Kinematics: Eduqas A‑Level Physics questions

Every Eduqas A-Level Physics exam question on 1.2 Kinematics, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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Q1(b)
June 2025 · Component 1
2 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q1(c)
June 2025 · Component 1
4 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q3(a)
June 2025 · Component 1
1 mark1.2 Kinematics
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Q3(b)
June 2025 · Component 1
4 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q3(c)
June 2025 · Component 1
3 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q3(d)
June 2025 · Component 1
4 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q3(e)
June 2025 · Component 1
3 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q11(b)(i)
June 2025 · Component 3
4 marks3.C The physics of sports 1.2 Kinematics
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Q3(a)
June 2025 · AS Component 1
2 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q5(a)
June 2025 · AS Component 1
2 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q5(b)(i)
June 2025 · AS Component 1
3 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q2(a)(i)
June 2024 · Component 1
1 mark1.2 Kinematics
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Q2(a)(ii)
June 2024 · Component 1
3 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q2(b)
June 2024 · Component 1
3 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q2(c)
June 2024 · Component 1
2 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q11(b)(ii)
June 2024 · Component 3
5 marks3.C The physics of sports 1.2 Kinematics
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Q2(b)(i)
June 2024 · AS Component 1
6 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q2(b)(ii)
June 2024 · AS Component 1
2 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q3(b)(i)
June 2024 · AS Component 1
2 marks1.2 Kinematics
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Q13(d)(i)
June 2023 · Component 3
5 marks3.C The physics of sports 1.2 Kinematics
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All 73 questions on Kinematics, as a list

June 2025, Component 1, Q1(b) (2 marks): Describe the vertical and horizontal motion of the pumpkin during its flight. [2]
June 2025, Component 1, Q1(c) (4 marks): Evaluate whether the pumpkin hits the target. Show your reasoning. [4]
June 2025, Component 1, Q3(a) (1 mark): Calculate the absolute uncertainty for tmean when h = 1.20 m and plot the missing point with an error bar on the grid. [1] Space for calculations. 0.60 0.55 t m
June 2025, Component 1, Q3(b) (4 marks): Draw lines of maximum and minimum gradient and determine the mean gradient along with its percentage uncertainty. [4]
June 2025, Component 1, Q3(c) (3 marks): Use a suitable equation of motion for constant acceleration to show, in clear steps, that: 2h t  [3] g
June 2025, Component 1, Q3(d) (4 marks): Use your answer from (b) to calculate a value of g along with its absolute uncertainty. State your answers to a suitable number of significant figures. [4]
June 2025, Component 1, Q3(e) (3 marks): One of the more digitally literate students uses a spreadsheet to produce a graph as shown below. 0.6 t mean/s 0.4 0.2 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1 h/ m 2
June 2025, Component 3, Q11(b)(i) (4 marks): The golfer hits the ball at an angle of 28° with an initial speed of 40 m s–1. Explain why the ball does not hit the tree. [4]
June 2025, AS Component 1, Q3(a) (2 marks): Show that the time taken for Vihaan’s journey between A and B is approximately 15 s. [2]
June 2025, AS Component 1, Q5(a) (2 marks): Assuming that the graph is straight for the first 0.5 s, calculate the displacement during this time. [2]
June 2025, AS Component 1, Q5(b)(i) (3 marks): By drawing a tangent, determine the acceleration of the ball at 1.0 s. [3]
June 2024, Component 1, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Use an appropriate equation of motion to show that the scooter reaches a velocity of 12 m s–1 after 20 seconds. [1]
June 2024, Component 1, Q2(a)(ii) (3 marks): Show that the mean speed for the first 51 seconds is approximately 9 m s–1. [3]
June 2024, Component 1, Q2(b) (3 marks): The dashed line ( ) on the grid represents the return journey from B to A. Charlie and Lola analyse the electric scooter’s motion over the entire journey (from
June 2024, Component 1, Q2(c) (2 marks): The development of the technology of electric scooters has seen them becoming more common on some city roads in the UK. State one benefit and one risk of using
June 2024, Component 3, Q11(b)(ii) (5 marks): An ice hockey player takes a shot at goal from a distance of 15 m. The puck is hit at an angle of 25° to the horizontal and with an initial speed of 23 m s–1 Ev
June 2024, AS Component 1, Q2(b)(i) (6 marks): Milly throws a ball vertically upwards with a velocity of 15 m s–1 She catches it when it returns to the same point she released it. Draw a velocity-time graph
June 2024, AS Component 1, Q2(b)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the maximum height reached by the ball. [2]
June 2024, AS Component 1, Q3(b)(i) (2 marks): Determine the time taken for Billy’s journey. [2]
June 2023, Component 3, Q13(d)(i) (5 marks): A bowler aims to bowl the ball so that it lands 8.0 m from the batsman. Evaluate whether this can be achieved if the ball is released from a height of 2.0 m at
June 2023, AS Component 1, Q5(a)(i) (1 mark): Sketch a velocity-time graph to describe its motion. [1] Velocity / m s–1 0 20 40 Time / s
June 2023, AS Component 1, Q5(a)(ii) (1 mark): Determine the change in velocity between 20 and 40 seconds. [1]
June 2023, AS Component 1, Q5(a)(iii) (3 marks): Use the graph to determine the total distance travelled over this 40 s period. [3]
June 2023, AS Component 1, Q5(a)(iv) (1 mark): Calculate the mean velocity of the train during the 40 seconds. [1]
June 2023, AS Component 1, Q5(b)(i) (3 marks): Sketch an acceleration-time graph for the train during the 40 seconds journey. Space for calculations if required. [3] Acceleration / m s–2 0 20 40 Time / s
June 2023, AS Component 1, Q5(b)(ii) (2 marks): Evaluate whether or not your graph is in agreement with your answer to part (a)(ii). [2]
June 2022, AS Component 1, Q1(d) (3 marks): An aeroplane has a maximum acceleration on the ground of 3.5 m s−2 If its take-off speed is 115 m s−1 determine the minimum length of the runway required for it
June 2022, AS Component 1, Q2(c)(i) (2 marks): A team-mate of the cricketer says the ball will take longer to complete the upward part of the journey than the downward part. Discuss if he is correct. [2]
Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q2(a) (3 marks): A body moves in a straight line with constant acceleration, a. Its initial velocity is u. Use a sketched and labelled velocity-time graph to show that the body’
Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q2(b) (6 marks): Ali uses an electronic system to release a steel ball from rest and to record its time, t, to fall through a measured height, h. He repeats the procedure for di
Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q4(a) (3 marks): A car travels around a bend in a road at a constant speed of 8.0 m s–1. It takes 2.5 s to go from A to B. The diagram shows the car’s velocities at A and B. 8.0
Autumn 2021, Component 3, Q11(c)(i) (2 marks): Determine the time of flight for the ball to reach the scoring hoop. [2]
Autumn 2021, Component 3, Q11(c)(ii) (2 marks): Evaluate whether or not a goal is scored. [2]
Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): Determine the time interval that has been assumed between the driver seeing the hazard and starting to apply the brakes. [1]
Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q1(a)(ii) (1 mark): Determine the braking distance for a speed of 30 m s–1 [1]
Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q1(a)(iii) (3 marks): Evaluate whether or not a consistent value has been used for the car’s deceleration while the brakes are being applied. [3]
Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q1(b) (3 marks): Marks, called ‘chevrons’, are painted at 40 m intervals on the road surface along a few stretches of motorway in the U.K. 40 m 40 m 40 m Large notices say “Keep
Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q2(a) (1 mark): State what is meant by a body’s mean acceleration over a period of time. [1]
Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q2(b)(iii) (3 marks): Calculate a proton’s mean acceleration over the semicircle ABC. [3]
Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q8(d) (3 marks): Read through the following article carefully. ROCKET PHYSICS Paragraph (including extracts from REAL WORLD PHYSICS PROBLEMS) Picture of Saturn V Launch for Apol
Autumn 2020, Component 3, Q13(b)(i) (5 marks): The batsman hits the ball with an initial velocity of 25 m s–1 at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. A fielder standing 5.6 m away from the batsman can catch a
June 2019, Component 1, Q1(a)(i) (2 marks): By analysing a video of the stone’s flight, its horizontal velocity component, vh, is found to be almost constant. Discuss whether or not this is to be expected
June 2019, Component 1, Q1(a)(ii) (3 marks): The approximate value of vh obtained from the video was 9.0 m s–1 Determine whether this value is consistent with the measured distances recorded in the diagram
June 2019, Component 1, Q1(b) (4 marks): Calculate the magnitude and direction of the stone’s velocity just before it hits the ground. [4]
June 2019, Component 3, Q13(c)(i) (4 marks): Calculate the maximum height attained by the discus if it is thrown with a velocity of 24 m s–1 and an angle of 38° from a height of 1.2 m. Ignore the effects o
June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(c)(i) (3 marks): Ignoring air resistance, determine the maximum height gained by the toy. [3]
June 2019, AS Component 1, Q3(c)(ii) (2 marks): Determine the total time of flight. [2]
June 2018, Component 1, Q1(c) (3 marks): The sledge’s acceleration just after it has started moving is measured to be 2.5 m s–2. Matthew believes that, starting from rest, it will take him less than 9.
June 2018, AS Component 1, Q3(a) (2 marks): Show that the time taken for Helen’s journey between A and B is approximately 15 s. [2]
June 2018, AS Component 1, Q7(a) (2 marks): Ignoring the effects of air resistance, describe how, if at all, the vertical and horizontal components of a projectile’s velocity change during flight on Earth
June 2018, AS Component 1, Q7(b)(i) (4 marks): A football player takes a free kick 21 m away from the goal. The ball leaves the ground at an angle of 20 °. Show that the velocity he must strike the ball at i
June 2018, AS Component 1, Q7(b)(ii) (3 marks): The height of the cross bar is 2.44 m above the ground. Justify numerically whether the ball crosses the goal line above or below the bar. [3]
June 2018, AS Component 1, Q7(b)(iii) (2 marks): Discuss how air resistance might affect the height at which the ball reaches the goal. [2]
June 2017, Component 1, Q7(g)(i) (1 mark): Read through the following article carefully. Cool Physics for Smart Phones by Justino Luis Moreno Paragraph Some meters can be expensive to buy but if you’ve g
June 2017, Component 1, Q7(g)(ii) (3 marks): Read through the following article carefully. Cool Physics for Smart Phones by Justino Luis Moreno Paragraph Some meters can be expensive to buy but if you’ve g
June 2017, Component 3, Q12(a)(i) (3 marks): At the start of a tennis game, a player serves the ball with an initial velocity of 44 m s–1 at an angle of 7° to the horizontal as shown below. The maximum hor
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Define velocity. [1]
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q2(a)(ii) (2 marks): Give an example of a situation where an object has: [2] I. a changing velocity but a constant speed; II. acceleration in the opposite direction to velocity.
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q2(b)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the acceleration due to gravity. [2]
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q2(b)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the maximum height of the ball from Sarah’s hand. [2]
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q2(b)(iii) (1 mark): State the displacement of the ball from Sarah’s hand after 3 seconds. [1]
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q2(c) (4 marks): When Sarah was asked to sketch a displacement-time graph for the flight of the ball from the time it was first thrown until it was caught, she sketched the shap
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q5(a)(i) (1 mark): The vertical distance, h, between the two light beams was measured using a metre ruler of resolution 1 cm and was found to be 1.25 m. Determine the percentage u
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): The time, t, taken to fall through the distance, h, was measured three times and the following results were obtained. Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 / s / s / s 0.51 0.53
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q5(a)(iii) (4 marks): Use the equation: gt2 h = 2 to determine a value for the acceleration due to gravity along with its absolute uncertainty. [4]
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q5(a)(iv) (1 mark): State why the value you obtained in (a)(iii) is less than 9.81 m s–2. [1]
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q5(b)(i) (2 marks): Annabel suggests that the experiment would be more accurate if times were obtained for the ball bearing to fall different vertical distances and a graph was dra
June 2017, AS Component 1, Q5(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain which graph should be drawn to determine g and how it can be used to find a value for g. [2]
June 2016, AS Component 1, Q2(b)(i) (4 marks): Draw a velocity-time graph for the skier’s journey. Space is provided for your calculations. [4]
June 2016, AS Component 1, Q2(b)(ii) (2 marks): Determine the total distance the skier travelled. [2]
June 2016, AS Component 1, Q3(b)(i) (3 marks): Determine how far the pellet has fallen by the time it reaches the target. [3]
June 2016, AS Component 1, Q3(b)(ii) (3 marks): Determine the angle between the pellet’s velocity and the horizontal when it hits the target. [3]
June 2016, AS Component 1, Q3(c)(i) (2 marks): How would your answer to (b)(ii) differ? [2]

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