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Kinematics

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula to calculate speed?

a)

v = t/d

b)

v = d/t

c)

v = d x t

d)

v = t x d

2.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
3.

which is NOT a definition of acceleration (or deceleration)

a)

Constant speed in a straight line (no turning left or right)

b)

Increasing Speed

c)

Decreasing Speed

d)

Constant speed with changing direction

4.
How do you calculate average speed?
a)
divide total time by total distance
b)
multiply total time by total distance
c)
divide total distance by total time
d)
subtract total time from total distance
5.

This distance vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

Increasing Speed

b)

Decreasing Speed

c)

Stationary (at rest not moving)

d)

Dancing with Constant Speed

6.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
7.

The unit we use to measure acceleration is ___.

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

s

d)

m/s2

8.

This distance vs. time graph shows an object....

a)

Decelerating (slowing down)

b)

Acceleration (speeding up)

c)

Moving with Constant Speed

d)

Stationary at rest not moving

9.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

10.

What is Louis doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

a)

Walking home

b)

Running to school

c)

Standing and chatting with his girlfriend.

d)

Walking Faster and Faster

11.

Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

What is the SI unit for velocity?

a)

m/s2

b)

m

c)

N

d)

m/s

13.

A car travels 90 meters due north in 15 seconds. Then the car turns around and travels 40 meters due south. What is the magnitude and direction of the car's resultant displacement

a)

40 metres, South

b)

50 metres, South

c)

50 metres, North

d)

40 metres, North

14.

Velocity is different from speed because..

a)

Velocity is distance/time. Speed is displacement/time.

b)

Velocity is speed in a certain direction and can be positive or negative.

c)

Speed is velocity in a certain direction. Both can only be positive.

d)

Velocity is how much speed changes over time.

15.

This chart represents the velocity of a motorcycle over time. Select the correct statement regarding the motorcycle's movement.

a)

The motorcycle is speeding up.

b)

The motorcycle has 0 acceleration.

c)

The motorcycle is slowing down.

d)

The motorcycle has constant acceleration.

16.

Which graph shows a person jogging away at a constant pace?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

17.

A person already walking at 1 m/s takes 2 seconds to reach a top speed of 5 m/s. What is their acceleration?

a)

1 m/s^2

b)

2 m/s^2

c)

4 m/s^2

d)

10 m/s^2

18.

What is the average velocity of the object between 0 and 10 seconds?

a)

6.0 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

-4 m/s

d)

0 m/s

19.

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

20.

Which graph(s) represents a constant velocity?

a)

a and c

b)

b and c

c)

c

d)

a and b

21.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
2 m/s
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
22.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
23.
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
24.
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
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
A golf ball starts with a speed of 2 m/s and slows at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s2, what is its velocity after 2 s?
a)
0 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
1.5 m/s
31.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
32.

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

33.

A train travels 6 meters in the first second of travel, 6 meters again during the second second of travel, 6 meters again during the third second. It's acceleration is __ m/s2?

a)

0

b)

6

c)

12

d)

18

34.
In the absence of air resistance, objects fall at constant 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
all of the above
35.
An object  accelerates at 2  m/s^2. Assuming the object starts from rest, how much time does it need to accelerate to a speed of 16  m/s?
a)
4 s
b)
8 s
c)
16 s
d)
1/16 s
36.
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
37.
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
38.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the dog's acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
39.
An object with an initial velocity of 3.50 m/s moves east along a straight and level path. The object then undergoes a constant acceleration of 1.80 m/s2 east for a period of 5.00 s. How far does the object move while it is accelerating?
a)
6.30 m
b)
17.5 m
c)
27.2 m
d)
40.0 m
40.
A ball is thrown downward from the top of a roof with a speed of 25 m/s. After 2 s, its velocity will be:
a)
19.6 m/s
b)
-5.4 m/s
c)
-44.6 m/s
d)
44.6 m/s
41.
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
42.
How much time would it take for an object to fall 4.7 meters?
a)
0.959 s
b)
4.79 s
c)
0.979 s
43.

It's the study of movement without taking into account the force that cause it

a)

Statics

b)

Kinematics

c)

Mechanics

d)

Dynamics

44.

It's the total length a particle or object has traveled regardless of its direction.

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Speed

d)

Trajectory

45.

If a person walked 10 m at 20° and then 25 m at 80°. What was the total distance traveled?

a)

31.22 m NE

b)

35 m

c)

35 m NE

d)

974.75 m

46.

It's the change of position, from the starting point to the ending point, it always has direction.

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

47.

It's the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time.

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Displacement

48.

What's the total distance traveled from point A to point F?

a)

28m

b)

8m

c)

22m

d)

10m

49.

What's the total displacement from point A to point F?

a)

28

b)

8

c)

22

d)

10

50.

If a person walked 10 m at 20° and then 25 m at 80°. What was the total displacement traveled?

a)

31.22 m NE

b)

35 m

c)

31.22 m

d)

6.49 m NE

51.

The velocity of a particle is given by  v=4−16(t+1)v=4-\frac{16}{\left(t+1\right)}  . What is the expression for it's acceleration

a)

 a=−16(t+1)2a=-\frac{16}{\left(t+1\right)^2}  

b)

 a=4t−16 ln⁡(t+1)a=4t-16\ \ln\left(t+1\right)  

c)

 a=16(t+1)2a=\frac{16}{\left(t+1\right)^2}  

d)

 a=16ta=16t  

52.

What quantities can be obtained directly from a displacement time graph?

a)

Displacement and time

b)

Displacement, time and acceleration

c)

Displacement, time and speed

d)

Displacement, time and velocity

53.

A particle has acceleration  a=\frac{16}{\left(t+1\right)^2}  . At what time is the acceleration equal to  0.25 m s−20.25\ m\ s^{-2}  ?

a)

 t=8 st=8\ s  

b)

 t=7 st=7\ s  

c)

 t=6 st=6\ s  

d)

 t=0t=0  

54.

A particle moves in a straight line so that, t s after passing through a fixed point O, its velocity, v m/s is given by

 v=2t−11+6t+1v=2t-11+\frac{6}{t+1}  .
What is the acceleration of the particle when it is at instantaneous rest?

a)

 116\frac{11}{6}  

b)

 22  

c)

 136\frac{13}{6}  

d)

 176\frac{17}{6}  

55.

A body moves in a straight line such that, t seconds after passing a fixed point, its acceleration, a m/s2 is given by

 a=3t2+6a=3t^2+6 . When t=0, the velocity of the body is 5m/s. What is the velocity when t=3?

a)

25 m/s

b)

50 m/s

c)

75 m/s

d)

45 m/s

56.

If a particle moves with uniform speed v , along a straight line then it’s distance(s) is given by:

a)

s=v/t

b)

s=v.t

c)

s=v2t

d)

s=ut+0.5gt2

57.

A body is thrown upward and after some time the body reaches it’s maximum height, At maximum height:

a)

It’s velocity and acceleration both are zero.

b)

It’s velocity is zero and acceleration is maximum.

c)

It’s velocity is maximum and acceleration is minimum.

d)

It’s velocity is zero and acceleration is equal to acceleration due to gravity(g).

58.

A body is thrown with speed 20m/s vertically upward , It will return to thrower’s hand after a time of:(assume g=10m/s2)

a)

2 s

b)

4 s

c)

20 s

d)

never

59.

A body is traveling in a circle at a constant speed.

a)

has a constant velocity

b)

has no acceleration

c)

has an inward acceleration

d)

has an outward radial acceleration

60.

A circular motion is an accelerated motion

a)

True

b)

False

61.

The velocity-time graph of a moving particle is shown in figure , The acceleration is maximum for part:

a)

AB

b)

BC

c)

CD

d)

Equal for all parts.

62.

The velocity-time graph of a body is shown in figure, the acceleration for points AB , BC and CD are:

a)

2 m/s2 , 1 m/s2 , 2 m/s2

b)

1 m/s2 , 2 m/s2 , 3m/s2

c)

2 m/s2 , 0 m/s2 ,3 m/s2

d)

0.5 m/s2 , infinity m/s2 ,0.33 m/s2

63.

The magnitude of average velocity is equal to average speed when the particle moving with ____

a)

variable speed

b)

constant velocity

c)

variable velocity

d)

constant acceleration

64.

A particle is thrown vertically upward. Its velocity at half of the height is 10 m /s then the maximum height attained by it is ( g = 10m/s2)

a)

8m

b)

20m

c)

10m

d)

16m

65.

If an object is dropped from the top of

a building and it reaches the ground at t

= 4 s , then the height of the building is

(ignoring air resistance) (g = 9.8 ms–2)

a)

77.3 m

b)

78.4 m

c)

80.5 m

d)

79.2 m

66.

A ball is projected vertically upwards

with a velocity v. It comes back to ground

in time t. Which v-t graph shows the

motion correctly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
67.

If one object is dropped vertically

downward and another object is thrown

horizontally from the same height, then

the ratio of vertical distance covered by

both objects at any instant t is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

0.4

68.

A ball is dropped from some height

towards the ground. Which one of

the following represents the correct

motion of the ball?

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

The angle between any two orthogonal unit vectors is

a)

0

b)

90°

c)

180°

d)

360°

70.

The vector product of any two vectors gives a

a)

vector

b)

scalar

c)

tensor

d)

collinear

71.

The ratio of total path length travelled by the particle in a time interval is equal to

a)

average speed

b)

average velocity

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

instantaneous velocity

72.

You are given the vx-t graph for an object moving along the x-axis with constant acceleration. Which of the following could you not determine from the information given in this graph alone?

a)

the object’s x-acceleration at any time t

b)

the object’s x-velocity at any time t

c)

the object’s position at any time t

d)

more than one of the above

e)

misleading question—you could determine all of these from the vx-t graph alone

73.

You toss a ball straight upward, in the positive direction. The ball falls freely under the influence of gravity.

At the highest point in the ball’s motion,

a)

its velocity is zero and its acceleration is zero.

b)

its velocity is zero and its acceleration is positive (upward).

c)

its velocity is zero and its acceleration is negative (downward).

d)

its velocity is positive (upward) and its acceleration is zero.

e)

its velocity is positive (upward) and its acceleration is zero.

74.
What is the distance a ball falls after 1,2,3,4,5 seconds (assume g is rounded to 10 m/s2)?
a)
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m (meters)
b)
5, 20, 45, 80,125 m (meters)
c)
5, 10,15, 20, 25 m (meters)
d)
10, 25, 60, 90,120 m (meters)
75.
A ball is thrown upward in the air with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. How long does it take to reach back to the point it was thrown from?
a)
4 seconds 
b)
2 seconds 
c)
6 seconds 
d)
8 seconds 
76.
Which would fall with greater acceleration in a vacuum—a leaf or a stone?
a)
the leaf
b)
the stone
c)
They would accelerate at the same rate.
d)
It is difficult to determine without more information.
77.
If a person weights 100 pounds on Earth, calculate how much that person would weight on Jupiter. (Jupiter has 3 times the amount of gravity than Earth does)
a)
100 pounds 
b)
300 pounds 
c)
33.3 pounds 
d)
Not enough information is given
78.
Where would you have more mass, on Earth or on the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
IS THE SAME, mass DOESN'T CHANGE
d)
In both Planets.
79.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the acceleration as the book falls to the ground

a)

the acceleration increases

b)

the acceleration decreases

c)

the acceleration remains constant

80.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the velocity as the book falls to the ground

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remain constant

81.
In a normal environment, why does a bowling ball and feather hit the ground at different times when dropped from the same height?
a)
They don't; they hit the ground at the same time.
b)
One is more dense than the other.
c)
One is heavier than the other.
d)
Air resistance 

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