Motion: past paper questions

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• Question 2May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  What is the definition of velocity?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagrams show distance–time graphs for four objects.

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows the speed–time graph of an object. In which section does the object have the largest acceleration?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The graph shows the speed of a car travelling through a town. Which section of the graph represents a period when the car is decelerating?

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• Question 3May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A falling object near to the surface of the Earth has an acceleration of free fall $g$. What is the approximate value of $g$ and what is the approximate change in $g$ as the object gets nearer to the Earth?

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• Question 6Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A car is travelling along a straight horizontal road. The speed–time graph is shown. In which labelled part of the journey is the resultant force on the car zero?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  An object begins to fall close to the Earth's surface. Air resistance can be ignored. Which statement about the object's acceleration is correct?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about acceleration is correct?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows how the speed of a falling object changes with time.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The graph shows the motion of a sprinter. She accelerates steadily from rest to $8.0\text{ m/s}$ in $4.0\text{ s}$. How far does she travel in the last three seconds of her acceleration?

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• Question 3May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which speed–time graph is for an object that travels $20\text{ m}$ in $10\text{ s}$?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  Four balls with different masses are dropped from the heights shown. Air resistance can be ignored. Which ball has the greatest average speed?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The speed–time graph represents a journey. How does the graph show that the distance travelled in section X of the journey is greater than the distance travelled in section Y?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  An athlete runs at a speed of $8\text{ m / s}$ for $10\text{ s}$, and then at a speed of $6\text{ m / s}$ for $12\text{ s}$. Which calculation gives the average speed of the athlete in $\text{m / s}$?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement is correct?

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• Question 3May/June 2026, paper 13Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which speed–time graph is for an object that travels $20\text{ m}$ in $10\text{ s}$?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Multiple choice1 mark

  How is the deceleration of an object calculated from a speed–time graph?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A stone falls freely from the top of a cliff. Air resistance may be ignored. Which graph shows how the acceleration of the stone varies with time as it falls?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  An object reaches terminal velocity after being dropped and falling through air. Which graph shows how its speed varies with time?

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• Question 2May/June 2026, paper 22Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows a speed–time graph for an object. Which sections of the graph show the object moving with constant, non-zero acceleration?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  An object is falling in a uniform gravitational field. After a certain time, it reaches terminal velocity. Which row is correct?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows the vertical forces acting on a ball as it falls vertically through the air. The ball does not reach terminal velocity.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 22Multiple choice1 mark

  The diagram shows a series of images of a moving object taken at regular intervals. The object is moving from left to right. Which statement describes the motion of the object?

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A ball is at rest on the ground. A boy kicks the ball. The boy's boot is in contact with the ball for a time of $0.040\text{ s}$.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2025, paper 31Structured5 marksHas a diagram

  Fig. 1.1 shows the distance-time graph for a cyclist travelling along a flat, straight road. Calculate the speed of the cyclist between $\text{time}=0$ and $\text{time}=10\text{ s}$.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 23Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows a speed–time graph for a moving object. Which description of the object's motion is correct?

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• Question 1May/June 2026, paper 31Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Figure 1.1 shows the speed–time graph for a person skiing. Calculate the distance travelled between time = 0 and time = 4.0 s by the person skiing.

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• Question 11Oct/Nov 2025, paper 31Structured7 marks

  Mars is one of the four rocky planets nearest the Sun. State why the gravitational field strength at the surface of the Earth is greater than the gravitational field strength at the surface of Mars.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A small, light ball is dropped from the top of a tall building. Which graph shows how the speed of the ball changes with time?

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2023, paper 31Structured7 marksHas a diagram

  Fig. 1.1 shows a distance–time graph for a cyclist. Determine the distance travelled by the cyclist between $\text{time}=0$ and $\text{time}=100\text{ s}$.

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