Quiz about Year 10 Kinematics Test

Question 1

A quantity that has a magnitude AND direction is a:

Accepted Answer

vector

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scalar

Question 2

60km/h represents a...

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speed

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distance

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acceleration

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displacement

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velocity

Question 3

60km/h North represents a...

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velocity

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distance

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speed

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acceleration

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displacement

Question 4

2m/sWest represents...

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velocity

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acceleration

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speed

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distance

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displacement

Question 5

5m/s/s represents...

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acceleration

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speed

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distance

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velocity

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displacment

Question 6

0.0034 m represents a...

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distance

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velocity

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acceleration

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speed

Question 7

An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement

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True

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False

Question 8

You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3km away. You then walk home. What is the distance travelled and what is your displacement?

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Distance = 6km

Displacement = 0km

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Distance = 3km

Displacement = 3km

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Distance = 3km

Displacement = 6km

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Distance = 6km

Displacement =6km

Question 9

An object is NOT accelerating if it is moving

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at constant velocity

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in a circle

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at increasing speed

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only affected by gravity

Question 10

Consider these measurements: 10 m, 10 m/s, and 10 m/s/s

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10 m: distance
10 m/s: speed
10 m/s/s: acceleration

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10 m: speed
10 m/s: distance
10 m/s/s: acceleration

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10 m: acceleration
10 m/s: speed
10 m/s/s: distance

Question 11

What does the straight dotted line on this distance-time graph represent?

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Constant Speed

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Acceleration

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Not moving

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Deceleration

Question 12

When an object reaches teminal velocity:

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It falls at a constant speed

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It accelerates due to gravity

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It hits the ground at the fastest speed

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The force of gravity is greater than air resistance

Question 13

The distance travelled by the object at point C is

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2 km

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2 m

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10 min

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2 km/min

Question 14

You can calculate the slope of a velocity-time graph.

If you calculate the slope of the graph between two points, what would that tell you?

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The acceleration of the object.

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The velocity of the object.

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The distance travelled by the object.

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The mass of the object.

Question 15

The fastest trains are magnetically levitated above the rails to avoid friction. The fastest trains travel about 250 km in 30 minutes. What is their
average speed in km/hour?

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500km/hr

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125km/hr

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250km/hr

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200km/hr

Question 16

A car on a highway travels 1000 m with an average speed of 25 m/s. Calculate the time it takes to travel the distance.

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40 seconds

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4 seconds

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400 seconds

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4000 seconds

Question 17

A passenger jet has a speed of 900 km/h.
What is its speed in m/s?

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250 m/s

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2500 m/s

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1,500 m/s

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324 m/s

Question 18

If a rocket sled starts from rest, how fast does it go if it

accelerates at 45 m/s/s for 3.0 s?

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135 m/s

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135 m/s/s

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90 m/s

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45 m

Question 19

A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s², changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?

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3.3 seconds

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750 seconds

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0.3 seconds

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35 seconds

Question 20

A car slows down from +32 m/s to +8 m/s in 4 s. The acceleration is

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-6 m/s/s

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-8 m/s/s

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-2m/s/s

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-2 m/s

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-8 m/s

Question 21

A truck took one hour to travel south 60 km, then took two hours to travel north 100 km, then took another two hours to travel south 120 km.

What was the average speed at which the truck was travelling over these five hours?

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56 km/h

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16 km/h

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56.66 km/h

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The average speed cannot be determined from this data.

Question 22

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

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16 m/s/s

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24 m/s/s

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18 m/s/s

Question 23

A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.

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5.7m/s/s

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2.2m/s/s

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7.0m/s/s

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70m/s/s

Question 24

A ship starts out moving at 14 m/s. It catches a breeze that accelerates it at 0.80 m/s/s for 25 s. How fast is it moving at the end of the 25 s?

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34 m/s

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-6 m/s

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20 m/s

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11.2 m/s

Question 25

A ball is rolled at a velocity of 12 m/sec. After 36 seconds, it comes to a stop. What is the acceleration of the ball?

Accepted Answer

-0.33 m/s/s

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-3 m/s/s

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0.33 m/s/s

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3 m/s/s

Question 26

This image shows the progress of a ball rolling off a small hill, into a valley and up the other side. The horizontal lines are to help compare heights.
Which point has the most potential energy?

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A

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D

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G

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E

Question 27

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

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point Z

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point W

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point Y

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point X

Question 28

As a marble rolls down a ramp, it goes faster and faster. Which statement best explains this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

The ball's potential energy is changing to kinetic energy

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The ball is rapidly losing kinetic energy as it rolls down the ramp

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The ball is rapidly gaining potential energy from the ramp

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The ball will continue gaining kinetic energy until it stops

Question 29

A 12 kg rock is rolling down a hill at 2.0m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have?

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24 J

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24 kJ

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6 kJ

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6 J

Question 30

What is the mass of a ball which is moving at 4.0 m/s and has 32J of kinetic energy?

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4 kg

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8 kg

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8g

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128 kg

Question 31

An object has a mass of 500 grams. It has 4.0 J of kinetic energy. How fast is it moving?

Accepted Answer

v = 4 m/s

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a = 4 m/s/s

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a = 0.126 m/s/s

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v = 0.126 m/s

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