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1 A battery provides energy to an electric car.

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The electric car has an acceleration of 2.9 m / s when it moves from rest. The combined mass of
the car and its driver is 1600 kg.

Calculate the time taken to reach a speed of 28 m / s.

time = .............................................. [2]

[Total: 2]

2 A car of mass m is travelling along a straight, horizontal road at a constant speed v.

At time t = 0, the driver of the car sees an obstruction in the road ahead of the car and applies the
brakes.

The car does not begin to decelerate at t = 0.

The diagram is the distance–time graph for the car from t = 0.

60

distance / m

40

20

0
0 1 2 3 4 5
time / s

(a) State the property of a distance–time graph that corresponds to speed.

gradient
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(b) Using the distance–time graph, determine the initial speed v of the car.

v = .............................................. [2]

[Total: 3]

3 A bus is travelling along a straight road. The bus and the driver have a combined mass of 16 000 kg
when there are no passengers in it. The bus has 73 passengers. The average mass of each of the
passengers is 65 kg.

(a) Calculate the total mass of the bus, the driver and the 73 passengers.

mass = .............................................. [2]

(b) The fully loaded bus accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 14 m / s. The time taken to
reach a speed of 14 m / s is 20 s.

Calculate the resultant force on the bus during the acceleration.

force = .............................................. [2]

[Total: 4]
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4 The diagram shows liquid in a cylinder.

The table gives some data about the cylinder and the liquid.

radius of cylinder 3.5 cm

weight of empty cylinder 2.5 N

depth of liquid 12.0 cm

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density of liquid 900 kg / m

The cylinder containing liquid is placed on a digital balance that displays the mass in kg.

Calculate the reading shown on the balance.

reading .............................................. kg [4]

[Total: 4]
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5 The velocity of an object of mass m increases from u to v.

State, in terms of m, u and v, the change of momentum of the object.

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[Total: 1]

6 The diagram shows a vacuum pump connected to the top of a vertical tube with its lower end
immersed in a tank of liquid. The pump reduces the pressure above the column to zero and the
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pressure at point X is 9.6 × 10 Pa.

vacuum
pump

point X
12 m
liquid

Calculate the density of the liquid.

density = ..................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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7 An aeroplane of mass 2.5 × 10 kg lands with a speed of 62 m / s, on a horizontal runway
at time t = 0. The aeroplane decelerates uniformly as it travels along the runway in a straight line
until it reaches a speed of 6.0 m / s at t = 35 s.

(a) Calculate the deceleration of the aeroplane in the 35 s after it lands.

deceleration = .............................................. [2]

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(b) Calculate the resultant force acting on the aeroplane as it decelerates.

force = .............................................. [2]

(c) Calculate the momentum of the aeroplane when its speed is 6.0 m / s.

momentum = .............................................. [2]

[Total: 6]

8 The diagram shows the top view of a rectangular paddling pool of constant depth. The pool is filled
with sea water.

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(a) The volume of the sea water in the pool is 264 m .

Calculate the depth of the pool.

depth = .............................................. [3]

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(b) The mass of the sea water in the pool is 2.70 × 10 kg.

Calculate the density of the sea water. Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

density = .............................................. [2]

(c) Calculate the pressure due to the sea water at the bottom of the pool.

pressure = .............................................. [2]

[Total: 7]

9 A student has an object with a mass of 5.0 kg.

Calculate the weight of the object.

weight of object = ....................................................... N [2]

[Total: 2]

10 The weight of a skydiver is 750 N.

Calculate the mass of the skydiver.

mass = ........................................................ kg [3]

[Total: 3]
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11 A car takes 12.8 s to travel 200 m.

Calculate the average speed of the car for this 200 m.

average speed = ..................................... m / s [3]

[Total: 3]

12 The graph is a speed-time graph for a footballer for the first 15.0 seconds of a game.

Use the graph to determine when the footballer is moving with greatest acceleration.

Between .............................. s and .............................. s

Give a reason for your answer.

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[Total: 2]