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2.1 kinematics review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cyclist travelling at a speed of 4.2 m s-1 accelerates at 1.1 m s-2. In a time of 7.4 s, the distance travelled is

a)

30 m

b)

35 m

c)

61 m

d)

91 m

2.

A freely falling object on Earth has a speed of 5.0 m s-1. After falling a further 20 m, its speed it

a)

15 m s-1

b)

20 m s-1

c)

25 m s-1

d)

45 m s-1

3.

A bus is travelling at a speed of 9.0 m s-1. It then accelerates at a rate of 0.75 m s-2 for a time of 8.0 s. What therefore is its final speed?

a)

6.0 m s-1

b)

15 m s-1

c)

17 m s-1

d)

21 m s-1

4.

The acceleration of free fall on a certain planet is 8.0 m s-2. An object gets dropped from a height and hits the ground after 1.5 s. From what height must the object have been dropped?

a)

6.0 m

b)

9.0 m

c)

11 m

d)

12 m

5.

A ball is dropped from rest from a building 35.0 m high. If air resistance is neglected, then the ball will hit the ground with a speed of

a)

8.4 m s-1

b)

13.1 m s-1

c)

18.5 m s-1

d)

26.2 m s-1

6.

A student is asked to solve the following problem:


An object is thrown upwards with a speed of 25 m s-1. How high will it be when the speed is 12 m s-1 ?


Which equation will allow the problem to be solved in a SINGLE calculation?

a)

s=ut+12at2s=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2

b)

s=(u+v)t2s=\frac{\left(u+v\right)t}{2}

c)

v=u+atv=u+at

d)

v2=u2+2asv^2=u^2+2as

7.

At what point is vy= 0 m/s?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of these points

8.

At what point is vx= 0 m/s?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

None of these points

9.

Which vector pair (arrow pair) correctly represents the acceleration and velocity at point P?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Who do you agree with?

a)

Anita: “A projectile’s vx changes because of gravity, and its vy remains constant.”

b)

Barry: “Both vx and vy are constant.”

c)

Chris: “A projectile has no acceleration in the vertical dimension but it does accelerate horizontally.”

d)

Dave: “A projectile has vertical acceleration and a constant horizontal velocity”

11.
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?
a)
9.8 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s
c)
0 m/s2
d)
0 m/s
12.
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its acceleration at the highest point?
a)
9.8 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s
c)
0 m/s2
d)
0 m/s
13.
The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?
a)
0 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
15.
An object is projected horizontally from a cliff.  The time it takes to hit the ground is
a)
more than if it was just dropped
b)
less than if it was just dropped
c)
the same amount of time than if it was just dropped
d)
impossible to determine
16.

This graph represents slowing down in the positive direction then speeding up in the positive direction.

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What is the velocity at 12.5 seconds?

a)

0 ms-1

b)

2 ms-1

c)

10 ms-1

d)

20 ms-1

18.

What is the acceleration during interval A?

a)

0 ms-2

b)

2 ms-2

c)

10 ms-2

d)

20 ms-2

19.

What is the displacement from 15-30 seconds?

a)

150 m

b)

-150 m

20.

what is the area under an acceleration time graph

a)

constance acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

change in velocity

d)

velocity