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HL - Space, Time & Motion

25 MCQ from 2025 Question Bank Space, Time & Motion (all topics)

DP IB HL Physics Quiz

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1. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

 

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2. An object moves  east, then  north.

What is the magnitude of the total displacement of this object?

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3. A pilot intends to fly a plane from point  to point . Due to strong winds, she points the nose of the plane in the direction shown by the vector . Which of the choices below best represents the direction of the wind encountered by the plane?

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A. B.
PH0259A PH0259B
C. D.
PH0259C PH0259D

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4. A box is pulled by a child with a horizontal force of 5 N. The box moves a horizontal distance of 4 in a time of 2. The average power delivered by the child to the box is

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5. A block of wood is placed on a rough inclined surface. Which of the diagrams below correctly represents the forces acting on the block when it is at rest?

A. B.
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C. D.
PH0261C PH0261D

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6. Two trucks X and Y are pulling a car out of thick mud along a straight path. The only other horizontal force acting on the car is a drag force opposite to the direction of motion. The diagram shows the direction of the force applied by truck  and the direction of motion of the car.

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Which of the following vectors shows the direction of the force applied by truck ?

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7. The diagram below shows a tennis ball of mass  striking a wall with an initial velocity, u, and rebounding with velocity . A second, softer ball of the same mass strikes the wall with the same speed but rebounds with a slower rebound speed.

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Which of the following statements is correct about the magnitudes of the impulse and change in momentum applied to the second ball compared to the first?

Impulse Change in momentum
A. Greater Smaller
B. Smaller Greater
C. Greater Greater
D. Smaller Smaller

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8. A box of mass m is pulled across a horizontal surface with a force  as shown in the diagram. The coefficient of dynamic friction between the box and the surface is µ. What is the energy transferred to thermal energy while a box is moved by a distance of ?

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9. An object of mass M on a string moves in a circle of radius r at a constant speed.

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Which of the following statements is true about the motion of the object:

  • I.  The resultant work done on the object is zero.
  • II.  The velocity of the object is constant.
  • III.  The object is accelerating

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10. The graph shows the variation with time t of the velocity  of a car traveling along a straight and level road.

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What time does it take for the car to travel a distance of 31.5 m from t = 0?

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11. The Sankey diagram below shows the energy degraded at different stages of a nuclear power plant.

Which of the following sections corresponds to the stage with the highest energy degradation?

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12. A ball is projected with an initial speed of  making an angle of  with the horizontal as shown.

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Which expression gives the vertical component of the velocity vector?

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13. Observations of muon decay can be used as evidence of

I. Time dilation
II. Length contraction
III. Absolute simultaneity

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14. A mass is attached to the mirror of a car by a string. As the car accelerates to the left, the string makes an angle with the vertical as shown in the diagram below.

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Which of the following shows the correct free-body diagram that represents the forces acting on this mass when it is accelerating?

A. B.
PH0284A PH0284B
C. D.
PH0284C PH0284D

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15. An object moves at constant velocity for a period of time, after which it undergoes uniform deceleration until it comes to rest. A velocity-time graph is plotted for this motion. On the graph, which of the following represents the displacement of the object?

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16. An object sits on a rotating horizontal disc. The disc rotates from rest with uniform angular acceleration . After time  the object slides off of the disc.

What is the linear speed of the object at this time?

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17. The graph below shows the variation of the resultant force  acting on a box with time .

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The box starts to move from rest. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the momentum p of the box with time ?

A. B.
PH0579a PH0579b
C. D.
PH0579c PH0579d

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18. A projectile is fired with a launch angle α above the horizontal and an initial velocity of 40 m s^ towards a cliff that rises 300 m above the plane of projection. The cliff is 120 m from the launch point.

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Assuming that air resistance has no effect on the motion, then the time of flight taken by the projectile to reach the plane of the cliff, is given by;

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19. Two cyclists,  and , start riding their bicycles from the same point. Cyclist  moves northwards with a speed of  relative to the ground, and cyclist  moves westwards with a speed of  relative to the ground.

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The magnitude of the velocity of the Cyclist  relative to the Cyclist  is

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20. A stone attached to one end of a rod rotates in a vertical circle at a constant speed. Two positions of the stone at two different instants, X and Y, are shown in the diagram below.

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In the table below, which row is correct for the centripetal force acting on the stone at X and Y?

 The direction of centripetal Force The magnitude of centripetal Force
A. Same Same
B. Same Different
C. Different Same
D. Different Different

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21. As a truck is brought to rest, the brakes apply a force of 5.1×10^3 N. Which answer best describes the magnitude of the change in momentum of the truck if the brakes are applied for 3.0 ?

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22. A coin is tossed vertically upwards from a height of 1.5m. What is the maximum height reached above the ground if the coin was projected with an initial velocity of 3.0 ? (Take g=10 ms^−2)

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23. An airplane in straight level flight experiences a lift force  that is proportional to the speed of the plane and is perpendicular to the axis of the wings and as shown in diagram.

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On a banked turn at the same speed, the wings make an angle  with the horizontal.

Which of the following gives the centripetal force on the airplane?

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24. A rocket ejects hot gas in space in a direction opposite to its travelling direction. What is correct for the magnitude of the momentum and the kinetic energy of the rocket?

 Momentum  Kinetic Energy
A. Conserved Conserved
B. Increased Conserved
C. Conserved Increased
D. Increased Increased

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25. A jet aircraft is performing a “loop-the-loop” stunt in which it moves in a vertical circular path as shown in the diagram.

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Which of the following represents the free body diagram of the pilot at the top of the loop?

A. B.
PH0631aa PH0631bb
C. D.
PH0631cc PH0631dd

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