Motion: past paper questions
Real questions on motion
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- 0972/31 · May/June 2026 · Q1a[3]
(a) Calculate the distance travelled between time = 0 and time = 4.0s by the person skiing. distance travelled .......... [3]
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between time = 0 and time = 4.0s
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between time = 4.0s and time = 12s
See it on the paper → - 0972/31 · May/June 2026 · Q1c[3]
(c) Another person skiing travels a distance of 220m in a time of 20s. Calculate the average speed of this person. AVELAGE SPCOM .......... .......... [3]
See it on the paper → - 0972/32 · May/June 2026 · Q1a(i)[1]
(i) Determine the speed of the student at time = 1.0s. SPCC .......... [1]
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(ii) Describe the speed of the student between: time 2.0s time 8.08 ooo. .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... time 8.08 time .......... .......... ..........
See it on the paper → - 0972/32 · May/June 2026 · Q1a(iii)[3]
(iii) Calculate the distance travelled by the student between time = 2.0s and time = 8.0s. GIStANCE .......... .......... .......... [3]
See it on the paper → - 0972/32 · May/June 2026 · Q1b[9]
In a different race, the student runs a distance of 400m in a time of 2.0 minutes. Calculate the average speed of the student. Give your answer in m/s. average speed = [Total: 1 0)
See it on the paper → - 0972/41 · May/June 2026 · Q1c[1]
The ball hits the floor and moves upwards. The magnitude of the velocity is less than the value calculated in 1(b)(iv). State one other way the velocity of the ball is different from the velocity calculated in 1(b)(iv).
See it on the paper → - 0972/42 · May/June 2026 · Q1a(i)[3]
State the motion of the car between:
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(ii) Calculate the distance travelled between time = 0 and time = 18s. GIStANCE .......... .......... .......... [2]
See it on the paper → - 0972/42 · May/June 2026 · Q11b[1]
The planet Jupiter orbits the Sun. The average radius of the orbit of Jupiter is 7.78 x 10®km. The average orbital speed of Jupiter is 4.70 x 10*km/h. Show that the orbital period of Jupiter is 11.9 years.
See it on the paper → - 0972/62 · May/June 2026 · Q4[1]
A student: ¢ fills a tall glass cylinder with oil ° holds a small metal ball some distance above the surface of the oil ° releases the ball from rest. The student investigates the time t taken for the metal ball to fall between two lines marked on the side of the cylinder. Plan an experiment to investigate how one vari...
See it on the paper → - 0972/31 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[3]
Calculate the speed of the cyclist between time = 0 and time = 10 s. speed = m / s
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between time = 0 and time = 20 s
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between time = 20 s and time = 40 s.
See it on the paper → - 0972/41 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[1]
State the difference between the velocity of the train and its speed.
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The train has a uniform deceleration of 1.2 m / s 2 . force = Calculate the constant braking force which brings the train to rest.
See it on the paper → - 0972/41 · October/November 2025 · Q1c(ii)[3]
Calculate the distance travelled by the train as it comes to rest. distance =
See it on the paper → - 0972/61 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[2]
The student places a metre ruler on a pivot at the 50.0 cm mark. She places an object Q with its centre on the metre ruler at the 90.0 cm mark. y = cm Determine the distance y from the 50.0 cm mark to the centre of the object Q.
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What examiners said
The majority of candidates correctly identified the largest acceleration as section KL. A common incorrect answer was MN (possibly because that has the longest line). The next most common error was to give only one letter, such as K or L, so not identifying the correct section.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0972/31 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
Many candidates scored full credit for determining the distance travelled as 44 m. However, there were many incorrect applications of knowledge. The most common error was in determining the correct time. Other candidates did not use the correct equation for determining the area of a triangle and so 88 m was a frequently seen incorrect answer. A significant number of candidates thought that distanc...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0972/31 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
Most candidates gained credit here with statements equivalent to ‘constant speed’. A common incomplete answer was ‘constant’ or ‘constant motion’ without stating what was constant. A number of candidates confused the graph with a distance–time graph and thought the car was at rest.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0972/31 Q1(c)(i) (Cambridge)
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