Physics (AS & A Level) · Oct / Nov 2021 · Paper 13 · Question 9

A skydiver leaves a stationary balloon and falls vertically through a long distance. Which graph best represents the variation of the acceleration a of the skydiver with the distance s travelled as she falls through the air?

1. AGraph of a against s: a decreases from a maximum at s = 0 towards zero as s increases
2. BGraph of a against s: a increases from zero at s = 0, curving towards a constant value
3. CGraph of a against s: a is constant (horizontal line) for all s
4. DGraph of a against s: a increases linearly from zero at s = 0

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