Name: ................................................................. Class:............................

LATIH TUBI 3: LINEAR MOTION

QUEST.
SBP 2008
1. Diagram 1 shows the graph of velocity against
time for the motion of a car.

MARKS

1/04
2/04
3/07
4/06
5/10
6/14
7/20
TOTAL/65

(a)

Diagram 1
State the physical quantity represented by
(i)
the gradient of the graph.
................. [1 mark]
(ii)

the area under the graph.

............................................[1 mark]
(b)

Complete the table below.

Section of the graph

Type of motion of the car

OA
AB
[2 marks]

Soalan N9-2008
2. The equations of motion provides a useful means of predicting information about
an objects motion in a straight line. The equation which describe an objects motion is given by
the equation : s = ut + at2
where s is displacement, u is initial velocity, a is acceleration and t is time.
(a) (i) What is meant by base quantity ?
.................................. [1 mark]
(ii) What is the base unit for acceleration?
...................................... [1 mark]
.
(b) Based on the equation, give one example of
1

Base quantity

Derived quantity.

Scalar quantity

Vector quantity

[2 mark]
Perlis 2009
3. Diagram 1.1 shows a photo picture of a stroboscope for a motion of an air puck. The
strosboscope is set to give 20 flashes per second.

(i) Explain the motion of the air puck?

............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]
(ii) How many images will be produced in 2 s?
............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]
(iii) Find the acceleration?

[2 mark]
(a) Diagram 1.2 shows the photo picture of a moving ping pong ball taken by a mechanical
strosboscope which has two slits and rotate with 5 rotation per second.

(i) What is the time interval between two adjacent images?

............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]
(ii) Find the average speed for the motion
2

............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]
(iii) If the number of slit of the strosboscope is increase, what will happen to the distance
between the images?
............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]

Pahang 2008
4. Diagram 3.1 shows a motorcycle driven by a snatch thief overtaking a police car at 4.00 p.m.
The police car pursued the motorcycle.
Graph from Diagram 3.2 shows velocity against time graph for both vehicles.

Diagram 3.1

Velocity / ms-1
Halaju
35/ ms

-1

Police car
Kereta Polis
Motorcycle

30

Motosikal

0
4.00 pm

4.01 pm

4.02pm

Time
Waktu

Diagram 3.2
(a)

Based on the graph in Diagram 3.2, state the type of motion for,
(i)
Motorcycle
..............[1 mark]
(ii)

Police car
..............[1 mark]

(b)

(i)

What is the net force acting on the motorcycle?

.......................................................................................................[1mark ]

(ii)

Give a reason for your answer in 3(b)(i).

..................................................................................................... [ 1 mark ]

(c)

Based on the graph in Diagram 3.2, calculate the distance travelled by the police
car from 4.00 pm to 4.02 pm.
.

[2 marks]
Selangor 2009
5. Diagram 7.1 shows a tanker with a mass of 2900 kg. The trailer is carrying petrol in one big
tank.

-1

(b) If the tanker starts from rest and achieves a velocity of 40 m s in 20 s, calculate
(i)

its acceleration.

[2 marks]
(ii)

the force acting on the tanker.

[2 marks]
(b) The tanker in Diagram 7.1 is used for transporting large amounts of petrol. Suggest
modifications that can be made based on the following aspects.
(i) number of tyres
............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]
Reason
............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]

(ii) number and size of tanks

............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]
Reason.
.............................................................................................................................. [1 mark]
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(c) Diagram 7.2 shows the speed limit displayed on the back of the tanker.

(i) What is meant by speed?

............................................................................................................................... [1 mark]
(ii) Explain why the speed limit must be imposed on heavy vehicles.
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................[1 mark]

Ahir2010
6. Diagram 6 shows the velocity-time graph of a car

O
Diagram 6

Based on the graph,

(a) What is the maximum velocity of the car
......[1 mark]
(b) Explain the pattern of the movement of the car at :
JK
KL
LM
5

[3 marks]
(c) Calculate the displacement travel by the car from J to O

[2 marks]
(d) Is the value of distance and displacement travel by the car from J to O is same? If not,
what are the differences?
.....
.....[2 marks]
(e) Calculate the average velocity travel by the car from J to O

[2 marks]
(f) When does the car stop? Explain

. [2 marks]
(g) Change the graph above to the graph acceleration against time from J to O

[2 marks]
Trial SBP 2007
7. Encik Adli will be taking part in a four-wheel drive expedition to Taman Negara. In the
expedition, he will have to drive through a hilly and unpaved area, and to cross streams.
Table 10 shows the characteristic of vehicles that can be used in the expedition,
Characteristics
Mass / kg

Engine Capacity
(cc) / cm3

Types of
engine

Diameter of
tyre / mm

3000

2000

Diesel

800

1000

1500

Petrol

400

2000

2500

Diesel

600

1800

2000

Petrol

500

1500

2500

Petrol

500

Vehicles

Table 10
(a)

What does mass mean?

[ 1 mark ]

(b)

You are asked to investigate the characteristics of the four wheel drive
that can be used in the expedition.
Based on the table as shown in Table 10;
(i)
(ii)

Explain the suitability of each characteristics of the vehicles in the

table above
Determine the most suitable vehicle to participate in the expedition.
[ 10 marks ]

Diagram 11

(c) Adli drives a car on a straight road. He starts from rest and reaches a
velocity of 5 ms-1 after 20 s. Then, he maintains the speed for 30 s before
he stop his car in 15 s.
(i)Sketch the velocity time graph to represent the motion of the car.
[5 marks ]
(ii)Based on the graph in (c) (i), calculate the distance travelled by the car.
[2 marks]
(iii)What is the acceleration of the car?
[2 marks]

SKEMA JAWAPANLATIH TUBI 3 LINEAR MOTION

1.(a)(i) Acceleration
(ii) Displacement
(b) OA : Uniform acceleration / velocity increases uniformly
AB : Uniform velocity / acceleration is zero
2(a) (i) base quantity is a quantity that cannot be defined in any other physical
quantity
(ii) ms-2
(b) Base quantity - time / displacement
Derived quantity - velocity / acceleration
Scalar quantity time
Vector quantity - displacement / acceleration

1
1
1
1
Total 4
1
1
1
1
Total 4

3(a)(i)
(ii)
(iii)
b(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Constant accelerations/increasing in velocity

40 images
4000cms-2/40ms-2
0.1s
50cms-1
decreases

4(a) (i)
(ii)
(b) (i)
(ii)
(c)

Constant/ uniform velocity // acceleration is zero

1
Increasing velocity uniformly
followed by constant velocity/ zero 1
acceleration
zero
// F = 0
1
constant / uniform velocity // acceleration is zero
1
Distance = area under graph
2
=

1
120 6035 3150m
2

1
1
2
1
1
1
Total 7

Total 6

a = 40 0
20
-2
= 2 ms

1. F = 2900 x 2
2 = 5800 N//kgms-2

b(i)

1. increase the number of tyres

2. reduces pressure

1
1

(ii)

1. use many small tanks // divide large tanks to small tanks

2 reduces the effect of inertia

1
1

c(i)

distance // rate of change of distance

time

momentum of heavy vehicle depends on the speed

directly proportional to the speed or greater momentum
causes more damage /
difficult to control direction /
greater impulsive force when accident occurs

5.a(i )

(ii)

(ii)

Total 10

a) 20 ms-1
b) Decreasing in velocity//uniform deceleration
c) = (1/2x10x20)+(1/2x(10+20)x10)+(10x10)+(1/2x10x5)
(1/2x10x5)
= 350 m
d) - Not
- 50 m
e) = 350/40
= 8.75 ms-1
f) -At N // t = 35 s
-Velocity is zero
g) Graph acceleration against time

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Semua lengkap 2m
Bentuk - 1m
Paksi bersimbol dan berunit- 1m

-2

a/ms

10

-1

20

30

35

40

t/s

-2

7(a)
(b) (i)

Total: 12

the quantity of matter

PROPERTIES
high mass
high engine capacity
diesel types of engine
bigger diameter of the tyre

(b) (ii)

suitable vehicle is P

(c) (ii)

v / ms-1

(c) (ii)

(c) (iii)

1
REASON
the vehicles becomes more stable
-the power is higher
-produce high acceleration
the cost is low
the pressure is low // more stable
because it has high mass, high engine
capacity, using diesel and bigger
diameter of the tyre.
1m

1m

1m

= gradient of the graph in the 1st part.

0 = 5/ 20
20
50
= 0.25 ms

1
2
2
2
2

1
1
1

y- axis ( with correct value only )

x axis (with correct value only )
Distance
= Area under the graph
= x 5 x 20 + 30 x 5 + x 15 x 5
= 237.5 m
a

1
1

-2

1
1

t/s
65

1
1
1
1
Total 20
1
1

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