - MCQ 1 - Movement and Position

Chapter 1
1 Which of the following quantities is a vector?
A distance
B speed
C acceleration
D time
2 Identify the correct units for velocity.
A m/s
B m/s2
Cs
D m2
3 The graph shows a car’s motion. What is the car doing at this point?
A accelerating
B stationary
C decelerating
D travelling at a constant speed
4 Which of the equations below shows the correct relationship between speed, distance and time?
A speed2= distance/time
B distance × speed = time
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C speed × time = distance
D speed = distance × time
5 The graph shows a car’s motion. What is the car doing at this point?
A accelerating
B stationary
C decelerating
D travelling at a constant speed
6 Which of the following statements is correct about displacement?
A displacement is measured in m/s
B displacement is a vector quantity
C displacement is a scalar quantity
D acceleration is a change in displacement
7 A speed skater is travelling at 2 m/s and accelerates uniformly to 4 m/s in 5 seconds. What is her
acceleration?
A 0.4 m/s2
B 0.75 m/s2
C 0.8 m/s
D 0.4 m/s
8 A car travels 20 miles in 1 hour 15 minutes. What is its average speed?
A 16 m/s
B 25 mph
C 16 mph
D 6.25 m/s
9 The graph shows a car journey. What is the maximum speed of the car?
A 50 mph
B 50 m/s
C 65 mph
D 60 mph
10 A cyclist is travelling at 12 m/s and decelerates uniformly to come to a stop in 4 seconds. What is
his acceleration?
A 3 m/s2
B −3 m/s2
C 0.6 m/s
D he is decelerating not accelerating
11 The graph shows the journey of a lorry. How could you calculate the distance the lorry has
travelled from the graph?
A divide the maximum speed by the time
B multiply the maximum speed by the time
C the gradient of the line
D the area underneath the graph
12 Which statement is true for velocity?
A velocity is a vector quantity
B velocity is measured in m/s2

C velocity is a scalar quantity
D velocity2 = 2 × distance × time
13 Which sketch shows a cyclist accelerating?
14 A cyclist is travelling round a roundabout at constant speed. Which of the following statements is
correct?
A the cyclist is accelerating
B the velocity of the bike is constantly changing
C the magnitude of velocity is constant
D all of the above
15 A skier is heading for the finish line of the Olympic downhill. Her average speed down the course
is 60 mph. What is her speed in m/s?
A 26.7 m/s
B 3.45 × 106 m/s

C 1600 m/s
D 0.44 m/s
16 A student wants to reduce the errors in her results. Which of the suggestions would reduce
the experimental error in her results?
A repeating each reading three times and averaging the
results B taking readings from eye level
C measuring from the same point each time
D all of the above
17 In the equation v2= u2 + 2as, what does the u
represent? A initial velocity

B displacement
C final velocity
D acceleration
18 A ball is released from rest and allowed to drop vertically downwards from a cliff edge. Gravity
causes the ball to accelerate at 10 m/s2. It reaches a maximum velocity of 25m/s the instant before
it hits the ground. Calculate the height of the cliff from which it is released?
A 645 m
B 1.25 m
C 31.25 m
D 62.5 m
Answers
1 C – It has both a magnitude and a direction.
2 A
3 B – On the distance–time graph, it shows time increasing as the vehicle stays still.
4 C
5 D – As time goes on, the car is maintaining its velocity.
6 B – It has both a direction and a magnitude.
7 A – 2/5 gives 0.4 acceleration.
8 C – Time in the same units gives 1.25 hours.
9 C – The change in y/change in x gives a value of 65 = speed.
10 B – Negative implies a deceleration.
11 D – The area underneath the graph represents distance travelled.
12 A
13 C – Straight line represents a constant increase.
14 D – The velocity is constantly changing because the direction is, so the cyclist must be
accelerating.
15 A – Average speed, so her top speed will be greater.
16 A
17 A
18 C– If using up as positive, both the velocity and the acceleration will be negative as acting
downwards.

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Chapter 1

1 Which of the following quantities is a vector?

2 Identify the correct units for velocity.

D travelling at a constant speed

D speed = distance × time

D travelling at a constant speed

6 Which of the following statements is correct about displacement?

A displacement is measured in m/s

B displacement is a vector quantity

C displacement is a scalar quantity

D acceleration is a change in displacement

D he is decelerating not accelerating

A divide the maximum speed by the time

B multiply the maximum speed by the time

C the gradient of the line

D the area underneath the graph

12 Which statement is true for velocity?

A velocity is a vector quantity

B velocity is measured in m/s2

D velocity2 = 2 × distance × time

B the velocity of the bike is constantly changing

D all of the above

B 3.45 × 106 m/s

results B taking readings from eye level

C measuring from the same point each time

D all of the above

17 In the equation v2= u2 + 2as, what does the u

represent? A initial velocity

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