# 9709 P4 Kinematics of motion in a straight line Topic Questions > CIE IAL 9709 P4: every Kinematics of motion in a straight… topic question from 49 papers (2020–2026), grouped by syllabus point. 279 questions, 951 marks,… - Canonical HTML: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/ - Markdown mirror: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/index.md --- CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P4 · A Level Every 9709 P4 Kinematics of motion in a straight line topic question from the 2020–2027 syllabus, drawn from 49 papers (2020–2026) and grouped by syllabus point. Each row opens a page listing the exact question numbers, marks and a direct link into the paper. These are questions by topic, not full papers, so you can revise one topic at a time. - 9709 P4 - 4 subtopics - 279 topic questions - 49 papers - 951 tagged marks - [Back to Kinematics of motion in a straight line](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/) - [All paper codes](https://www.examsci.com/topics/) Core finding **use appropriate formulae for motion with constant acceleration in a… is the most frequently assessed subtopic in Kinematics of motion in a straight line, with 54 topic questions and 189 marks across 19 papers.** use differentiation and integration with respect to time to… follows with 43 topic questions and 162 marks. The topic contains 4 subtopics, 279 topic questions and 951 marks in total. Rows count only the parts tagged to that subtopic, keep the same colour in both charts and repeat paper count, tagged marks and year range in the native table. ## Topic question count and mark distribution Subtopics are on the vertical axis and sorted from highest to lowest. Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches a subtopic are counted for it, and percentages are each row's share of the tagged total in that chart. A part tagged to several subtopics is counted in each bar, so the bars are not a partition of the topic total. ### Questions by subtopic question items - [• use appropriate formulae for motion with constant acceleration in a straight line](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-appropriate-formulae-for-motion-with-constant-acceleration-in-a-straight-line/) (19 papers) — 54 · 40.9% - [• use differentiation and integration with respect to time to solve simple problems concerning displacement, velocity and acceleration](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-differentiation-and-integration-with-respect-to-time-to-solve-simple-problems/) (19 papers) — 43 · 32.6% - [• sketch and interpret displacement–time graphs and velocity–time graphs, and in particular appreciate that – the area under a velocity–time graph represents displacement, – the gradient of a displacement–time graph represents velocity, – the gradient of a velocity–time graph represents acceleration](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/sketch-and-interpret-displacement-time-graphs-and-velocity-time-graphs-and-in/) (11 papers) — 19 · 14.4% - [• understand the concepts of distance and speed as scalar quantities, and of displacement, velocity and acceleration as vector quantities](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/understand-the-concepts-of-distance-and-speed-as-scalar-quantities-and-of/) (11 papers) — 16 · 12.1% ### Marks by subtopic marks - [• use appropriate formulae for motion with constant acceleration in a straight line](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-appropriate-formulae-for-motion-with-constant-acceleration-in-a-straight-line/) (19 papers) — 189 · 41.6% - [• use differentiation and integration with respect to time to solve simple problems concerning displacement, velocity and acceleration](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-differentiation-and-integration-with-respect-to-time-to-solve-simple-problems/) (19 papers) — 162 · 35.7% - [• understand the concepts of distance and speed as scalar quantities, and of displacement, velocity and acceleration as vector quantities](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/understand-the-concepts-of-distance-and-speed-as-scalar-quantities-and-of/) (11 papers) — 55 · 12.1% - [• sketch and interpret displacement–time graphs and velocity–time graphs, and in particular appreciate that – the area under a velocity–time graph represents displacement, – the gradient of a displacement–time graph represents velocity, – the gradient of a velocity–time graph represents acceleration](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/sketch-and-interpret-displacement-time-graphs-and-velocity-time-graphs-and-in/) (11 papers) — 48 · 10.6% ## Subtopic comparison matrix Curriculum order is by syllabus number, then alphabetically. Every row links to the matching past-paper question list. | Subtopic | Topic questions | Papers | Marks | Years | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **[• sketch and interpret displacement–time graphs and velocity–time graphs, and in particular appreciate that – the area under a velocity–time graph represents displacement, – the gradient of a displacement–time graph represents velocity, – the gradient of a velocity–time graph represents acceleration](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/sketch-and-interpret-displacement-time-graphs-and-velocity-time-graphs-and-in/)** | 19 | 11 | 48 | 2020–2025 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/sketch-and-interpret-displacement-time-graphs-and-velocity-time-graphs-and-in/) | | **[• understand the concepts of distance and speed as scalar quantities, and of displacement, velocity and acceleration as vector quantities](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/understand-the-concepts-of-distance-and-speed-as-scalar-quantities-and-of/)** | 16 | 11 | 55 | 2020–2025 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/understand-the-concepts-of-distance-and-speed-as-scalar-quantities-and-of/) | | **[• use appropriate formulae for motion with constant acceleration in a straight line](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-appropriate-formulae-for-motion-with-constant-acceleration-in-a-straight-line/)** | 54 | 19 | 189 | 2020–2025 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-appropriate-formulae-for-motion-with-constant-acceleration-in-a-straight-line/) | | **[• use differentiation and integration with respect to time to solve simple problems concerning displacement, velocity and acceleration](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-differentiation-and-integration-with-respect-to-time-to-solve-simple-problems/)** | 43 | 19 | 162 | 2020–2025 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-differentiation-and-integration-with-respect-to-time-to-solve-simple-problems/) | ## Browse every topic question - [• sketch and interpret displacement–time graphs and velocity–time graphs, and in particular appreciate that – the area under a velocity–time graph represents displacement, – the gradient of a displacement–time graph represents velocity, – the gradient of a velocity–time graph represents acceleration](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/sketch-and-interpret-displacement-time-graphs-and-velocity-time-graphs-and-in/) — 19 question items · 11 papers — 48 marks · 2020–2025 - [• understand the concepts of distance and speed as scalar quantities, and of displacement, velocity and acceleration as vector quantities](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/understand-the-concepts-of-distance-and-speed-as-scalar-quantities-and-of/) — 16 question items · 11 papers — 55 marks · 2020–2025 - [• use appropriate formulae for motion with constant acceleration in a straight line](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-appropriate-formulae-for-motion-with-constant-acceleration-in-a-straight-line/) — 54 question items · 19 papers — 189 marks · 2020–2025 - [• use differentiation and integration with respect to time to solve simple problems concerning displacement, velocity and acceleration](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/kinematics-of-motion-in-a-straight-line/use-differentiation-and-integration-with-respect-to-time-to-solve-simple-problems/) — 43 question items · 19 papers — 162 marks · 2020–2025 ## Other topics in 9709 P4 - [Energy, work and power 198 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/energy-work-and-power/) - [Forces and equilibrium 139 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/forces-and-equilibrium/) - [Momentum 69 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/momentum/) - [Newton’s laws of motion 190 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/newton-s-laws-of-motion/) ## Topic question rules and edge cases **How many subtopics does Kinematics of motion in a straight line contain?** This page lists 4 subtopics tagged to the current syllabus. They are ordered by syllabus number, then alphabetically, and each row opens a page of matching past-paper questions. **How are the subtopic question and mark totals calculated?** A multiple-choice question contributes one item and its marks to every subtopic it is tagged with. A structured question contributes one item per tagged part, and that part’s marks; untagged parts of the same question are not counted here. A part tagged to several subtopics therefore appears under each of them. **Why do some subtopics have no numbered prefix?** Practical-skills statements and some syllabus bullets are unnumbered. Numbered statements come first; unnumbered statements and ties are sorted alphabetically. **Is the LaTeX rendered without JavaScript?** Yes. 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