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🏎️ Constant Acceleration (SUVAT) – A-level
Maths · A-level — practises the SUVAT equations, velocity-time graphs and motion under gravity
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Questions
Which SUVAT equation should you use when the time t is neither given nor required?
s = ut + ½at²
v² = u² + 2as
v = u + at
s = ½(u + v)t
20s
On a velocity–time graph, what does the area between the graph and the time axis represent?
Average speed
Displacement
Total time taken
Acceleration
20s
A car starts from rest and accelerates at 2 m s⁻² for 5 s. What is its final velocity?
25 m s⁻¹
2.5 m s⁻¹
7 m s⁻¹
10 m s⁻¹
20s
A car accelerates uniformly from 4 m s⁻¹ to 16 m s⁻¹ in 6 s. How far does it travel in this time?
120 m
96 m
60 m
48 m
30s
A ball is thrown vertically upwards at 19.6 m s⁻¹. Taking g = 9.8 m s⁻², how long does it take to reach its highest point?
0.5 s
2 s
4 s
1 s
30s
A ball is thrown vertically upwards at 14 m s⁻¹. Taking g = 9.8 m s⁻², what is the greatest height it reaches above its start?
14 m
20 m
10 m
5 m
30s
A car brakes uniformly from 72 km h⁻¹ to rest in 4 s. What is the magnitude of its deceleration?
18 m s⁻²
20 m s⁻²
5 m s⁻²
1.25 m s⁻²
30s
A particle has initial velocity 6 m s⁻¹ and constant acceleration −2 m s⁻² for 5 s. What total distance does it travel?
13 m
5 m
9 m
25 m
60s
A car accelerates from rest at 3 m s⁻² for 4 s, then travels at constant speed for 10 s. What total distance does it cover?
168 m
120 m
144 m
136 m
60s
A stone is thrown upwards at 4.9 m s⁻¹ from a cliff top 29.4 m above the sea. With g = 9.8 m s⁻², when does it hit the sea?
2.45 s
2 s
3.5 s
3 s
60s