AP Physics Review Kinematics Calculations

A train travels 6 meters in the first second of travel, 6 meters again during the second second of travel, 6 meters again during the third second. What's the train's acceleration ?

• 0 m/s²

• 6 m/s²

• 12 m/s²

• 18 m/s²

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A car starts from rest and after 7 seconds it is moving at 42 m/s. What is the car’s average acceleration?

• 0.17 m/s²

• 1.67 m/s²

• 6 m/s²

• 7 m/s²

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A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the dog's acceleration?

• -7.5 m/s
• -7.5 m/s²
• -0.5 m/s²
• 7.5 mi//hr

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A car is traveling at 21.0 m/s. It slows to a stop at a constant rate over 5.00 s. How far does the car travel during those 5.00 seconds before it stops? 

• 4.20 m
• 52.5 m
• 105 m
• 158 m

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A ball is thrown downward from the top of a roof with a speed of 25 m/s. After 2 s, its velocity will be:

• 19.6 m/s

• -5.4 m/s

• -44.6 m/s

• 44.6 m/s

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A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?

• 24 m/s²
• 18 m/s²
• 16 m/s²
• 16 m/s

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How much time would it take for an object to fall 4.7 meters?

• 0.959 s
• 4.79 s
• 0.979 s

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If a car is traveling forward at 15 m/s, how fast will it be going in 1.2 seconds if the acceleration is -10 m/s²?

• 27 m/s
• 3 m/s
• -27 m/s
• -3 m/s

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An object with an initial velocity of 3.50 m/s moves east along a straight and level path. The object then undergoes a constant acceleration of 1.80 m/s² east for a period of 5.00 s. How far does the object move while it is accelerating?

• 6.30 m
• 17.5 m
• 27.2 m
• 40.0 m

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A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 8 800 m/s², changing its velocity from 0m/s to 44 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?

• 0.22 seconds
• 200 seconds
• 14 seconds
• 0.0050 seconds

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