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AP 1 Review Quiz ONE

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It's an example of vector quantity

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Energy

d)

Mass

2.

Which one of these options is NOT a vector quantity

a)

Force

b)

Displacement

c)

Momentum

d)

Energy

3.

Vector F in the x-component is ....

a)

F sin 30o

b)

F cos 30o

c)

F sin 60o

d)

F tan 60o

4.

Vector F in the y-component is ....

a)

F sin 30o

b)

F cos 30o

c)

F cos 60o

d)

F tan 30o

5.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
6.
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 
7.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
8.
If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?
a)
20m
b)
40m
c)
0m
d)
-20m
9.
A car moved 60 km East and 90 km West. What is the distance it traveled?
a)
30 km, West
b)
60 km. East
c)
90 km
d)
150 km
10.
Find the missing side. 
a)
15.6
b)
12.1
c)
8
d)
5.25
11.
Find the angle made by sides 14 and 7.  
a)
600
b)
300
c)
450
d)
500
12.
The magnitude of the vector is
a)
62 m
b)
25o
13.
The direction of the vector is
a)
62 m
b)
25o
c)
25o W of N
d)
25o N of W
14.
When adding vectors, the vectors are connected
a)
in  a straight line
b)
Head to Tail
c)
in Right triangles
d)
In a triangle
15.
Which quantity is a vector?
a)
Displacement
b)
Distance
16.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.

Along line segment B, the object is:

a)

Not moving

b)

Moving at a constant velocity

c)

Changing direction

d)

Experiencing acceleration

19.

Given this x-t graph, what will the v-t graph look like?

a)

Sloped line

b)

Parabola

c)

Flat line

d)

Flat line at 0

20.

Given the following a-t graph, what would the v-t graph look like?

a)

Sloped line

b)

Parabola

c)

Flat line

d)

Flat line at 0

21.
What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds?
a)
The object is not moving.
b)
The object is not accelerating.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is speeding up.
22.
What is happening between 3 seconds and 4 seconds?
a)
The object is moving in a negative direction.
b)
The object is returning to its starting position.
c)
The object is slowing to a stop.
d)
The object is changing direction.
23.

What is happening between 4 and 5 seconds?

a)

The object is slowing down in a negative direction (opposite direction).

b)

The object is slowing down in a positive direction.

c)

The object is slowing down in a negative direction (opposite direction).

d)

The object is speeding up in a negative direction (opposite direction).

24.
Find the displacement in the first 5 seconds.
a)
8 meters
b)
4 meters
c)
2 meters
d)
5 meters
25.

distance or displacement units

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m2/s2

d)

m

26.

Slope of a position time graph gives you:

a)

change in position

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

y=mx+b!!!

27.

time units (that we use in physics)

a)

s

b)

min

c)

hr

d)

year

28.

gravity is a(n)

a)

acceleration

b)

initial velocity

c)

final velocity

d)

distance

29.

Select all that are correct: In free fall, if I drop an object

a)

the initial velocity is 0 m/s

b)

the final velocity is 0 m/s

c)

the acceleration is 10 m/s2

d)

it speeds up as it falls

30.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
31.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
2 m/s
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
32.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
33.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
Which runner got a head start?
a)
red line runner
b)
blue line runner
35.
Which runner is faster?
a)
red line runner
b)
blue line runner
36.
The red line shows...
a)
A stationary object.
b)
An object with constant velocity.
37.

A person walking along a straight line moves such that her velocity as a function of time can be represented by the graph above. At what time does the person have the same position as she had at time t = 0?

a)

At t = 5 s

b)

During the interval 5 s < t < 8 s

c)

At t = 8 s

d)

During the interval t > 8 s

38.
A quantity that is ignorant of direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
39.
A quantity that is has magnitude and  direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
40.
An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home. The distance you traveled is 6 km. What is your displacement? 
a)
6  km
b)
0 km
42.

When an object starts from rest, what is its original velocity?

a)

Depends on the problem

b)

0

c)

Always positive

d)

Always negative

43.

If an object comes to a stop in a problem, what is its final velocity?

a)

Depends on the problem

b)

0

c)

Always positive

d)

Always negative

44.

If an object starts from rest, what is its final velocity?

a)

Depends on the problem

b)

0

c)

-9.8m/s2

d)

Always positive

45.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
46.

A stone is thrown vertically upward with a speed

of 15.5 m/sec from the edge of a cliff 75 m high.

What total distance did it travel?

a)

12.26 m

b)

62.74 m

c)

87.26 m

d)

99.52 m

47.

A ball is dropped from rest from a height 6 m above the ground.

The ball falls freely and reaches the ground 1.1 seconds later.

What is the average speed of the ball?

a)

6.1 m/sec

b)

6.6 m/sec

c)

5.5 m/sec

d)

11 m/sec

48.

A kingfisher is a bird that catches fish by plunging into water from a height of several meters .If a kingfisher dives from a height of 7 m with an average speed of 4 m/sec, how long does it take for it to reach the water?

a)

6 sec

b)

1.8 sec

c)

9 sec

d)

3.6 sec

49.

A dog running with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s comes to a stop in 5 seconds. What is the dog's displacement?

a)

0 m

b)

7.5 m

c)

37.5 m

d)

18.8 m

50.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 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
51.

A ball is thrown straight up into the air at 20.0 m/s. What is its velocity at its highest point?

a)

0 m/s

b)

-9.81 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

-20 m/s

52.

A ball is thrown straight up into the air at 20.0 m/s. What is its velocity as it returns to its initial height?

a)

0 m/s

b)

-9.81 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

-20 m/s

53.

Consider a ball thrown up from the surface of the earth into the air at an angle of 300 above the horizontal. Air friction is negligible. Just after the ball is released, its acceleration is:

a)

Upwards at 9.8 m/s2

b)

Upwards at 4.9 m/s2

c)

Downwards at 9.8 m/s2

d)

0 m/s2

e)

None of the above

54.

In a lab experiment, a ball is rolled down a ramp so that it leaves the edge of the table with a horizontal velocity v. If the table has a height h above the ground, how far away from the edge of the table, a distance x, does the ball land? You may neglect air friction in this problem.

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

A rock is thrown into the air at an angle relative to the vertical, and follows the path shown here. Consider air friction to be negligible. What is the direction of the net acceleration of the rock at point D?

a)

to the left

b)

to the right

c)

straight up

d)

straight down

e)

there is no net acceleration at point D

56.

A projectile is fired horizontally from a height of 20 m above the ground, with an initial velocity of 7.0 m/s. How far does the projectile travel horizontally before it reaches the ground?

a)

7m

b)

14m

c)

140m

d)

3.5m

e)

20m