Kinematic (Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion)

The graph represents the movement of a body. How far has the body moved after 5 s?

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 25 m

• 50 m

A train spotter is standing by the side of a railway track, watching a train go by. He knows that the maximum speed for the line he is standing next to is 22 m/s.

A train passes him. It takes 5.0 seconds to completely pass him. What is the maximum length of the train?

• 110 m

• 4.4 m

• 27 m

• 22 m

A cannonball is dropped from a three story building.

Which row of the table correctly describes both the speed and the acceleration of the cannonball as it falls?

You can ignore air resistance for this question.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which statement about a moving object is correct?

• When an object is accelerating, the resultant force acting on it must equal zero.

• When an object is moving at a steady speed, the air resistance acting on it must equal zero.

• When an object is moving at a steady speed, the resultant force acting on it must equal zero.

• When an object is moving, there must be a resultant force acting on it.

A child is standing on the platform of a station.

A train travelling at 30 m/s takes 3.0 s to pass the child. What is the length of the train?

• 10 m

• 27 m

• 37 m

• 90 m

A small steel ball is dropped from a low balcony.

Ignoring air resistance, which statement describes its motion?

• It falls with constant acceleration.

• It falls with constant speed.

• It falls with decreasing speed.

• It falls with increasing acceleration.

What information does the area under a speed-time graph give you?

• The average speed

• The total acceleration

• The distance travelled

• The average acceleration

Which statement is correct about non uniform motion?

• The object moves with zero acceleration.

• The object moves with constant displacement.

• The object moves with uniform changing speed.

• The object moves with constant speed.

What type of motion does the Moon have?

• Uniform motion

• Non-Uniform motion

A Car is moving at 10 m/s. The driver makes it accelerate at 2 m/s² for a distance of 11 m. What is the final velocity of the car?

• 12 m/s

• 16 m/s

• 18 m/s

• 20 m/s