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1D Kinematics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment A?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Not moving

2.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment B?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
3.

This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment C?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Not moving

4.

Describe the motion of the object in the graph

a)

Moving with constant speed

b)

Speeding up

c)

Not moving

5.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
6.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.

What is occurring on this graph?

a)

speeding up in the positive direction

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

not moving

d)

moving at a constant speed in the negative direction

10.

What is occurring on this graph?

a)

Negative acceleration

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative net force

11.

What is the velocity at 12.5 seconds?

a)

0 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

20 m/s

12.

What is the acceleration during interval A?

(Hint-Slope)

a)

0 m/s/s

b)

2 m/s/s

c)

10 m/s/s

d)

20 m/s/s

13.

What is the acceleration during interval B?

(Hint-Slope)

a)

0 m/s/s

b)

2 m/s/s

c)

10 m/s/s

d)

20 m/s/s

14.

What is the acceleration during interval C?

(Hint-Slope)

a)

0 m/s/s

b)

-2 m/s/s

c)

-1.33 m/s/s

d)

-20 m/s/s

15.

What is the displacement from 0-10 seconds?

(Hint-Area)

a)

10 m

b)

10 m

c)

100 m

d)

200 m

16.

What is the displacement from 15-30 seconds?

(Hint-Area)

a)

150 m

b)

-150 m

17.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
18.
The rate at which velocity changes is called 
a)
motion
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
19.
What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds?
a)
The object is not moving.
b)
The object is not accelerating.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is speeding up.
20.
What is happening between 3 seconds and 4 seconds?
a)
The object is moving in a negative direction.
b)
The object is returning to its starting position.
c)
The object is slowing to a stop.
d)
The object is changing direction.
21.
What happens at 4 seconds?
a)
The object changes direction.
b)
The object is at the starting point.
22.
What is happening between 4 and 5 seconds?
a)
The object is slowing down in a negative direction.
b)
The object is slowing down in a positive direction.
c)
The object is slowing down in a negative direction.
d)
The object is speeding up in a negative direction.
23.

What is the acceleration of an object moving at constant velocity?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

1 m/s2

c)

0 m/s2

d)

0.8 m/s2

24.

What is the difference between a vector quantity and a scalar quantity?

a)

A scalar has a magnitude and direction and a vector has only a magnitude

b)

A vector has a magnitude and direction and a scalar has only a magnitude

c)

A scalar has a direction and a vector has a magnitude

d)

None of the above

25.
What happens to the velocity of a ball as it is dropped off a cliff? 
a)
It decreases at a uniform rate 
b)
It increases at a uniform rate 
c)
It is constant 
d)
It increases at a non-uniform rate
26.

An object is thrown into the air at 60 m/s, straight up. What is its velocity at the highest point?

a)

0

b)

-9.8

c)

60

d)

-60

27.

An object is thrown into the air at 60 m/s, straight up. What is its acceleration at the highest point?

a)

0

b)

-9.8

c)

60

d)

-60

28.

Given a position vs. time graph, the slope of the line is equal to...

a)

position

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

area

29.

Given a velocity vs. time graph, the slope of the line is equal to...

a)

position

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

area

30.

A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate 5 m/s^2 . Which of the following statements is true?

a)

A. The car travels 5 m in every second

b)

B. The car decreases its velocity 5 m/s in every second

c)

C. The car increases its velocity 5 m/s in every second

d)

D. The car’s velocity doesn’t change