IB skill practice

Interpret displacement, velocity, and acceleration in kinematics Free

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5 Mixed calculator policy

Find acceleration from velocity change

A school athletics timing gate records velocity changing uniformly from \(6\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) to \(19\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) in \(5\,\text{s}\). Calculate the acceleration. Explain why the selected relationship is suitable before entering the value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.