WorksheetsUnit 2 Test
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 45mins
A runner completes one lap around a 400-m oval track, returning to her starting position. What distance did she cover?
400 m
800 m
0 m
Not enough info
A runner completes one lap around a 400-m oval track, returning to her starting position. What was her displacement?
400 m
800 m
0 m
Not enough information
Jill drives from her house to school. After school, she drives to the library. What is her displacement?
0 km
5 km
10 km
15 km
An airplane flies 550,000 m north in 4,500 s. What is the airplane’s velocity?
+122 m/s
-122 m/s
-440 m/s
+440 m/s
A boat travels with a velocity equal to 10.0 meters per second, east in 5.15 seconds. What displacement in meters does the boat travel?
0.52 m, west
1.94 m, west
15.2 m, east
51.5 m east
A soccer player kicks a ball +6.5 meters. How much time is needed for the ball to travel this displacement its velocity is +22 meters per second?
0.30 s
3.38 s
28.5 s
143 s
A parachute on a racing dragster heading north opens and changes the velocity of the car from 85 m/s to 45 m/s in a period of 4.5 seconds. What is the acceleration of the dragster?
-8.9 m/s2
+8.9 m/s2
+75 m/s2
-26.1 m/s2
A parachute on a racing dragster heading north opens and changes the velocity of the car from 85 m/s to 45 m/s in a period of 4.5 seconds. What type of motion is the dragster experiencing?
speeding up
slowing down
speeding up and then slowing down
constant velocity
An object is NOT accelerating if it:
changes speed
changes direction
does not move.
changes direction and speed.
The slope of a position versus time graph represents:
acceleration.
force.
position.
velocity.
The slope of a velocity versus time graph represents:
acceleration.
position.
force.
velocity.
What was this car's velocity during the time interval t = 2.0 s to t=4.0 s (highlighted in red)?
0 m/s
+5.0 m/s
+7.5 m/s
+10 m/s
What is the vehicle’s motion from t= 2.0 s to t=4.0 s (highlighted in red)?
at rest
increasing velocity
decreasing velocity
constant velocity
Where is the car moving at the fastest velocity?
the green part (0 seconds to 2 seconds)
the red part (2 seconds to 4 seconds)
the yellow part (4 to 6 seconds)
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what is the velocity of the object when the time equals 5 seconds?
1 m/s
2 m/s
3 m/s
4 m/s
During which interval is the object accelerating at the greatest rate?
The red part (A to B)
The green part (B to C)
The yellow part (C to D)
The brown part (E to F)
During which time interval is the acceleration of the object zero?
The red part (A to B)
The green part (B to C)
The yellow part (C to D)
The brown part (E to F)
What is the acceleration of the object during interval from C to D (the yellow part)?
increasing at 1 m/s2
decreasing at 1 m/s2
increasing at 2 m/s2
decreasing at 2 m/s2
What displacement does the object move during interval E-F (the brown part)?
4 meters
3 meters
6 meters
10 meters
During which interval does the object have constant velocity?
The red part (A to B)
The green part (B to C)
The yellow part (C to D)
The brown part (E to F)
Which of the following is a position vs. time graph and a velocity vs. time graph for an object that is moving away from the origin (in the positive direction) at a constant velocity:
Which of the following is a position vs. time graph and a velocity vs. time graph for an object that is moving towards the origin (in the negative direction) at a constant velocity:
Which of the following position vs. time graphs shows an object moving in the positive direction and slowing down?
Which of the following position vs. time graphs shows an object moving in the negative direction and slowing down?
Which of the following position vs. time graphs shows an object moving in the positive direction and speeding up?
Which of the following position vs. time graphs shows an object moving in the negative direction and speeding up?
A car starting from rest accelerates at a rate of +8.0 m/s2 going north. What is its final velocity at the end of 4.0 seconds?
SHOW YOUR WORK on a separate sheet of paper, and include units and direction.
(a)
Toby rides his bike downhill. His initial velocity is +4 meters/second, and his final velocity is +16 meters/second. If his acceleration is +2 m/s2, How much time passes while he is rolling down the hill?
SHOW YOUR WORK on a separate sheet of paper, and include units.
(a)
Katie and her best friend Liam play tennis every Saturday morning. When Katie serves the ball to Liam, it travels 9.5 meters south in 2.1 seconds. What is the velocity of the tennis ball?
SHOW YOUR WORK on a separate sheet of paper, and include units and direction.
(a)
