Physics Quiz on Motion

Use the following graph to answer: In which section is the car at rest?

• from 0 to 5 seconds

• from 5 to 7 seconds

• from 7 to 10 seconds

• from 10 to 12 seconds

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Use the following graph to answer: In which section does the car have its greatest speed?

• from 0 to 5 seconds

• from 5 to 7 seconds

• from 7 to 10 seconds

• from 10 to 12 seconds

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Use the following graph to answer: The car's average speed for the entire 10 seconds is

• 2 m/s

• 4 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 10 m/s

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A pencil lies on your desk. If the Earth is moving around the sun at a speed of 30 km/s, how fast is the pencil moving relative to the desk? How fast is the pencil moving relative to the sun?

• 0 km/s; 0 km/s

• 0 km/s; 30 km/s

• 30 km/s; 30 km/s

• 30 km/s; 0 km/s

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Suppose you take a trip that covers 240 km and takes 4 hours to make. Your average speed is _______.

• 60 km/h
• 120 km/h
• 240 km/h
• 960 km/h

Mark all of the following that are examples of acceleration.

• A car is traveling 33 km/h and slows down to 25 km/h

• A car is driving straight at 50 mi/h

• A car is traveling 33 km/h and speeds up to 45 km/h

• A car is traveling 33 km/h north and turns east

• A car sitting in the parking lot.

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A car starts from rest and speeds up to 20 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of the car?

• 0.25 m/s²

• 4 m/s²

• 25 m/s²

• 100 m/s²

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A ball is dropped off a bridge and it takes 5 seconds before it hits the water below. How fast is the ball traveling when it hits the water?

• 5 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 50 m/s

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A ball is thrown straight up. At the top of its path its acceleration is

• 0 m/s²

• 5 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

• 20 m/s²

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Look at the diagram to the right. Which of the forces provided could be applied to the object to balance out the forces shown?

• 120 N to the left

• 120 N down and to the left

• 60 N to the left

• 60 N to the right

• The forces shown are balanced