Motion in a straight line

1.(a) Define velocity, speed, acceleration, displacement and distance

(b) A car accelerate from rest, its speed recorded for 10 second is given in the table
below.
Time/s
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0

Speed/ms-1
0
4.2
8.6
12.8
16.8
21.0
25.0
29.0
33.2
37.2
42.0

I.

Plot a graph of speed against time for the motion of the car from the graph find the
following
II.
The average acceleration of the car for the first 5 seconds
III.
The distance travelled in the first 5 seconds
IV. The car maintains its maximum speed for 5 seconds before coming to rest in 3 seconds.
Complete the graph to show this data then calculate
(a) The acceleration of the car while it was coming to rest
(b) The total distance travelled by the car
Total 20 marks
2. In 2008, at the Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt of Jamaica reclaimed his title as the worlds
fastest man. He completed the 100m final in a world record time of 9.69s. He accelerated
uniformly from rest for the first 6.5 seconds, covering 60m before coasting at maximum speed to
the finish.
I.
II.
III.
IV.

Calculate his average speed for the first 6.5s

What was his maximum speed?
What was his acceleration during the first 6.5s?
What major form of energy did bolt possess when he crossed the finish line?
Total 10 marks