Answers to Exam-style questions

1 Kinematics describing motion

1 a Distance in a (particular) direction [1] 4 a Vector quantities have direction and
b When athlete returns to his original scalar quantities do not. [1]
position/the start [1] One example of a vector, e.g. velocity,
(direct) distance from original acceleration, displacement, force [1]
position is zero. [1] One example of a scalar, e.g. speed,
time, mass, pressure [1]
2 s / m 40 boy
38
3635 100 km h1
girl
30
25
N
20
15
10 500 km h1
resultant
5
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
t/s

a straight line from t = 0, s = 0 to

b Correct vectors drawn and labelled [1]
t = 12, s = 36 [1]
Scale stated and diagram of sucient size [1]
b straight line from t = 0, s = 0 to t = 5,
Resultant velocity 510 (5) km h1 [1]
s = 10 [1]
11 W of N or a bearing of 349 (3) [1]
straight line from t = 5, s = 10 to t = 12,
s = 38 [1] c 0.25 510 = 128 130 km 11 W of N [1]
c 10 s [1] 5 a velocity of aircraft
B
3 a Each second it travels a constant distance [1]
At least two examples: 108 84 = 24 cm,
7.5 m s1
84 60 = 24 cm, 60 36 = 24 cm [1] 15 m s1

b speed = d = 24 [1]
t 0.1 A
speed = 240 cm s1 [1]
c 108 + 2 24 [1] Correct vector diagram [1]
156 cm [1] Velocity of aircraft in still air in easterly
direction or calculation [1]
b tout = 5000 = 333 s and treturn = 5000
15 13.5
= 370 s [1]
total time = 703 or 704 s or 703.7 s [1]
average speed = 10000 = 14.2 m s1 [1]
703.7

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