Practise 40 real questions on Kinematics from 2021 to 2026. See the answer and explanation as soon as you answer.
Kinematics is one of the 13 main topics in our A Level Physics (Cambridge (CAIE) 9702) question bank, and about 6% of its real questions come from it. Tayyari Karo has 40 real questions on this topic from 2021 to 2026, from Paper 1, Paper 2; 34 are multiple choice and marked instantly, and the rest are structured questions with a model answer. By difficulty: 28 medium, 9 easy, 3 hard.
Work through the questions below, then open the explanation for each one. Redo the ones you missed a few days later.
These are real past-paper questions. Think of your answer first, then open the explanation.
What is the definition of velocity?
Answer: D. rate of change of displacement
Velocity is the rate of change of displacement.
A surveyor's device emits a pulse of light. The light is reflected from a wall 150 m away.
What is the total time taken for the pulse to travel from the device to the wall and then back to the device?
Answer: D. 1.0 μs
t = 2d/c = (2×150)/(3.00×10⁸) = 1.0×10⁻⁶ s = 1.0 μs.
An object is moving with initial velocity u. The object then moves with uniform acceleration a for time t until it reaches final velocity v.
Which equation describes the motion of the object?
Answer: B. u = v − at
Rearranging v = u + at gives u = v − at.
An object is projected from horizontal ground at a velocity of magnitude u and angle θ to the horizontal. It hits the ground at a time t after it is projected. Assume air resistance is negligible.
Which statement does not describe the motion of this object?
Answer: D. The vertical component of the object's velocity is constant and has the value usinθ.
The vertical component changes throughout the flight due to gravity, so it is not constant.
One object moves directly from P to R. In a shorter time, a second object moves from P to Q to R (Q not on the line PR). Which statement about the two objects is correct for the journey from P to R?
A They have the same average speed.
B They have the same average velocity.
C They have the same displacement.
D They travel the same distance.
Answer: C. They have the same displacement.
Displacement depends only on the start and end points (P and R), so it is the same for both objects regardless of path or time taken.
A train, initially at rest at a station, has a uniform acceleration of 0.20 m s⁻² until it reaches a speed of 20 m s⁻¹. It travels for a time at this constant speed and then has a uniform deceleration of 0.40 m s⁻² until it comes to rest at the next station. The distance between the two stations is 3000 m. What is the time taken by the train to travel between the two stations?
Answer: C. 230 s
Accelerating: t₁ = 20/0.20 = 100 s, distance = 1000 m. Decelerating: t₃ = 20/0.40 = 50 s, distance = 500 m. Remaining distance at constant speed = 3000 − 1500 = 1500 m, t₂ = 1500/20 = 75 s. Total = 100+75+50 = 225 s ≈ 230 s.
| Session | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
|---|---|---|
| May/June 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| May/June 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| October/November 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| May/June 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| October/November 2024 | 5 | – |
| May/June 2023 | 2 | – |
| October/November 2023 | 3 | – |
| May/June 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| October/November 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| May/June 2021 | 2 | – |
| October/November 2021 | 3 | – |
40 real A Level Physics (9702) questions on Kinematics from 2021 to 2026, from Paper 1, Paper 2. Each one shows the year, session and paper it came from.
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