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Kinematics Quiz (Section 1)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the study of movement without taking into account the force that causes it

a)

Statics

b)

Kinematics

c)

Mechanics

d)

Dynamics

2.

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

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Speed

d)

Trajectory

3.

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

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

4.

If a person walked 10 m West, and then 25 m South. What was the total distance traveled?

a)

35 m WS

b)

35 m

c)

26.93 m SW

d)

35 m SW

5.

If a person walked 10 m West, and then 25 m South. What was the total displacement traveled?

a)

26.93 m SW

b)

26.93 m NE

c)

35 m South

d)

35 m SW

6.
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
7.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
8.

It's the change in velocity per unit time.

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Displacement

9.

which is NOT a definition of acceleration (or deceleration)

a)

Constant speed in a straight line

b)

Increasing Speed

c)

Decreasing Speed

d)

Constant speed with changing direction

10.

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

a)

40 m, South

b)

50 m, South

c)

50 m, North

d)

40 m, North

11.

An object moving at 1 m/s takes 2 s to reach a speed of 5 m/s. What is its acceleration?

a)

1 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

4 m/s2

d)

10 m/s2

12.

How long will it take a horse to travel 0.26 km and attain a speed of 12 m/s from rest?

a)

0.43 seconds

b)

0.04 seconds

c)

0.72 minutes

d)

0.72 hours

13.

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

a)

0

b)

6

c)

12

d)

18

14.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 s. Its acceleration is...

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s

15.

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

a)

30m

b)

8m

c)

24m

d)

10m

16.

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

a)

30

b)

8

c)

24

d)

10

17.

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

18.

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

19.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

20.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
21.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
22.

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

23.

What is the 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

24.

During segment Y, the object is -

a)

Increasing speed

b)

Decreasing speed

c)

Stationary

d)

Moving at constant speed

25.

How far does the object go during phase A?

a)

37.5 m

b)

50 m

c)

75 m

d)

3 m