Theme A: Space, time and motion

IB Physics A.1 Kinematics: practice questions and video explanations

Describing motion in one and two dimensions: displacement, velocity and acceleration, the equations of uniformly accelerated motion, motion graphs and projectiles.

SL and HLFree to practise

What you need to know for A.1 Kinematics

  • Distinguish distance and displacement, speed and velocity
  • Apply the equations of motion for uniform acceleration (suvat)
  • Use gradients and areas of displacement-time and velocity-time graphs
  • Resolve projectile motion into independent horizontal and vertical components
  • Describe qualitatively how fluid resistance changes a trajectory

A.1 Kinematics questions in the question bank

Exam-style questions
17
Multiple choice (Paper 1A style)
15
Structured (Paper 1B and 2 style)
2
Free to try
16

Every question has a mark scheme. Multiple-choice answers are marked instantly, and for structured questions you open the mark scheme part by part and award yourself the marks you earned. Most questions also have a step-by-step video explanation presented by an IB teacher or a former IB student.

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Real questions from the question bank. Choose an answer and check it, then see the mark scheme and the video explanation.

Free question · 1 of 5Topic A.1Paper 1 styleEasy
A large stone is dropped from a tall building. What is correct about the speed of the stone after 1 s?
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