Free Printable Unit 1 - Kinematics Equations and Newton's Laws

1.

A sailboat is traveling at 18 m/s when the wind suddenly picks up and accelerates it at a rate of 2 m/s^2 over 6 seconds. At what velocity does the sailboat end up after the acceleration?

a)

30

b)

4

c)

7.2

d)

0

2.

A ball is dropped from the top of the school building. A student records that it takes 1.2 seconds for the ball to reach the ground below. How tall was the building?

a)

30

b)

4

c)

7.2

d)

0

3.

A car is driving down the road at a speed of 35 m/s when it accelerates to pass another car. After accelerating for 4 seconds, the car ends up with a velocity of 50 m/s. Which equation could you use to find the car’s acceleration?

a)

$v_{f_{ }}=\ v_i\ +\ at$

b)

vf2 = vi2 +2ad

c)

d = vi.t + ½ at2

d)

$d\ =\ \frac{v_f+v_i}{2}.t$

4.

A car is driving down the road at a speed of 35 m/s when it accelerates to pass another car. After accelerating for 4 seconds, the car ends up with a velocity of 50 m/s. Which equation could you use to find the car’s distance?

a)

$v_{f_{ }}=\ v_i\ +\ at$

b)

vf2 = vi2 +2ad

c)

d = vi.t + ½ at2

d)

$d\ =\ \frac{v_f+v_i}{2}.t$

5.

An airplane accelerates from 70m/s to 90m/s over a distance of 40m. How much time did it take for the airplane to change its velocity?

a)

20s

b)

2s

c)

0.5

d)

1.0s

6.

An airplane accelerates from 70m/s to 90m/s over a distance of 40m. At what rate, the airplane is accelerating?

a)

0.25m/s^2

b)

0.25m/s

c)

40m/s^2

d)

40m/s

7.

A heavy box has a mass of 30 kg. The box experiences a net force of 90N when pushed along the floor. What is the acceleration of the box?

$a\ =\ \frac{F_{net}}{m}$

a)

3m/s^2

b)

2m/s^

c)

0.3m/s^2

d)

0.5m/S^2

8.

A heavy box has a mass of 30 kg. The box experiences a net force of 90N when pushed along the floor.

$a\ =\ \frac{F_{net}}{m}$

If the mass of the box was changed to one-third as much, and the force was held constant, how would the acceleration change?

a)

It would be one third as much

b)

It would be 3 times as much

c)

It would be one half as much

d)

It would be 2 times as much.

9.

A motorcycle is traveling west towards a traffic light and is beginning to slow down. Which of the following would be the correct direction of its acceleration?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

e)

None of other choices

10.

A motorcycle is traveling west towards a traffic light and is beginning to speed up. Which of the following would be the correct direction of its acceleration?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

e)

None of the other choices.

11.

A motorcycle is traveling west at a constant speed. Which of the following would be the correct direction of its acceleration?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

e)

None of the other choices.

12.

Which statement is true about the acceleration due to gravity?

a)

The ratio between the gravitational force and mass leads to constant acceleration.

b)

The gravitational force is constant for all objects on the surface of the earth.

c)

The acceleration due to gravity on earth depends on the mass of the object

d)

The gravitational force is always 10 times the weight of the object on Earth.

13.

A child is sitting in a wagon and is being pulled by a 10N force along a rough surface (friction exists between the wagon and ground). The weight of the wagon is 150N (mass is 15 kg). The wagon is initially being pulled at a constant speed of 5 m/s. The wagon is then accelerated to 8 m/s over 3 seconds because the person pulling the wagon increased their force. What is the initial speed of the wagon?

a)

5m/s

b)

8m/s

c)

3m/s

d)

0m/s

e)

Unknown

14.

A child is sitting in a wagon and is being pulled by a 10N force along a rough surface (friction exists between the wagon and ground). The weight of the wagon is 150N (mass is 15 kg). The wagon is initially being pulled at a constant speed of 5 m/s. The wagon is then accelerated to 8 m/s over 3 seconds because the person pulling the wagon increased their force. What is the acceleration of the wagon?

a)

5m/s^2

b)

8m/s^2

c)

1m/s^2

d)

0m/s^2

e)

Unknown

15.

A child is sitting in a wagon and is being pulled by a 10N force along a rough surface (friction exists between the wagon and ground). The weight of the wagon is 150N (mass is 15 kg). The wagon is initially being pulled at a constant speed of 5 m/s. The wagon is then accelerated to 8 m/s over 3 seconds because the person pulling the wagon increased their force. What is the final speed of the wagon?

a)

5m/s

b)

8m/s

c)

3m/s

d)

0m/s

e)

Unknown

16.

A child is sitting in a wagon and is being pulled by a 10N force along a rough surface (friction exists between the wagon and ground). The weight of the wagon is 150N (mass is 15 kg). The wagon is initially being pulled at a constant speed of 5 m/s. The wagon is then accelerated to 8 m/s over 3 seconds because the person pulling the wagon increased their force. Which of the following best describes FBD for the wagon moving at a constant speed.

a)

b)

c)

d)

17.

A child is sitting in a wagon and is being pulled by a 10N force along a rough surface (friction exists between the wagon and ground). The weight of the wagon is 150N (mass is 15 kg). The wagon is initially being pulled at a constant speed of 5 m/s. The wagon is then accelerated to 8 m/s over 3 seconds because the person pulling the wagon increased their force. Which of the following best describes FBD of the wagon while it was accelerating..

a)

b)

c)

d)

18.

Which of the following is an example of a Free body diagram? Select all that apply.

a)

b)

c)

d)

19.

Which of the following is an example of a Motion diagram? Select all that apply.

a)

b)

c)

d)

20.

A bat applies 10N force to a ball. How much force a ball is applying to the bat?

a)

0N

b)

10N

c)

20N

d)

5N

21.

Which arrangement of Newton's 2nd Law best expresses the cause and effect relationships between force, mass and acceleration?

a)

$F_{net}\ =\ ma$

b)

$a\ =\ \frac{F_{net}}{m}$

c)

$m\ =\ \frac{F_{net}}{a}$

22.

The sailboat is now travelling at 30m/s when the wind stops completely. The boat now decelerates to a velocity of 10m/s over a distance of 80m. Over what time did the boat cover this 80m.

a)

30

b)

4

c)

7.2

d)

0

Unit 1 - Kinematics Equations and Newton's Laws

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

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