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Kinematics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s/s
for 8 s until it finally lifts off the ground.
Determine the velocity at take-off.
a)
0.4 m/s
b)
25.6 m/s
c)
2.5 m/s
3.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
4.
Describe the motion
a)
Slow to fast;   Negative direction
b)
Fast to slow;   Negative direction
c)
Fast to slow;   Positive direction
d)
Slow to fast;   Positive direction
5.

This is the x-tgraph of the motion of a particle. Of the four points P, Q, R,and S, the velocity vx is greatest (most positive) at

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

6.

This is the x-tgraph of the motion of a particle. Of the four points P, Q, R,and S, the speed is greatest at

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

7.

This is the x-tgraph of the motion of a particle. Of the four points P, Q, R,and S, the acceleration ax is greatest (most positive) at

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

8.

You toss a ball straight upward, in the positive direction. The ball falls freely under the influence of gravity.

At the highest point in the ball’s motion,

a)

its velocity is zero and its acceleration is zero.

b)

its velocity is zero and its acceleration is positive (upward).

c)

its velocity is zero and its acceleration is negative (downward).

d)

its velocity is positive (upward) and its acceleration is zero.

e)

its velocity is positive (upward) and its acceleration is zero.

9.

This is a motion diagram of an object moving along the x-direction with constant acceleration. The dots 1, 2, 3, … show the position of the object at equal time intervals ∆t. Which of the following vx-tgraphs best matches the motion shown in the motion diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
10.

An object moves along the x-axis with constant acceleration. The initial position x is positive, the initial velocity is negative, and the acceleration is positive.

Which of the following vx-t graphs best describes this motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
11.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
In the absence of air resistance, objects fall at constant 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
all of the above
13.
A car is traveling at 21.0 m/s. It slows to a stop at a constant rate over 5.00 s. How far does the car travel during those 5.00 seconds before it stops? 
a)
4.20 m
b)
52.5 m
c)
105 m
d)
158 m
14.

A golf ball starts with a speed of 2 m/s and slows at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s2, what is its velocity after 2 s?

a)

0 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

3 m/s

15.

A ball is thrown downward from the top of a roof with a speed of 25 m/s. After 2 s, its velocity will be:

(Choose upward as positive)

a)

19.6 m/s

b)

-5.4 m/s

c)

-44.6 m/s

d)

44.6 m/s

16.

A hacky sack is thrown up into the air with an initial velocity 3 m/s. What is the hang time of the hacky sack if it returns to the same point from which it was thrown?

a)

0.3 seconds

b)

0.61 seconds

c)

1.2 seconds

d)

3.26 seconds

17.

Which of the following is an example of a velocity?

a)

35 meters East

b)

22 m/s

c)

40 mph West

d)

12 m/s2

18.

A hacky sack is thrown up into the air with an initial velocity 3 m/s. What maximum height does the hacky sack reach?

a)

0.15 m

b)

0.46 m

c)

0.92

d)

1.8 m

19.

What is the acceleration of the object at t=5 seconds?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

4 m/s2

c)

0.8 m/s2

d)

1.25 m/s2

20.

A bowling ball is dropped in a vacuum chamber. As it falls, the acceleration of the bowling ball

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same