CAIE IGCSE Physics 1.2.12 A Deceleration Is a Negative Questions
Practise defining deceleration as negative acceleration and calculating its magnitude from changes in velocity and time in Cambridge IGCSE Physics problems.
Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Physics 0625
Exam points
Define deceleration as negative acceleration or the rate at which velocity decreases, and calculate its magnitude from motion data.
CAIE IGCSE Physics 1.2.12 A Deceleration Is a Negative Questions question 1
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A ball of mass 130 g is launched from the ground at an initial velocity of 14m/s vertically upwards. It decelerates until it is at rest momentarily at a height h above the ground.
Define deceleration.
(deceleration is) decrease in velocity per unit time OR rate of decrease in velocity OR negative rate of change of velocity OR−Δv/Δt negative acceleration OR change in velocity per unit time OR rate of change of velocity