IB skill practice

Interpret displacement, velocity, and acceleration in kinematics Free

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4 Mixed calculator policy

Acceleration from logged velocity change

A fieldwork motion sensor log records velocity increasing uniformly from \(6\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) to \(18\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) in \(3.5\,\text{s}\). Calculate the acceleration. Use the diagram before entering the requested 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.