MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

 The Table shows the displacement of a racing car at different times as it travels along a straight track during a speed trial. Determine the car’s velocity.

Displacement /m 0 85 170 255 340
Time /s 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

Important Questions on Kinematics: Describing Motion

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

 The Table shows the displacement of a racing car at different times as it travels along a straight track during a speed trial. 

Displacement /m 0 85 170 255 340
Time /s 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

 Draw the displacement-time graph and use it to find the car's velocity.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

An old car travels due south. The distance it travels at hourly intervals is shown in the table

Draw the distance-time graph to represent the car journey.

Time/h 0 1 2 3 4
Distance/km 0 23 46 69 84
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

An old car travels due south.The distance it travels at hourly intervals is shown in the table

Time / h 0 1 2 3 4
Distance / km 0 23 46 69 84

From the distance-time graph deduce the car's speed in kmh-1 during the first three hours of the journey

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

An old car travels due south. The distance it travels at hourly intervals is shown in the table

Time / h 0 1 2 3 4
Distance / km 0 23 46 69 84
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What is the car's average speed in kmh-1 during the whole journey,

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

You walk  3.0 km  due north and then 4.0 km due east.

Calculate the total distance in km you have travelled.

MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

You walk  3.0 km  due north and then 4.0 km due east. Make a scale drawing of your walk, and use it to find your final displacement. Remember to give both the magnitude and the direction.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

You walk  3.0 km  due north and then 4.0 km due east. Make a scale drawing of your walk, and use it to find your final displacement. Remember to give both the magnitude and the direction.

Check your answer by calculating your displacement.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A student walks  8.0 km southeast and then 12 km  due west.

Draw a vector diagram showing the route. Use your diagram to find the total displacement.Remember to give the scale on your diagram and to give the direction as well as the magnitude of your answer.