IPC Physics Semester Exam

A motorcycle travels at 6.0 m/s. After 3.0 seconds, the motorcycle travels at 15.0 m/s. Which of the following was the average acceleration of the motorcycle?

• 2.0 m/s2

• 3.0 m/s2

• 5.0 m/s²

• 7.0 m/s²

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How much force is needed to accelerate a 1,800 kg car at a rate of 1.5 m/s2 ?

• 1200 N

• 2700 N

• 8493 N

• 16,562 N

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A car traveled 240 km in 3 hours. What was its average speed in km per hour?

• 40 km/hr

• 80 km/hr

• 120 km/hr

• 720 km/hr

What distance will a bus go if it is traveling at a rate of 50 km/hr for 3.8 hours?

• 190.0 kilometers

• 53.8 kilometers

• 46.2 kilometers

• 13.2 kilometers

A basketball, soccer ball, and a football were kicked. Which of these statements is the best example of Newton's First law of motion in this situation?

• The ball with the least resistance traveled at the greatest speed.

• Each ball rolled to a stop due to the unbalanced force of friction.

• Each ball exerted an equal force on the person's foot.

• The ball kicked with the least force traveled the greatest distance.

An experiment was conducted that measured the movement of a car. The motion of the car was graphed. Which of the following shows a car holding a steady speed?

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Mr. Thompson's class built model rockets. If these four rockets are launched with the same amount of force, which rocket will go highest?

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A car was moving at a constant speed and produced the following graph. How fast was the object moving?

• 0.5 m/s

• 1.0 m/s

• 4.0 m/s

• 8.0 m/s

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The driver of a taxi stops to pick up a large family with many pieces of heavy luggage. Based on Newton's Second law of motion, the driver should expect that the taxi will —

• take longer to travel the same distance

• develope more stopping friction

• requires less energy to keep moving

• take longer to both accelerate and stop

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Two skaters are standing in the middle of an ice skating rink. Skater 1 has a mass of 50kg and Skater 2 has a mass of 45kg. When they push off from one another, Skater 1 has a speed of 2 m/s. What must be the speed of Skater 2?

• 2.2 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 1.8 m/s

• 0 m/s

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