IB skill practice

Interpret displacement, velocity, and acceleration in kinematics

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Find time from velocity data

In a warehouse trolley sensor log, an object speeds up from \(9\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) to \(23\,\text{m s}^{-1}\) with uniform acceleration \(4\,\text{m s}^{-2}\). Calculate the time taken. 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.