Physics Test
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Here is a distance-time graph for Charlie’s journey over the course of a day.
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9
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6
Distance from
home (miles)
5
4
3
2
1
9: 00
10: 00 11: 00 12: 00 13: 00 14: 00 15: 00 16: 00 17: 00 18: 00
Time
Describe each stage of Charlie’s journey as represented by the graph above, making sure you
mention the following:
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Distance travelled in the first part of the journey
•
Speed travelled at after the first stop
•
The direction of travel at 14:00
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Katherine and Julia are both competing in a long-distance race.
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The distance they both travelled from home is displayed in the chart below.
20
Katherine
Julia
18
16
14
12
Distance from
home (miles)
10
8
6
4
2
9am
10am
11am
12pm
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2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
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Time
2(a)
Who covered the longest distance on their race?
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2(b)
What was Katherines’ highest speed over the course of the journey?
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2(c)
How much time did Julia spend ahead of Katherine in the race?
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On a morning bike ride Jane records her distance from her usual start point in 20minute intervals.
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This can be seen on the graph below.
20
18
16
14
12
Distance
from Start 10
(km)
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6
4
2
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Time
3(a)
How far did she travel in the first 2 hours of her journey?
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3(b)
Jane travels back to the start at a constant speed of 30 km/hr
Use this information to complete the journey on the axes above.
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The diagram below shows a journey starting from home.
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18
16
14
Distance
from home
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2
0
0
10
20
30
40
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100
Time (Minutes)
Describe the journey. Split the journey up into two steps; outward and return.
Make note of:
▪ The highest speed achieved
▪ Any rest times
▪ The total distance covered
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6 The diagram shows some people waiting in a queue at a supermarket.
person X
checkout
The queue moves forward each time a person leaves the checkout.
Person X spends seven minutes in the queue before reaching the checkout.
The graph shows how distance changes with time for person X.
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distance
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time in minutes
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(a) (i) What is the initial length of the queue?
(1)
initial length = .............................................................. m
(ii) Explain how you could use the graph to work out the number of times person X
is stationary.
(2)
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(b) (i) State the equation linking average speed, distance moved and time taken.
(1)
(ii) Calculate the average speed of person X in the queue.
Give the unit.
(3)
average speed = .............................................. unit .........................
(Total for Question 6 = 7 marks)
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