5 marksFoundation
A student drops a ball of mass 0.20 kg from a height of 1.5 m.
Gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg.
.1Which energy store of the ball decreases as it falls?
[1 mark] .2Calculate the energy transferred from this store as the ball falls 1.5 m.
[2 marks] .3Assume all of this energy is transferred to the ball's kinetic store.
Calculate the speed of the ball just before it hits the ground.
[2 marks] 3 marksFoundation
A runner completes one lap of a 400 m track in 80 s.
.1Calculate the runner's average speed.
[2 marks] .2What is a typical walking speed?
[1 mark] 5 marksFoundation
The diagram shows a circuit.
.1Name component X.
[1 mark] .2The lamp is off. Explain why the lamp lights when the switch is closed.
[2 marks] .3When the switch is closed, the reading on X is 0.20 A.
Calculate the charge that flows through the lamp in 60 s.
[2 marks] 4 marksFoundation
A motorbike accelerates from rest to 20 m/s in 8.0 s.
.1Calculate the acceleration of the motorbike.
[2 marks] .2Another bike accelerates at 4.0 m/s² for 3.0 s. Calculate its change in velocity.
[2 marks] 4 marksFoundation
A student measures a rectangular block. It is 5.0 cm long, 4.0 cm wide and 10.0 cm high. Its mass is 540 g.
.1Calculate the volume of the block.
[1 mark] .2Calculate the density of the block in g/cm³.
[2 marks] .3In which state are the particles close together in a regular pattern?
[1 mark]