SS2 Physics 1st Term

1. An object falls freely from a height of 25 m onto the roof of a building 5 m high. Calculate the velocity with which the object strikes the roof. [ g = 10 ms^-2]

1997, Q2

2. 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

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

1988, Q2

4. A body of mass 1000 kg is released from a height of 10 m above the ground. Determine its kinetic energy just before it strikes the ground .[g = 10ms^-2]  2015, Q14 

5. 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 

6. A body is said to be moving with uniform acceleration if it experiences equal 2004 Q12

7. 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

8. 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 

9. An object at rest is said to possess

2018, Q11

10. — represent the area under a velocity–time graph.