plumiDisplacement-, velocity- and acceleration-time graphs: Edexcel International A Level Physics questions
Edexcel International A Level Physics past-paper questions on 1.3.1.2 Displacement-, velocity- and acceleration-time graphs, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 35 questions on Displacement-, velocity- and acceleration-time graphs, as a list
- June 2025, AS Unit 1, Q6 (1 mark): An object has a constant non‑zero acceleration. Which of the following displacement‑time graphs could represent the motion of the object? Displacement Displacem
- June 2025, AS Unit 1, Q12(b) (3 marks): The velocity‑time graph for part of the bicycle ride is shown. 6 4 Velocity / m s–1 2 0 0 10 20 30 40 Time / s Determine the maximum acceleration of the person
- June 2025, AS Unit 1, Q20(b) (2 marks): The displacement‑time graph for the skydiver between jumping from the aeroplane and opening his parachute is shown. Time / s 0 5 10 15 20 25 0 –200 –400 Vertica
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q5 (1 mark): An aeroplane lands on a runway at time 0 and then decelerates. The graph shows how the deceleration of the aeroplane varies with time. Deceleration 0 t Time Whi
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q8 (1 mark): The velocity-time graph for a train journey is shown. 2v Velocity v 0 t 2t Time Which of the following expressions gives the distance travelled by the train in
- October 2024, AS Unit 1, Q3 (1 mark): The displacement-time graph for a person running a race is shown. 45 40 35 30 25 Displacement / km 20 15 10 5 0 0 1 2 3 4 Time taken / hours Which of the follow
- October 2024, AS Unit 1, Q14(b)(ii) (2 marks): The student plotted a graph of s against t 0.35 0.30 0.25 0.20 s / m 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 t2 / s2 Determine the acceleration of free fal
- October 2024, AS Unit 1, Q19(b)(i) (2 marks): The diver was at the surface of the sea at 0 s. Explain how the graph could be used to show that the diver reached the surface of the sea again at 82 s. (2)
- October 2024, AS Unit 1, Q19(b)(ii) (3 marks): Determine the vertical acceleration of the diver at 70 seconds. (3) Acceleration =
- June 2024, AS Unit 1, Q2 (1 mark): The graph shows how the velocity of an object varies with time. Velocity Time Which of the following describes the motion of the object? A constant acceleration
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q10 (1 mark): An object moves from rest with uniform acceleration for time t. The acceleration-time graph for the object is shown. X is the area under the graph between time
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q16(a) (3 marks): The graph shows how the velocity of the skittle varies with time. The time shown on the graph starts just before the ball hits the skittle. 3.0 2.5 2.0 –1 Veloc
- October 2023, AS Unit 1, Q4 (1 mark): A ball falls through air from rest. Which of the following shows the graph of displacement against time for the ball? Displacement Displacement Time 0 Time 0 A
- October 2023, AS Unit 1, Q18(b)(i) (3 marks): Explain the shape of the graph. (3)
- June 2023, AS Unit 1, Q12(a)(i) (1 mark): State how the graph shows that the man’s initial vertical velocity is zero. (1)
- June 2023, AS Unit 1, Q12(a)(ii) (2 marks): Determine the vertical velocity of the man as he enters the water. (2) Vertical velocity =
- June 2023, AS Unit 1, Q12(b) (2 marks): Before entering the water, the man has a constant vertical acceleration. After entering the water, the man has a constant vertical deceleration. Draw the veloci
- January 2023, AS Unit 1, Q7 (1 mark): A person threw a ball vertically up in the air and caught the ball a few seconds later. The graph of vertical displacement against time for the ball is shown. D
- October 2022, AS Unit 1, Q1 (1 mark): Which of the following quantities is given by the area under a velocity-time graph? A acceleration B displacement C speed D time taken
- October 2022, AS Unit 1, Q4 (1 mark): A car accelerated along a straight road. The graph shows how the acceleration of the car varied with time. Acceleration Time Which of the following graphs shows
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q8 (1 mark): The velocity‑time graph shows the motion of a particle with a constant acceleration. P, Q and R represent the magnitudes of each area shown. Velocity P R 0 Q Ti
- January 2022, AS Unit 1, Q1 (1 mark): A student walks for 6 seconds. The displacement-time graph for the student is shown. displacement / m 2 1 0 2 4 6 time / s –1 Which row of the table shows the f
- January 2022, AS Unit 1, Q3 (1 mark): The velocity-time graph for a particle is shown. velocity time Which of the following is the displacement-time graph for this particle? displacement displacemen
- October 2021, AS Unit 1, Q1 (1 mark): Graphs can be used to represent the motion of an object. Quantity Time Which row in the table gives a quantity plotted on the y‑axis and the corresponding quant
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q8 (1 mark): A constant forward force acts on a car. The car accelerates along a straight road. After a while, the speed of the car reaches a constant value. Which graph sho
- January 2021, AS Unit 1, Q3 (1 mark): The graph shows how the acceleration a of an object varies with time t. a t Which of the following graphs shows how the velocity v of the object varies with t?
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q9 (1 mark): Which of the following correctly describes the motion of the ball? A The ball is dropped and rebounds to its original position. B The ball is dropped and reboun
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q10 (1 mark): Which of the following graphs of displacement against time could represent the motion of the ball? time time A B time time C D A B C D
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q14 (6 marks): *14 A skydiver jumps from an aeroplane and accelerates until she reaches terminal velocity. At a time t1, she opens a parachute and a second, lower terminal vel
- January 2020, AS Unit 1, Q5 (1 mark): Two objects P and Q are at the same position at time t = 0 s. The graphs show how the velocity v varies with time t for each object. v / m s−1 v / m s−1 1 1 t /
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q8 (1 mark): A model rocket is launched and moves vertically upwards while still burning fuel to give a constant upwards thrust. The fuel runs out, and the rocket reaches th
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q13(a) (4 marks): Draw a corresponding velocity-time graph for the motion of the swimmer on the axes below. Show all working in the space below. (4) Time / s 0 60
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q13(b)(i) (2 marks): Sketch onto the axes below to show the actual variation of displacement with time for the first 15 m of the race. (2) 0 Time / s
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q13(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain one other way in which the motion of the swimmer has been simplified when drawing the displacement-time graph. (2)
- January 2019, AS Unit 1, Q11 (3 marks): The graph shows how the velocity of an object varies with time. 20 10 time / s 0 5 10 15 20 –10 –20 –30 Describe how the acceleration of the object varies with
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