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Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School 3. A coin and a feather are allowed to fall in a long vertical glass tube from
which the air has been evacuated. Which one of the following
CE Physics – Speed, Velocity and Acceleration combinations best describes the motion of the coin and the feather ?
(1989-5)
Name : _____________________
Class : S 4 ______ ( )
Coin Feather
A. uniform speed same uniform speed
B. uniform speed greater uniform speed
1. C. uniform acceleration same uniform acceleration
D. uniform acceleration smaller uniform acceleration
E. uniform acceleration greater uniform acceleration

4. A particle is thrown vertically upwards. When the particle is at the

maximum height, its acceleration is (1989-9)
The figure above shows the stroboscopic photograph of a ball rolling
A. zero.
down a slope. If the stroboscope makes 2 flashes per second, in which
B. changing from upwards to downwards.
region does the ball have an average speed of 40 cm s−1 ? (1988-1) C. changing from downwards to upwards.
D. pointing upwards.
A. KL E. pointing downwards.
B. LM
C. MN
D. NO
E. OP

2. An object is falling from rest with an acceleration of 10 m s−2. Which of

the following statements is/are correct ? (1988-2)

(1) It falls with a constant speed of 10 m s−1.

(2) It falls 10 m every second.
(3) It has a speed of 20 m s−1 after 2 s.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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5. 6. A small metal ball is released from a point above the floor and bounces
several times. Which of the following graphs best represents the variation
of the velocity of the ball with time? (1990-8)

The above graph shows how the square of velocity of an object

undergoing uniform acceleration varies with displacement. The object is
initially at rest and travels along a straight line. (1990-1)

The acceleration of the object is

A. 0.5 m s−2
B. 1.0 m s−2
C. 2.0 m s−2
D. 4.0 m s−2
E. 8.0 m s−2
1 st statement 2 nd statement
7. An object thrown vertically The object is instantaneously at
upwards has zero acceleration at rest at its highest point.
its highest point.
(1990-44)
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8. 10. Which of the following displacement-time graphs describes the motion of
a particle moving in a straight line with uniform deceleration ?
(1992-1)

The figure above shows the strobe photograph of a ball rolling down a
slope. The stroboscope is flashing at a frequency of 5 Hz. Find the
acceleration of the ball. (1991-4)
A. 0.20 m s−2
B. 0.50 m s−2
C. 0.67 m s−2
D. 1.00 m s−2
E. 1.33 m s−2
9.

The above figure shows the velocity-time graph of an object. Which of the
following statements about the object is/are true ? (1991-5)
−2
(1) Its acceleration in the first 10 seconds is 2 m s .
(2) The total distance travelled is 250 m.
(3) It returns to its starting point after 25 seconds.

A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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11. 13.

A man takes 2 seconds to walk from point A to point B, and then takes 3
seconds to walk from point B to point C, where ABC is an equilateral
triangle of side 3 m. Find the magnitude of his average VELOCITY from
A to C. (1992-2) Figure (a) shows a man near the edge of a cliff projecting a stone
A. 0.60 ms−1 vertically upwards. The stone reaches the sea after 18 seconds. Figure (b)
B. 1.00 ms−1 shows the velocity-time graph for the motion of the stone. Find the height
C. 1.20 ms−1 of the cliff. (1992-4)
D. 1.25 ms−1 A. 180 m
E. 1.50 ms−1 B. 540 m
12. C. 720 m
D. 900 m
E. 1620 m

14.

The above paper tape is obtained from a trolley moving with uniform
acceleration. The frequency of the ticket-tape timer is 50 Hz. Find the
acceleration of the trolley. (1993-2)
The above tape charts represent the motion of a trolley coasting downhill
A. 0.21 m s−2
on different slopes. The frequency of the ticker-tape timer remains
unchanged. Arrange the tape charts in ascending order of the accelerations B. 0.70 m s−2
of the trolley. (1992-3) C. 0.73 m s−2
A. (1), (2), (3) D. 1.05 m s−2
B. (2), (1), (3) E. 2.10 m s−2
C. (2), (3), (1)
D. (3), (1), (2)
E. (3), (2), (1)
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15. An object is thrown vertically upwards from a point A. It travels to the 17.
highest point B and then falls back to A. Neglecting air resistance, which
of the following statements is/are true ? (1993-3)
(1) The total displacement of the object is zero.
(2) The acceleration of the object is constant throughout the motion.
(3) The time for the upward motion is longer than the time for the
downward motion.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only The above diagram shows the variation of the acceleration of an object
C. (1) and (2) only which is initially at rest. Which of the following velocity-time graphs
D. (2) and (3) only correctly describes the motion of the object ? (1993-5)
E. (1), (2) and (3)

16. A man takes 30 s to walk 80 m towards the east. He then takes 10 s to run
60 m towards the south. Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(1994-3)
(1) The magnitude of the resultant displacement of the man is 140 m.
(2) The average speed of the man is 4.3 m s−1.
(3) The magnitude of the average velocity of the man is 2.5 m s−1.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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18. An object starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration along a 20. Two objects of different masses are released from rest at the same height.
straight line. Which of the following graphs concerning the motion of the Assume air resistance is negligible. Which of the following statements
object is/are correct ? (1995-4) is/are correct ? (1995-5)
(s = displacement, v = velocity, t = time) (1) A greater gravitational force is acting on the object with greater
mass.
(2) They take the same time to reach the ground.
(3) They have equal velocities when they reach the ground.
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
21.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
19. A car moves with a speed 30 km h−1. The driver applies the brake and the
car is stopped in a distance of 12 m. If the car is moving at 60 km h −1,
what is the stopping distance ? Assume that the same constant braking
force is applied in both cases. (1995-7)
The above diagram shows the variation of the velocity of an object with
A. 12 m time. What is the distance travelled by the object in the first 3 seconds ?
B. 24 m (1995-8)
C. 48 m A. 5 m
D. 72 m B. 15 m
E. 96 m C. 25 m
D. 30 m
E. 45 m
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22. A man walks 40 m towards the west. He then walks 40 m towards the 24.
south and lastly walks 70 m towards the east. Find the magnitude of the
resultant displacement of the man. (1996-2)

A. 30 m
B. 40 m
C. 50 m
D. 70 m
E. 150 m

23. An object moves with uniform acceleration along a straight line. Which of A student walks along a curve ABC, which is made up of two semi-
the following graphs correctly describe(s) the motion of the object ? circular parts AB and BC of radius 3 m and 4 m respectively. He takes 2 s
(1996-4) to walk from A to B and 5 s to walk from B to C. Find the magnitude of
the average velocity of the student from A to C. (1997-2)
A. 1.0 m s−1
B. 2.0 m s−1
C. 2.3 m s−1
D. 3.1 m s−1
E. 3.6 m s−1

25. A particle is released from rest and falls vertically under gravity. If the
distance travelled by the particle in the 1st second is x and that travelled in
the 2nd second is y, find the ratio x : y. (1997-6)

A. 1:1
B. 1:2
A. (1) only C. 1:3
B. (2) only D. 1:4
C. (1) and (3) only E. 1:5
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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26. 27. A car undergoes uniform deceleration along a straight road. Its velocity
decreases from 30 m s−1 to 20 m s−1 after travelling a distance of 100 m.
How much further will the car travel before it comes to a rest ?
(1998-2)
A. 50 m
B. 80 m
C. 180 m
D. 200 m
E. 300 m
28.
The velocity-time graph of a car travelling along a straight horizontal road
is shown above. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the
acceleration a of the car with time t ? (1998-4)

At time t = 0, a table-tennis ball is released from a point above the ground

and bounces several times on the ground. The above graph shows the
variation of the velocity v of the ball with time t. (Note: Velocity pointing
upwards is taken to be positive.) At which of the following points on the
graph does the ball reach its maximum height above the ground after the
first rebound ? (1998-5)

A. Point P
B. Point Q
C. Point R
D. Point S
E. Point T
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29. A man takes 30 s to walk from point A to point B along a straight road, 31. A car starts from rest and travels along a straight road. The acceleration-
where AB = 120 m. He then takes 20 s to run backwards to a point C, time graph of the car is shown above. Which of the following graphs
where BC = 100 m. Find the average speed of the man for the whole shows the variation of the velocity v of the car with time t ?
journey. (1999-1) (1999-3)

A. 0.4 m s-1
B. 2.0 m s-1
C. 4.0 m s-1
D. 4.4 m s-1
E. 4.5 m s-1

30. A 2 kg steel sphere and a 1 kg wooden sphere are initially held at the same
level above ground and then released from rest simultaneously. Assume air
resistance is negligible. Which of the following statements about the two
spheres at any instant before they reach the ground is/are correct ?
(1999-2)
(1) The speeds of the two spheres are equal.
(2) The accelerations of the two spheres are equal.
(3) The gravitational forces acting on the two spheres are equal.
A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
E. (1), (2) and (3)
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32. Which of the following physical quantities is not a vector ? 35. Two cars A and B travel along the same straight road. The velocity-time
(2000-1) graphs of the two cars are shown above. Which of the following
A. acceleration statements about the motion of the two cars at time T0 is/are always
B. displacement correct ? (2000-4)
C. momentum
D. potential energy
E. weight

33. It is said that Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), an Italian scientist, dropped a

small iron ball and a large cannon ball from the top of the Leaning Tower
of Pisa. He found that the two balls reached the ground at almost the same
time. (2000-2)
Which of the following is/are correct deduction(s) from this experiment ?
(1) The two balls fell with the same acceleration.
(2) A body will maintain uniform motion if there is no external force
acting on it.
(3) The gravitational forces acting on the two balls were identical.

A. (1) only (1) The two cars meet each other.

B. (3) only (2) The two cars are moving with the same speed but in opposite
C. (1) and (2) only directions.
D. (2) and (3) only (3) Car A is accelerating while B is decelerating.
E. (1), (2) and (3)
A. (1) only
34. -1
A racing car accelerates from rest to a speed of 100 km h in 3.2 s. Find B. (3) only
the average acceleration of the car. (2000-3) C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only
A. 4.34 m s-2 E. (1), (2) and (3)
B. 8.68 m s-2
C. 15.63 m s-2
D. 31.5 m s-2
E. 112.50 m s-2
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36. A block is placed on a rough inclined plane and then projected upwards 37. A car travels along a straight road. The variation of the distance of the car
along the plane. After reaching the highest point, the block slides down from a fixed point P on the road with time is shown above. Which of the
along the plane. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the following statements is correct ? (2001-1)
velocity v of the block with time t ? (2000-7)

A. The speed of the car is decreasing.

B. The car is moving towards P.
C. There is an unbalanced force acting on the car.
D. The area under the graph denotes the total distance
travelled by the car.
E. The slope of the graph denotes the acceleration of the car.

38. A girl walks along a straight road from a point A to a point B with an
average speed l m s-l. She then returns from B to A along the same road
with an average speed 2 m s-l. Find the average speed of the girl for the
whole journey. (2001-2)
A. zero.
B. 0.67 m s-l
C. 1.33 m s-1
D. 1.41 m s-1
E. 1.50 m s-1
.
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39. The figure above shows the distance-time graphs of two toy cars P and Q (For Questions 41 and 42)
moving along a linear track. Which of the following statements are correct The figure shows the velocity-time graph of a car travelling along a straight road.
? (2002-1)

(1) Car P will reach the 20 m-mark

(2) Car P is overtaking car Q at t = 5 s.
(3) The average speed of car P in the first 5 s is smaller than that of
car Q.
A. (1) and (2) only 41. What physical quantity does the area of the shaded region represent ?
B. (1) and (3) only (2003-1)
C. (2) and (3) only A. energy
D. (1), (2) and (3) B. momentum
C. acceleration
40. A piece of stone is hung from a balloon, which is rising vertically D. displacement
upward. If the string connecting the stone and the balloon suddenly 42. Which of the following statements are correct ? (2003-2)
breaks, which of the following velocity-time graphs represents the (1) The car changes its direction of travel at t = t1.
subsequent motion of the stone ? (2) The car is farthest away from the starting point at t = t1.
[Note : Velocity pointing upward is taken to be positive.] (2002-3) (3) The car returns to its starting point at t = t2.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
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43. A car starts at point A and travels along a circular path of radius 30 m. (1) The average speed of P between t = 0 and t = t1 is larger than that
After 15 s, the car returns to point A. Find the average speed of the car of Q.
within this period of time. (2003-3) (2) At t = t1, P and Q reach the same point.
(3) At t = t2, Q is ahead of P.
A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only

A. zero
B. 2 m s-1
C. 6.3 m s-1
D. 12.6 m s-1

44. A plane starts from rest and accelerates at 2 m s-2. If the minimum take
speed is 60 m s-1, find the minimum distance travelled by the plane before
it takes off. (2003-4)
A. 450 m
B. 900 m
C. 1 800 m
D. 3600 m

45.

The figure shows the velocity-time graphs of two students P and Q

running along a straight road. They start at the same point. Which of the
following statements is/are correct ? (2004-3)