SS2 Physics 1st Term

1. An object is released from rest at a height of 25 m. Calculate the time it takes to fall to the ground. [ g = 10 ms^-2]

2002, Q10

2. How far will a body move in 4 seconds if uniformly accelerated from rest at the rate of 2 ms^-2?

1993, Q10

3. An object is dropped from the top of tower. If it takes 4 s for it to reach the ground, calculate the height of the tower. (g = 10 ms^-2, ignore air resistance).

2012, Q11

4. An object at rest is said to possess

2018, Q11

5. The average speed of an object is determined by dividing the sum of its initial and final speeds by two, only when the acceleration is

2010, Q8

6. A bird flies at 10ms⁻¹ for 3s, 15ms⁻¹ for 3s and 20 ms⁻¹ for 4s. Calculate the bird’s average speed.  2012, Q8 

7. A bullet fired vertically upwards reaches a height of 500 m. Neglecting air resistance, calculate the magnitude of the initial velocity of the bullet. [g = 10 ms^-2]  2015, Q12 

8. The slope of a straight line displacement-time graph indicates the

1988, Q2

9. A car takes off from rest and covers a distance of 80 m on a straight road in 10 s. Calculate the magnitude of its acceleration.

2002, Q9

10. A particle starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 0.5ms^-2. Calculate the time taken by the particle to cover a distance of 25m.

1993, Q7