Physics Study Quiz (Unit 1)

If the velocity and acceleration vectors oppose eachother the object is [blank].

• speeding up

• slowing down

An object with 0 velocity can have a non zero acceleration.

• True

• False

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Which graph represents an object moving with a constant negative velocity?

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Which graph represents an object moving with a constant positive acceleration?

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A girl drops 2 balls at the same time. One falls from a height of 10 meters and the other from a height of 9.5 meters. The acceleration of the ball that is closest to the ground is less than the acceleration of the ball that is furthest from the ground

• True

• False

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What is the objects acceleration from 0-5 seconds? Only report the numerical answer.

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What is the objects acceleration from 5-10 seconds? Only report the numerical answer to 1 digit past the decimal.

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Which of the 4 kinematic equations below would you use to solve the problem?

vf = vi + at

xf = xi + vit + at2

vf2 = vi2 + 2a(xf - xi)

xf = xi + (1/2) (vi + vf) t

It takes a cyclist 6.5 seconds to bring a bike to rest from an initial velocity of 6.5 m/s. What is the bicycles acceleration during this time?

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It takes a cyclist 6.5 seconds to bring a bike to rest from an initial velocity of 6.5 m/s. What is the bicycles acceleration during this time? Round your answer to a whole number and only report the numerical answer.

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What units should your final answer to the question below have?

It takes a cyclist 6.5 seconds to bring a bike to rest from an initial velocity of 6.5 m/s. What is the bicycles acceleration during this time?

• seconds

• meters

• meters/second

• meters/second squared

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