MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

A car starts to move along a straight road. A drop of oil falls from the car’s engine onto the road every three seconds. Table 1.5 gives the distances along the road (in metres) between the drops of oil.

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a) From the information in Table 1.5, draw a graph of distance (y-axis) against time (x-axis). Both axes of your graph should start at zero.

b) Explain how you would use the graph to determine where the car is speeding up (accelerating), where it is travelling at constant speed, and where it is slowing down (decelerating).

Question No. 2

Define the terms ‘rectilinear’ and ‘uniform’.

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Question No. 3

Think of the concept of ‘negative acceleration’.

Answer :

a) What is meant by a ‘negative acceleration’?

b) In what circumstances might a body have negative acceleration? Give an example.

c) Give a single word that means the same as ‘negative acceleration’.

Question No. 4

How much speed is added in each second to a body falling freely towards the Earth?

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Question No. 5

Which famous physicist developed the equations we use for calculating velocity, displacement and acceleration?

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Question No. 6

Disregarding air resistance, how far does a body move during the first second of its fall?

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Question No. 7

Briefly explain why a planet moving in its orbital path around the sun is accelerating.

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Question No. 8

Imagine that someone dug a hole through the Earth – from one side to the other, and passing through the centre of the Earth. Now imagine that you drop a heavy ball down this hole. Where will it stop? Explain your answer.

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Question No. 9

In your own words, briefly explain why a falling body moves faster and faster, yet the acceleration is constant (unchanging).

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