A-LevelPhysicsKinematics9702/12 · Feb/Mar 2024 · Q91 Mark

A basketball player hits a ball vertically downwards with a speed of 2.4ms⁻¹ from a height of 0.90 m. Air resistance is negligible. What is the speed of the ball as it hits the ground?

A4.2 ms⁻¹

B4.8 ms⁻¹

C18 ms⁻¹

D23 ms⁻¹

✓ Correct answer

B: 4.8 ms⁻¹

Oracle Prep sorts past-paper questions by topic, so you can drill Kinematics and see which topics are most likely to come up next.

Topic: Kinematics, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Physics, Feb/Mar 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 9.

Questions and mark schemes are from past examination papers and remain the copyright of the exam board. How Oracle Prep builds its content

What is the definition of acceleration?

An object is fired upwards from horizontal ground. The object has an initial velocity of 20 m s⁻¹ at an angle of 45° …

A bullet is fired horizontally with speed v from a rifle. For a short time t after leaving the rifle, the only force …

Water has a density of 1.0 g cm⁻³. Glycerine has a density of 1.3 g cm⁻³. A student measures out a volume of 40 cm³ o…

The force resisting the motion of a car is proportional to the square of the car's speed. The magnitude of the force …

The kinetic energy of a particle is increased by a factor of 4. By what factor does its speed increase?