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Quiz # 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which section of the graph shows the most acceleration?

a)

AB

b)

CD

c)

EF

d)

GH

2.

What is the object's acceleration between A and B?

a)

20 m/s2

b)

0 m/s2

c)

40 m/s2

d)

10 m/s2

3.

What is happening at segment D?

a)

Object is accelerating

b)

Object is decelerating

c)

Object is moving at a constant speed

d)

The object is at rest/not moving

4.

The cat is watching a box slide down a ram. It starts from rest and speeds up to a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds. What is its acceleration?

a)

30 m/s

b)

24 m/s2

c)

9 m/s2

d)

81 km/hr

5.

What is this graph showing?

a)

An object moving at a constant speed

b)

An object speeding up (accelerating)

c)

An object slowing down (decelerating)

d)

An object at rest

6.

A car starts from rest and after 7 seconds it is moving at 42 m/s. What is the car’s acceleration?

a)

0.17 m/s

b)

0.17 m/s2

c)

6 m/s

d)

6 m/s2

e)

0 m/s2

7.
If a car is traveling forward at 15 m/s, how fast will it be going in 1.2 seconds if the acceleration is -10 m/s2?
a)
27 m/s
b)
3 m/s
c)
-27 m/s
d)
-3 m/s
8.

Your car is starting from rest and accelerating at 5 m/s2 until your speed is up to 44 m/s. If you drive a distance of 200 m, then how long are you driving? (choose the closes answer)

a)

9.0s

b)

10.5s

c)

12.0s

d)

15.5s

9.

What is this object doing between 0 and 4 seconds?

a)

Moving away from origin at constant speed

b)

Accelerating

c)

Increasing

10.

Acceleration is

a)

change in velocity over time

b)

change in position over time

c)

speeding up or slowing down

11.

What is this object doing

a)

Moving away from origin at constant speed, then stopping, then going back to its starting point at constant speed

b)

Speeding up in positive direction, then maintaining constant speed, then decelerating until it stops.

c)

Increasing, stopping, decreasing

12.

How much is the object acceleration between 4 and 7 seconds?

a)

Can't tell

b)

8 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

0 m/s2

13.

How many times does this object have no acceleration?

a)

Never!

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

14.
The president’s airplane, Air Force One, flies at 250 m/s to the east with respect to the air. The air is moving at 35 m/s to the north with respect to the ground. Find the velocity of Air Force One with respect to the ground.
a)
252 m/s
b)
222 m/s
c)
435 m/s
d)
125 m/s
15.

A motorboat, which has a speed of 5 m/s in still water, is crossing a river (from west to east) The river's current is flowing south at 3.3 m/s. What is the magnitude of the boat’s resultant velocity with respect to the starting point?

a)

3.3 m/s

b)

5.0 m/s

c)

6.0 m/s

d)

8.3 m/s

16.

If a car passes you in the left lane going 90 km/hr north while you are driving 80 km/hr north, how fast is the car moving relative to your car?

a)

170 km/hr

b)

90 km/hr

c)

80 km/hr

d)

10 km/hr

17.

A dog and a cat are at a stand-off, running towards each other, both at 12 m/s. What is the magnitude of velocity of the cat relative to the dog?

a)

12 m/s

b)

24 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

6 m/s

18.

For us humans, what is our basic reference frame?

a)

Earth

b)

The Sun

c)

The Universe

d)

The Milky Way Galaxy

19.

What is the velocity of the hot air balloon relative to the runner?

a)

1 m/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

7 m/s

d)

- 7 m/s

20.

If a horse starts from rest and then increases its speed at a rate of 1.2 m/s2 for 3.5 s, how far will it travel?

a)

8.13 m

b)

3.18 m

c)

7.35 m

d)

5.37 m