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CAIE IGCSE Physics 1.2.2 Velocity As Speed in a Given Direction Questions

Practise distinguishing scalar speed from vector velocity and explaining how direction changes affect velocity in Cambridge IGCSE Physics problems.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Physics 0625

Exam points

  • Distinguish speed, a scalar, from velocity, a vector, and explain velocity changes when direction changes even at constant speed.

CAIE IGCSE Physics 1.2.2 Velocity As Speed in a Given Direction Questions question 1

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Fig. 2.1 shows a motorcyclist accelerating along a straight horizontal section of track.

Fig. 2.1

Fig. 2.1

The motorcyclist and motorcycle have a combined mass of 240 kg .

At the end of the straight section, the track remains horizontal but bends to the right, as shown in Fig. 2.1.

When the motorcyclist reaches the bend, she travels around the bend in a circular path at a constant speed.

Describe what happens to the velocity of the motorcyclist as she travels around the bend at constant speed.

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