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7 A car is travelling with uniform acceleration along a straight road. The road has marker posts
every 100 m. When the car passes one post, it has a speed of 10 m s–1 and, when it passes the
next one, its speed is 20 m s–1. 9702/01/M/J/04

What is the car’s acceleration?

A 0.67 m s–2 B 1.5 m s–2 C 2.5 m s–2 D 6.0 m s–2

4 What is meant by the weight of an object? 9702/1/O/N/02

A the gravitational field acting on the object

B the gravitational force acting on the object
C the mass of the object multiplied by gravity
D the object’s mass multiplied by its acceleration

9 Two markers M1 and M2 are set up a vertical distance h apart. 9702/1/O/N/02

steel ball

time zero
x
M1 time t 1

M2 time t 2

When a steel ball is released from rest from a point a distance x above M1, it is found that the ball
takes time t1 to reach M1 and time t2 to reach M2.

Which expression gives the acceleration of the ball?

2h 2h 2h 2h
A –– B ––––– C ––––––2 D ––––––
t 22 (t 2 + t 1) (t 2 – t 1) (t 2 – t 12)
2

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7 The acceleration of free fall on a planet P is 6
of the acceleration of free fall on Earth. 9702/01/M/J/08

The mass of a body on planet P is 30 kg.

What is its weight on planet P?

A 4.9 N B 49 N C 180 N D 290 N

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9 An object falls 10.0 m from rest before entering some water. 9702/01/O/N/04

Assuming negligible air resistance, what is the time taken to reach the water and the speed with
which the object reaches the water?

time / ms speed / m s–1

A 1.02 10.0
B 1.02 14.0
C 1.43 10.0
D 1.43 14.0

10 A constant mass undergoes uniform acceleration. 9702/01/O/N/04

Which of the following is a correct statement about the resultant force acting on the mass?

A It increases uniformly with respect to time.

B It is constant but not zero.
C It is proportional to the displacement from a fixed point.
D It is proportional to the velocity.

7 An experiment is done to measure the acceleration of free fall of a body from rest. 9702/01/M/J/06

Which measurements are needed?

A the height of fall and the time of fall

B the height of fall and the weight of the body
C the mass of the body and the height of fall
D the mass of the body and the time of fall

10 A force F is applied to a freely moving object. At one instant of time, the object has velocity v and
acceleration a. 9702/01/O/N/06

Which quantities must be in the same direction?

A a and v only
B a and F only
C v and F only
D v, F and a
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7 Two markers M1 and M2 are set up a vertical distance h apart. 9702/01/O/N/05

steel ball

time zero
x
M1 time t1

M2 time t2

A steel ball is released at time zero from a point a distance x above M1. The ball reaches M1 at
time t1 and reaches M2 at time t2. The acceleration of the ball is constant.

Which expression gives the acceleration of the ball?

2h 2h 2h 2h
A 2
B C D
t2 (t 2 + t 1) (t 2 − t 1) 2 (t 2 − t 1 2 )
2

8 A stone is dropped from the top of a tower of height 40 m. The stone falls from rest and air
resistance is negligible. 9702/01/M/J/07

What time is taken for the stone to fall the last 10 m to the ground?

A 0.38 s B 1.4 s C 2.5 s D 2.9 s

9 What is meant by the weight of an object? 9702/01/M/J/07

A the gravitational field acting on the object

B the gravitational force acting on the object
C the mass of the object multiplied by gravity
D the object’s mass multiplied by its acceleration

7 The symbol g represents the acceleration of free fall. 9702/01/O/N/07

Which of these statements is correct?

A g is gravity.
B g is reduced by air resistance.
C g is the ratio weight / mass.
D g is the weight of an object.
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6 An object accelerates in a direction that is always perpendicular to its motion. 9702/01/M/J/08

What is the effect, if any, of the acceleration on the object’s speed and direction?

speed direction

A changes changes
B changes constant
C constant changes
D constant constant

5 On a particular railway, a train driver applies the brake of the train at a yellow signal, a distance of
1.0 km from a red signal, where it stops. 9702/11/O/N/09

The maximum deceleration of the train is 0.2 m s–2.

Assuming uniform deceleration, what is the maximum safe speed of the train at the yellow signal?

A 20 m s–1 B 40 m s–1 C 200 m s–1 D 400 m s–1

5 Four students each made a series of measurements of the acceleration of free fall g. The table
shows the results obtained. 9702/01/M/J/08

Which set of results could be described as precise but not accurate?

g / m s–2

A 9.81 9.79 9.84 9.83

B 9.81 10.12 9.89 8.94
C 9.45 9.21 8.99 8.76
D 8.45 8.46 8.50 8.41

7 Which statement about a ball that strikes a tennis racket and rebounds is always correct?
9702/12/O/N/09
A Total kinetic energy of the ball is conserved.
B Total kinetic energy of the system is conserved.
C Total momentum of the ball is conserved.
D Total momentum of the system is conserved.
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7 A ball is thrown horizontally in still air from the top of a very tall building. The ball is affected by air
resistance. 9702/11/O/N/10

What happens to the horizontal and to the vertical components of the ball’s velocity?

horizontal component vertical component

of velocity of velocity

A decreases to zero increases at a constant rate

B decreases to zero increases to a constant value
C remains constant increases at a constant rate
D remains constant increases to a constant value

9 In order that a train can stop safely, it will always pass a signal showing a yellow light before it
reaches a signal showing a red light. Drivers apply the brake at the yellow light and this results in
a uniform deceleration to stop exactly at the red light. 9702/11/O/N/10

The distance between the red and yellow lights is x.

What must be the minimum distance between the lights if the train speed is increased by 20 %,
without changing the deceleration of the trains?

A 1.20 x B 1.25 x C 1.44 x D 1.56 x

10 The gravitational field strength on the surface of planet P is one tenth of that on the surface of
planet Q. 9702/11/O/N/10

On the surface of P, a body has a mass of 1.0 kg and a weight of 1.0 N.

What are the mass and weight of the same body on the surface of planet Q?

mass on Q / kg weight on Q / N

A 1.0 0.1
B 1.0 10
C 10 10
D 10 100

6 A football is dropped from the top of a three-storey building. It falls through air until it reaches the
ground. 9702/12/O/N/10

What remains constant throughout the fall?

A acceleration of the football

B air resistance on the football
C velocity of the football
D weight of the football
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8 A moving body undergoes uniform acceleration while travelling in a straight line between points
X, Y and Z. The distances XY and YZ are both 40 m. The time to travel from X to Y is 12 s and
from Y to Z is 6.0 s. 9702/12/O/N/10

What is the acceleration of the body?

A 0.37 m s–2 B 0.49 m s–2 C 0.56 m s–2 D 1.1 m s–2

6 A bullet is fired horizontally with speed v from a rifle. For a short time t after leaving the rifle, the
only force affecting its motion is gravity. The acceleration of free fall is g. 9702/12/M/J/11

the horizontal distance travelled in time t

Which expression gives the value of ?
the vertical distance travelled in time t

A vt B v C 2vt D 2v
g gt g gt

8 A body has a weight of 58.9 N when on the Earth. On the Moon, the acceleration of free fall is
1.64 m s–2. 9702/11/M/J/11

What are the weight and the mass of the body when it is on the Moon?

weight / N mass / kg

A 9.85 1.00
B 9.85 6.00
C 58.9 1.00
D 58.9 6.00

8 A boy throws a ball vertically upwards. It rises to a maximum height, where it is momentarily at
rest, and then falls back to his hands. 9702/11/O/N/11

Which row gives the acceleration of the ball at various stages in its motion? (Take vertically
upwards as positive. Ignore air resistance.)

at maximum
rising falling
height

A –9.81 m s–2 0 +9.81 m s–2

B –9.81 m s–2 –9.81 m s–2 –9.81 m s–2
C +9.81 m s–2 +9.81 m s–2 +9.81 m s–2
D +9.81 m s–2 0 –9.81 m s–2
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6 A body has a weight of 58.9 N when on the Earth. On the Moon, the acceleration of free fall is
1.64 m s–2. 9702/13/M/J/11

What are the weight and the mass of the body when it is on the Moon?

weight / N mass / kg

A 9.85 1.00
B 9.85 6.00
C 58.9 1.00
D 58.9 6.00

9 A body falling in a uniform gravitational field encounters air resistance. The air resistance
increases until terminal velocity is reached. 9702/11/O/N/11

Which factor does not affect its terminal velocity?

A the density of the air

B the height from which the body falls
C the mass of the body
D the shape of the body

7 A stone of mass m is dropped from a tall building. There is significant air resistance. The
acceleration of free fall is g. 9702/12/O/N/11

When the stone reaches its terminal velocity, which information is correct?

magnitude of magnitude of the magnitude of the

the acceleration force of gravity force of air resistance
of the stone on the stone on the stone

A g mg mg
B zero mg mg
C zero zero mg
D zero zero zero

8 A science museum designs an experiment to show the fall of a feather in a vertical glass vacuum
tube. 9702/12/O/N/12

The time of fall from rest is to be close to 0.5 s.

What length of tube is required?

A 1.3 m B 2.5 m C 5.0 m D 10.0 m

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6 In an experiment to determine the acceleration of free fall using a falling body, what would lead to
a value that is too large? 9702/11/M/J/12

A air resistance
B dimensions of the body are too large
C measured distance longer than true distance
D measured time longer than true time

8 The diagram shows a laboratory experiment in which a feather falls from rest in a long evacuated
vertical tube of length L. 9702/11/M/J/12

feather

L
vacuum

The feather takes time T to fall from the top to the bottom of the tube.

How far will the feather have fallen from the top of the tube in time 0.50 T?

A 0.13 L B 0.25 L C 0.38 L D 0.50 L

7 The speed of a car is calculated from measurements of the distance travelled and the time taken.
9702/12/O/N/12
The distance is measured as 200 m, with an uncertainty of ± 2 m.

The time is measured as 10.0 s, with an uncertainty of ± 0.2 s.

What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated speed?

A ± 0.5 % B ±1% C ±2% D ±3%

9 A ball is thrown vertically in air. 9702/11/O/N/12

Neglecting air resistance, which property of the ball can never be zero at any time during the
flight?

A acceleration
B kinetic energy
C speed
D velocity
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8 Two markers M1 and M2 are set up a vertical distance h apart. 9702/12/M/J/12

steel ball

time zero
x
M1 time t1

M2 time t2

A steel ball is released at time zero from a point a distance x above M1. The ball reaches M1 at
time t1 and reaches M2 at time t2. The acceleration of the ball is constant.

Which expression gives the acceleration of the ball?

2h 2h 2h 2h
A B C D
t 22 (t 2 + t 1) (t 2 − t 1) 2 (t 2 2 − t 1 2 )

9 The diagram shows a laboratory experiment in which a feather falls from rest in a long evacuated
vertical tube of length L. 9702/13/M/J/12

feather

L
vacuum

The feather takes time T to fall from the top to the bottom of the tube.

How far will the feather have fallen from the top of the tube in time 0.50 T?

A 0.13 L B 0.25 L C 0.38 L D 0.50 L

8 A bicycle brakes so that it undergoes uniform deceleration from a speed of 8 m s–1 to 6 m s–1 over
a distance of 7 m. 9702/13/O/N/12

If the deceleration of the bicycle remains constant, what further distance will it travel before
coming to rest?

A 7m B 9m C 16 m D 21 m
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7 A body is released from rest and falls vertically in air of constant density. 9702/11/M/J/13

Which statement about the motion of the falling body is correct?

A As it accelerates, its weight decreases so that its acceleration decreases until it travels with
constant velocity.
B It accelerates initially at 9.8 m s–2 but the drag force increases so its acceleration decreases.
C Its velocity increases at a constant rate until its velocity becomes constant.
D The drag force of the air increases continually and eventually the velocity decreases.

8 A goods train passes through a station at a steady speed of 10 m s–1. An express train is at rest at
the station. The express train leaves the station with a uniform acceleration of 0.5 m s–2 just as the
goods train goes past. Both trains move in the same direction on straight, parallel tracks.
9702/11/M/J/13
How much time passes before the express train overtakes the goods train?

A 6s B 10 s C 20 s D 40 s

7 The diagram shows an arrangement to stop trains that are travelling too fast. 9702/12/M/J/13

speed 50 m s–1
direction maximum speed
of travel 10 m s–1

train marker 1 marker 2

Trains coming from the left travel at a speed of 50 m s–1. At marker 1, the driver must apply the
brakes so that the train decelerates uniformly in order to pass marker 2 at no more than 10 m s –1.

The train carries a detector that notes the times when the train passes each marker and will apply
an emergency brake if the time between passing marker 1 and marker 2 is less than
20 s.

How far from marker 2 should marker 1 be placed?

A 200 m B 400 m C 500 m D 600 m

8 An aeroplane travels at an average speed of 600 km h–1 on an outward flight and at 400 km h–1 on
the return flight over the same distance. 9702/11/O/N/13

What is the average speed of the whole flight?

A 111 m s–1 B 167 m s–1 C 480 km h–1 D 500 km h–1

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6 One object moves directly from P to R. 9702/11/O/N/13

In a shorter time, a second object moves from P to Q to R.

Which statement about the two objects is correct for the journey from P to R?

A They have the same average speed.

B They have the same average velocity.
C They have the same displacement.
D They travel the same distance.

8 On a particular railway, a train driver applies the brake of the train at a yellow signal, a distance of
1.0 km from a red signal, where the train stops. 9702/13/O/N/13

The maximum deceleration of the train is 0.20 m s–2.

Assuming uniform deceleration, what is the maximum safe speed of the train at the yellow signal?

A 14 m s–1 B 20 m s–1 C 40 m s–1 D 400 m s–1

9 A person, travelling on a motorway a total distance of 200 km, travels the first 90 km at an
average speed of 80 km h–1. 9702/13/O/N/13

Which average speed must be obtained for the rest of the journey if the person is to reach the
destination in a total time of 2 hours 0 minutes?

A 110 km h–1 B 120 km h–1 C 122 km h–1 D 126 km h–1

12 A mass accelerates uniformly when the resultant force acting on it 9702/13/O/N/13

A is zero.
B is constant but not zero.
C increases uniformly with respect to time.
D is proportional to the displacement from a fixed point.
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7 An object is thrown with velocity 5.2 m s–1 vertically upwards on the Moon. The acceleration due
to gravity on the Moon is 1.62 m s–2. 9702/11/M/J/14

What is the time taken for the object to return to its starting point?

A 2.5 s B 3.2 s C 4.5 s D 6.4 s

6 A radio-controlled toy car travels along a straight line for a time of 15 s. 9702/12/M/J/14

The variation with time t of the velocity v of the car is shown below.

6.0
v / m s–1
3.0
0
0 5 10 15 t/s
–3.0
–6.0

What is the average velocity of the toy car for the journey shown by the graph?

A –1.5 m s–1 B 0.0 m s–1 C 4.0 m s–1 D 4.5 m s–1

8 In a cathode-ray tube, an electron is accelerated uniformly in a straight line from a speed of

4 × 103 m s–1 to 2 × 107 m s–1 over a distance of 10 mm. 9702/13/M/J/14

What is the acceleration of the electron?

A 2 × 103 m s–2

B 2 × 106 m s–2

C 2 × 1013 m s–2

D 2 × 1016 m s–2

7 An experiment is performed to measure the acceleration of free fall g. A body falls between two
fixed points. The four measurements shown below are taken. 9702/13/M/J/14

Which measurement is not required for the calculation of g ?

A the distance fallen by the body

B the initial velocity of the body
C the mass of the body
D the time taken for the body to fall
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6 In an experiment to determine the acceleration of free fall g, a ball-bearing is held by an

electromagnet. When the current to the electromagnet is switched off, a clock starts and the ball-
bearing falls. After falling a distance h, the ball-bearing strikes a switch to stop the clock which
measures the time t of the fall. 9702/13/O/N/14

Which expression can be used to calculate the value of g ?

A ht 2 B th 2 C
2t
D 2h
2 2 h2 t2

5 The acceleration of free fall on the Moon is one-sixth of that on Earth. 9702/11/O/N/14

On Earth it takes time t for a stone to fall from rest a distance of 2 m.

What is the time taken for a stone to fall from rest a distance of 2 m on the Moon?

A 6t B t C W  D t
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7 In an experiment to determine the acceleration of free fall g, a ball bearing is held by an

electromagnet. When the current to the electromagnet is switched off, a clock starts and the ball
bearing falls. After falling a distance h, the ball bearing strikes a switch to stop the clock which
measures the time t of the fall.
9702/12/M/J/15

If systematic errors cause t and h to be measured incorrectly, which error must cause g to
appear greater than 9.81 m s–2?

A h measured as being smaller than it actually is and t is measured correctly

B h measured as being smaller than it actually is and t measured as being larger than it
actually is
C h measured as being larger than it actually is and t measured as being larger than it actually
is
D h is measured correctly and t measured as being smaller than it actually is

9 A body having uniform acceleration a increases its velocity from u to v in time t. 9702/11/M/J/15

Which expression would not give a correct value for the body’s displacement during time t ?

A ut + 1
2
at 2

B vt – 1
2
at 2

(v + u )(v − u )
C
2a

(v − u )t
D
2
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9 A sprinter runs a 100 m race in a straight line. He accelerates from the starting block at a constant
acceleration of 2.5 m s–2 to reach his maximum speed of 10 m s–1. He maintains this speed until he
crosses the finish line. 9702/12/M/J/15

Which time does it take the sprinter to run the race?

A 4s B 10 s C 12 s D 20 s

8 An insect jumps with an initial vertical velocity of 1.0 m s–1, reaching a maximum height of
3.5 × 10–2 m. Assume the deceleration is uniform. 9702/11/M/J/15

What is the magnitude of the deceleration?

A 3.6 m s–2 B 9.8 m s–2 C 14 m s–2 D 29 m s–2

9 The water surface in a deep well is 78.0 m below the top of the well. A person at the top of the
well drops a heavy stone down the well. 9702/11/O/N/15

Air resistance is negligible. The speed of sound in the air is 330 m s–1.

What is the time interval between the person dropping the stone and hearing it hitting the water?

A 3.75 s B 3.99 s C 4.19 s D 4.22 s

7 A boy throws a ball vertically upwards. It rises to a maximum height, where it is momentarily at
rest, and then falls back to his hands. 9702/12/O/N/15

Which row gives the acceleration of the ball at various stages in its motion? (Take vertically
upwards as positive. Ignore air resistance.)

at maximum
rising falling
height

A –9.81 m s–2 0 +9.81 m s–2

B –9.81 m s–2 –9.81 m s–2 –9.81 m s–2
C +9.81 m s–2 +9.81 m s–2 +9.81 m s–2
D +9.81 m s–2 0 –9.81 m s–2

11 A rocket of mass 30 000 kg sits on a launch pad on the Earth’s surface. The rocket motors
provide an upward force of 330 kN on the rocket. 9702/13/O/N/15

What is the initial acceleration of the rocket?

A 0.12 m s–2
B 1.1 m s–2
C 1.2 m s–2
D 11 m s–2
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6 An object has an initial velocity u and an acceleration a. The object moves in a straight line
through a displacement s and has final velocity v. 9702/12/F/M/16

The above quantities are related by the equation shown.

v 2 = u 2 + 2as

Which condition must be satisfied in order for this equation to apply to the motion of the object?

A The direction of a is constant and the direction of a is the same as the direction of s.
B The direction of a is constant and the direction of a is the same as the direction of u.
C The magnitude of a is constant and the direction of a is constant.
D The magnitude of a is constant and the direction of a is the same as the direction of v.

8 A ball travels from point X to point Y around a semi-circular track of radius 1.0 m as shown.
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X

north ball

west east

south 1.0 m

What is the displacement of the ball from X to Y?

A 2.0 m
B 2.0 m due south
C 3.1 m
D 3.1 m due south