Year 12 kinematics test to download as PDF

This Year 12 kinematics test lasts 60 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 16-17, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 60 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Constant acceleration
A car accelerates uniformly from 8 m/s to 20 m/s over a distance of 140 m.
1. Find the acceleration. (2 marks)
2. Find the time taken. (2 marks)
Question 2 – Vertical motion
A stone is thrown upwards at 21 m/s from a point 2 m above the ground. Take \(g=9.8\).
1. Find the maximum height above the ground. (2 marks)
2. Find the time when it hits the ground. (2 marks)
Question 3 – Velocity-time graph
A train accelerates uniformly from rest to 30 m/s in 60 s, travels at 30 m/s for 120 s and then decelerates uniformly to rest in 40 s.
1. Find the total distance. (3 marks)
2. Find the average speed. (1 mark)
Question 4 – Calculus
A particle has velocity \(v=3t^2-12t+9\). At \(t=0\) its displacement is 4 m.
1. Find the times when the particle is at rest. (2 marks)
2. Find the displacement at \(t=4\). (2 marks)
Question 5 – Problem: overtaking
A police car starts from rest at a junction with acceleration 2 m/s\(^2\) just as a van passes at a constant 20 m/s.
1. Show that the police car catches the van after 20 s. (2 marks)
2. Find the police car\'s speed then. (1 mark)
3. How far from the junction does this happen? (1 mark)

How to use this Year 12 kinematics test

First, revise with the kinematics lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 60 minutes. After that, mark your work with the kinematics test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 12 kinematics test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.