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Question 25
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Light travels at a speed of 3.0 × 108 m/s.

The distance from the Sun to the Earth is 1.5 × 1011 m.

How long does light take to travel from the Sun to the Earth?

[1]
A

0.14 minutes0.14\ \text{minutes}0.14 minutes

B

8.3 minutes8.3\ \text{minutes}8.3 minutes

C

83 minutes83\ \text{minutes}83 minutes

D

500 minutes500\ \text{minutes}500 minutes

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2.1 Motion Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /2.1 Motion

43 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 2.1 Motion, covering 2.1.1 Measuring distance and time, 2.1.2 Measuring speed, 2.1.3 Ratios, units and rates in motion, 2.1.4 Scalars and vectors in motion, 2.1.5 Distance-time and velocity-time graphs, 2.1.6 Area under a velocity-time graph, 2.1.7 Average speed for non-uniform motion, and 2.1.8 Uniform motion and uniform acceleration. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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