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Kinematics Graphing and Math

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A quantity that is has magnitude and  direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
2.
An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
An object is NOT accelerating if it is moving
a)
in a circle
b)
at constant velocity 
c)
at increasing speed
d)
only as influenced by gravity
4.
A car slows down from +32 m/s to +8 m/s in 4 s. The acceleration is 
a)
6 m/s/s opposite the motion
b)
2m/s/s in the direction of motion
c)
8 m/s/s opposite the motion
5.
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
6.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
7.
An airplane lands on a runway with a velocity of 150 m/s. How far will it travel until it stops if its rate of deceleration is constant at -3 m/s2?
a)
525 m
b)
3750 m
c)
6235 m
d)
9813 m
8.
A boat travels 12.0 m while it reduces its velocity from 9.5 m/s to 5.5 m/s. What is the magnitude of the boat’s acceleration while it travels the 12.0 m?
a)
1.3 m/s2
b)
2.5 m/s2
c)
3.0 m/s2
d)
7.5 m/s2
9.
What is the SI unit for acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
m
c)
m/s2
d)
s
10.
What is the SI unit for speed and velocity?
a)
Km
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s2
11.

Which graph(s) represents a constant velocity?

a)

b

b)

b and c

c)

c

d)

a and b

e)

a

12.

What is the rate of acceleration of the object between 0 and 4 seconds?

a)

1 m/s

b)

0 m/s2

c)

-1 m/s2

d)

1 m/s2

13.

What is the velocity of the object between 4 and 5 seconds?

a)

0 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

2 m/s

14.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
15.

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

16.
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
17.

Describe the motion of the object in the graph

a)

Moving with constant speed

b)

Speeding up

c)

Not moving

18.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
21.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Calculate the displacement traveled in section B.

a)

150 m

b)

50 m

c)

100 m

d)

200 m

23.

The area under a velocity-time graph represents __________.

a)

displacement

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

length x width

24.

The slope of a velocity-time graph represents __________.

a)

acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

speed

d)

distance

25.

Calculate the displacement traveled in section C.

a)

200 m

b)

100 m

c)

50 m

d)

400 m

26.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
27.
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
28.

How long would it take a car, starting from rest and accelerating uniformly in a straight line at 5 m/s2, to cover a distance of 200m

a)

9.0s

b)

10.5s

c)

12.0s

d)

15.5s

29.

Starting from rest Martha accelerates her motor cycle forward at 5 m/s2 for ten seconds then accelerates backwards at 2 m/s2 for ten seconds. How fast is she going at the end of the 20 second time span described above?

a)

40 m/s

b)

30 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

0 m/s

30.

Starting from rest Martha accelerates her motor cycle forward at 5 m/s2 for ten seconds then accelerates backwards at 2 m/s2 for ten seconds. How far did she go at the end of the 20 second time span described above?

a)

650 m

b)

400 m

c)

200 m

d)

250 m