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O Level Physics 5054 · Motion. 1 Define speed as distance travelled per unit time and define velocity as change in displacement per unit time 2 Recall and use the equation speed = distance time v = s t 3 Recall and use the equation average speed = total distance travelled total time taken 4 Define acceleration as change in velocity per unit time; recall and use the equation acceleration = change in velocity time taken a = ∆v ∆t 5 State what is meant by, and describe examples of, uniform acceleration and non-uniform acceleration 6 Know that a deceleration is a negative acceleration and use this in calculations 7 Sketch, plot and interpret distance–time and speed–time graphs 8 Determine from the shape of a distance–time graph when an object is: (a) at rest (b) moving with constant speed (c) accelerating (d) decelerating 9 Determine from the shape of a speed–time graph when an object is: (a) at rest (b) moving with const

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Often set with Friction, Balanced and unbalanced forces, Physical quantities and measurement techniques, Mass and weight.

54 questions, newest first

1. 5054/11/O/N/25 Question 3 · 1 mark
2. 5054/11/O/N/25 Question 4 · 1 mark
3. 5054/12/O/N/25 Question 3 · 1 mark
4. 5054/22/O/N/25 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 6 marks
5. 5054/41/O/N/25 Question 3 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) (b(iv)) (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 12 marks
6. 5054/11/M/J/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
7. 5054/12/M/J/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
8. 5054/12/M/J/25 Question 6 · 1 mark
9. 5054/21/M/J/25 Question 1 parts (a) (b) · 3 marks
10. 5054/22/M/J/25 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) (b(ii)) · 7 marks
11. 5054/11/O/N/24 Question 4 · 1 mark
12. 5054/11/O/N/24 Question 5 · 1 mark
13. 5054/11/O/N/24 Question 6 · 1 mark
14. 5054/12/O/N/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
15. 5054/12/O/N/24 Question 4 · 1 mark
16. 5054/11/M/J/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
17. 5054/12/M/J/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
18. 5054/12/M/J/24 Question 4 · 1 mark
19. 5054/21/M/J/24 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 5 marks
20. 5054/22/M/J/24 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 4 marks
21. 5054/11/O/N/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
22. 5054/11/O/N/23 Question 4 · 1 mark
23. 5054/12/O/N/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
24. 5054/12/O/N/23 Question 3 · 1 mark
25. 5054/21/O/N/23 Question 2 part (a) · 2 marks
26. 5054/42/O/N/23 Question 4 · 6 marks
27. 5054/11/M/J/23 Question 4 · 1 mark
28. 5054/12/M/J/23 Question 4 · 1 mark
29. 5054/21/M/J/23 Question 1 parts (a) (c) · 4 marks
30. 5054/22/M/J/23 Question 1 part (a) · 2 marks
31. 5054/11/O/N/22 Question 4 · 1 mark
32. 5054/11/O/N/22 Question 5 · 1 mark
33. 5054/12/O/N/22 Question 5 · 1 mark
34. 5054/21/O/N/22 Question 7 parts (b) (c(i)) · 6 marks
35. 5054/22/O/N/22 Question 1 parts (a) (b(i)) · 5 marks
36. 5054/21/M/J/22 Question 5 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks
37. 5054/21/M/J/22 Question 7 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b(iv)) (b(v)) (b(vi)) · 6 marks
38. 5054/22/M/J/22 Question 7 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) (a(iv)) · 10 marks
39. 5054/12/O/N/21 Question 3 · 1 mark
40. 5054/21/O/N/21 Question 2 part (c) · 3 marks
41. 5054/11/M/J/21 Question 3 · 1 mark
42. 5054/21/M/J/21 Question 1 part (b(i)) · 2 marks
43. 5054/22/M/J/21 Question 2 · 6 marks
44. 5054/42/M/J/21 Question 2 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) (c) (d) · 6 marks
45. 5054/11/O/N/20 Question 2 · 1 mark
46. 5054/12/O/N/20 Question 2 · 1 mark
47. 5054/12/O/N/20 Question 3 · 1 mark
48. 5054/21/O/N/20 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (b) · 5 marks
49. 5054/22/O/N/20 Question 7 parts (a) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (c(i)) · 9 marks
50. 5054/11/M/J/20 Question 3 · 1 mark
51. 5054/12/M/J/20 Question 5 · 1 mark
52. 5054/22/M/J/20 Question 1 · 6 marks
53. 5054/41/M/J/20 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) (b(iv)) (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 12 marks
54. 5054/42/M/J/20 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (b) · 3 marks

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