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kinematics review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the basic unit for velocity?
a)
m/s2
b)
m
c)
N
d)
m/s
2.
Person X moves from A to B in 5 seconds. Person Y does it in 10 seconds. Person Y is moving with twice the speed as person X.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Accelerating objects MUST be changing their speed.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which of the following does NOT explain acceleration?
a)
Speeding up
b)
Changing directions
c)
Slowing down
d)
Constant speed
5.
Which of the following is NOT a unit for acceleration?
a)
m/s2
b)
cm/s2
c)
km/hr
d)
km/hr2
6.
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is...
a)
6.67 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
c)
6.67 m/s
d)
9.8 m/s
7.
What is the basic unit for distance?
a)
m/s2
b)
m
c)
N
d)
m/s
8.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
9.
A change in velocity over time is known as:
a)
acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
average speed
d)
displacement
10.
The graph respresents
a)
no motion
b)
constant velocity
c)
increasing velocity
d)
decreasing velocity
11.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
2 m/s
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
12.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
13.
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
14.
The SI unit for length or distance is
a)
foot (ft)
b)
inch (in)
c)
mile (mi)
d)
meter (m)
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.

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

21.

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

22.

What is the average velocity of the object between 10 and 15 seconds?

a)

6 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

-4 m/s

d)

0 m/s

23.

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

24.

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

25.

Which graph(s) represents a constant velocity?

a)

a and c

b)

b and c

c)

c

d)

a and b

26.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
27.

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.

28.

Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

a)

3 feet/sec

b)

6 feet/sec

c)

10 feet/sec

d)

2 feet/sec

29.
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
30.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
31.

What does the speed-time graph below represent the object as?

a)

Travelling at constant speed, then decelerating.

b)

Accelerating, then decelerating

c)

Accelerating, then travelling at constant speed.

32.

Using the graph, calculate the total distance travelled by the motor cycle.

a)

1000m

b)

1125m

c)

1500m

33.

What is the slope of a velocity-time graph an indication of?

a)

Distance travelled

b)

Instantaneous speed

c)

Acceleration

34.

An increasing slope, like graph C means that the object is

a)

Moving away from start

b)

increasing speed

c)

accelerating

d)

all of the above

35.

Susan drives 60 miles per hour on the highway for 2 hours. How far did she go?

a)

25 miles

b)

50 miles

c)

75 miles

d)

120 miles

36.

Which one is NOT an example of acceleration?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing Down

c)

Turning

d)

Jogging at a steady speed

37.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
38.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
39.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
40.
The graph represents
a)
No motion
b)
Constant velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
41.

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.

42.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
43.
The SI unit for time is
a)
second (s)
b)
minute (min)
c)
hour (hr)
d)
year (yr)
44.
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
45.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
46.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
47.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
49.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
50.
How can acceleration be zero?
a)
a car runs out of gas and slowly rolls to a stop
b)
a car decreases speed at a constant rate until it comes to rest
c)
car has constant speed and is traveling on a straight path
d)
the car travels round trip and is back at the starting point
51.

What does it mean when a change in velocity is negative?

a)

The object is speeding up.

b)

The object is slowing down.

c)

The object is changing direction.

d)

The object is falling down.

52.

Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?

a)

the feather

b)

the metal bolt

c)

They would hit the ground at the same time.

d)

They would be suspended in a vacuum.

53.

Which of the following statements applies to the motion of a ball tossed upward?

I. It has constant acceleration on the way up

II. It has constant acceleration at the top of its path

III. It has constant acceleration as it moves downward.

a)

I only

b)

I and III

c)

III only

d)

All are correct

54.

Which object would fall with greater acceleration in a vacuum - leaf or pebble?

a)

The leaf

b)

The pebble

c)

Difficult to determine without more information

d)

Both accelerate at the same rate

55.

If you throw a ball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?

a)

9.81 m/s2

b)

0.0 m/s2

c)

9.81 m/s

d)

0.0 m/s

56.

A ball is tossed upward and caught at the same position of throw. In the absence of air resistance, the speed of the ball when it is caught would be

a)

less than the speed it had when tossed upwards

b)

the same as the speed it had when tossed upwards

c)

more than the speed it had when tossed upwards

57.

If air resistance is ignored, objects of different masses when dropped from rest

a)

fall with equal accelerations and with equal displacements

b)

fall with equal accelerations and with different displacements

c)

fall with different accelerations and with different displacements

d)

fall with different accelerations and with equal displacements

58.

A hammer is dropped on Earth and the Moon. If gravitational pull on the Moon is about six times weaker than on Earth, where does a hammer fall faster?

a)

Moon

b)

Earth

c)

No difference

d)

Depends on the mass of the hammer

59.

Heavier objects free fall faster than lighter objects in the absence of air resistance.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

How do free falling objects move?

a)

Falling objects accelerate at -9.8 m/s2

b)

Falling object move at constant velocity

c)

Falling objects accelerate at 100 m/s2

d)

It depends on the mass: heavy objects accelerate, light objects do not

61.

What values are always known for a free falling object?

a)

d = -9.8 m vi = 0 m/s

b)

vi = -9.8 m/s a = -9.8 m/s2

c)

vi = -9.8 m/s a = 0 m/s2

d)

vi = 0 m/s a = -9.8 m/s2

62.

A baseball catcher throws a ball vertically upward and catches it in the same spot as it returns to the mitt. At what point in the ball’s path does it experience zero velocity and nonzero acceleration at the same time?

a)

the instant it leaves the catcher’s hand

b)

midway on the way up

c)

at the top of its path

d)

the instant before it arrives in the catcher’s mitt

63.

Look at the following distance vs. time graphs. Which graph(s) show positive acceleration?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph C

d)

Graph D

64.

Check the graph. Which object shows the greatest acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

65.

The following graphs show a displacement – time graph.

Which graph corresponds to a body at rest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

66.

The following graphs show a displacement – time graph.

Which graph corresponds to a body moving with a constant velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

67.

The following graphs show a displacement – time graph.

Which graph corresponds to a body moving with a constant acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

68.

The following figure shows the velocity, v against time, t.

Which of the following graphs is its corresponding acceleration, a against time , t graph?

a)
b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

e)

D

69.

Diagram 2 shows a velocity-time graph for a motion of an object.

What is the total distance travelled by the object in 8 s? (SPM 2009)

a)

16 m

b)

24 m

c)

32 m

d)

64 m

70.

Diagram shows the velocity-time graph of an object.

Which acceleration-time graph represents the same motion as the object? (SPM 2008)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D