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A-LevelPhysicsKinematics9702/12 · May/June 2013 · Q81 Mark

A ball is released from rest above a horizontal surface and bounces several times. The graph shows how, for this ball, a quantity y varies with time. [Figure showing a graph of y vs time, oscillating with decreasing amplitude] What is the quantity y?

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Aacceleration
Bdisplacement
Ckinetic energy
Dvelocity

✓ Correct answer

B: displacement

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Kinematics, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Physics, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 8.

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