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AP Physics Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
b)
1.67
c)
6
d)
7
2.
How long will it take a running horse to travel 260 m and attain a speed of 12 m/s from rest?
a)
1200 seconds
b)
1.2 hours
c)
43 Hours
d)
43 minutes
3.
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
4.
The SI unit for length or distance is
a)
foot (ft)
b)
inch (in)
c)
mile (mi)
d)
meter (m)
5.
In each of the following cases, determine which car has the greatest acceleration.
a)
starts from 0 m/s to 20 m/s in 4 seconds.
b)
speed up from 20m/s to 40m/s in 3 seconds
c)
slow down from 50m/s to stop in 2 seconds
d)
starts from 0 m/s to 20m/s in 5 seconds
6.
The rate at which distance is covered is called speed.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
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
8.
Motion sensors recorded the following data about a runner during a cross-country race. During which segment of the race did the runner have the greatest speed?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
9.
The ball took 0.45 s to hit the ground 0.72 m from the table. What was the horizontal velocity of the ball as it rolled off the table?
a)
0 m/s
b)
0.63 m/s
c)
1.6 m/s
d)
2.2 m/s
10.
What would the d-t graph look like for an object travelling at a constant velocity? 
a)
Horizontal line
b)
Straight line
c)
Curved line
11.
What would the v-t graph look like for an object travelling at a constant velocity? 
a)
Curved line
b)
Straight line
c)
Horizontal line
12.
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
13.
Describe the motion in segment C
a)
Slowing down;  Positive direction
b)
Slowing down;  Negative direction
c)
Speeding up;  Negative direction
d)
Constant velocity;  Negative direction
14.
The equation for finding average acceleration for straight-line motion is
a)
(Vi-Vf) x Time
b)
(Vf-Vi) / Time
c)
Vi+Vf+time
d)
Vi+Vf-time
15.
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
16.
What happens to the total distance that a ball travels as it falls off the side of a cliff?
a)
The distance remains constant 
b)
The distance increases at a uniform rate
c)
The distance increases at a nonuniform rate 
d)
The distance decreases at a uniform rate
17.
Beau throws a baseball at 23.0 m/s at an angle of 25.0 degrees relative to the ground.If the ball was caught 42.0 m from Beau, the maximum height the ball reached
a)
2.81 m
b)
4.81 m
c)
8.81 m
d)
12.81 m
18.
Beau throws a baseball at 23.0 m/s at an angle of 25.0 degrees relative to the ground.If the ball was caught 42.0 m from Beau, find the time the ball was in the air
a)
0.991 seconds
b)
1.52 seconds
c)
1.98 seconds
d)
2.05 seconds
19.
Beau throws a baseball at 23.0 m/s at an angle of 25.0 degrees relative to the ground.If the ball was caught 42.0 m from Beau, find the components
a)
Vx=20.8 m/s
Vy=9.72 m/s
b)
Vx=9.72 m/s
Vy=20.8 m/s
c)
Vx=20.8 m/s
Vy=19.72 m/s
d)
Vx=19.8 m/s
Vy=9.72 m/s
20.
Problem #3
A car is traveling at a velocity of 35.0 miles per hour.  The car runs off a cliff that has an unknown height.  The car 'lands' 50.0 meters from the base of the cliff.

How long would it take the car to 'land' after exiting the rim of the cliff?
a)
1.4 seconds
b)
3.2 seconds
c)
4.8 seconds
d)
0.7 seconds