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Physics Test 1 Practice

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define distance.

a)

the relationship between to objects

b)

the motion of an object between two points in space

c)

the position of a point in space

d)

the separation between any two point in space

2.

What does position mean in physics?

a)

the distance of an object

b)

the same origin point in space

c)

a unique location in space

d)

the distance between two objects in space

3.

How is distance different from position?

a)

position is always positive, but distance can be negative

b)

position implies an origin

c)

distance is relative to speed

d)

position is below the origin and distance is above it

4.

What is a displacement?

a)

a change in position

b)

a change in the origin

c)

a coordinate system

d)

two different origin points

5.

What is a vector?

a)

a type of variable with the same origin point

b)

a type of variable that includes direction as well as size

c)

a variable with only positive values and shows direction

d)

a displacement with no direction and no magnitude

6.

A scalar does not depend on _____.

a)

position

b)

distance

c)

magnitude

d)

direction

7.

Which of the following is a vector?

a)

distance

b)

mass

c)

displacement

d)

temperature

8.

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

a)

both show movement, so they are the same

b)

one is a vector and the other is a scalar

c)

distance shows direction, displacement does not

9.

With a vector, what kind of information is carried by the positive and negative signs?

a)

the direction

b)

the size

c)

the math function

d)

the coordinates

10.

What is the "magnitude" of a vector?

a)

the units of the vector show magnitude

b)

the sign of the vector shows magnitude

c)

the length of the vector shows magnitude

d)

the direction of the vector shows magnitude

11.
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 
12.
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
13.
In practice A of the figure, What is  the magnitude of the  resultant displacement?
a)
5 km 
b)
8 km
c)
11 km
d)
15 km
14.
In practice A of the figure, what is the direction of the resultant displacement?
a)
63 degrees, South of East
b)
63 degrees, North of West
c)
27 degrees, North of West
d)
27 degrees, South of West
15.
In practice B of the figure, which displacement is the horizontal component?
a)
30 km, East
b)
30 km, West
c)
40 km, North
d)
40 km, South
16.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
17.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
18.
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
19.
If a car moves 12 km North, 19 km East, and 12 km South, what is its displacement?
a)
12 km
b)
19 km, East
c)
31 km
d)
43 km, East
20.
Which of these is not a vector quantity? 
a)
displacement 
b)
time
c)
velocity 
d)
acceleration
21.
Which of the following quantities are vectors?
a)
speed, velocity, acceleration
b)
velocity, acceleration, force
c)
force, acceleration, mass
d)
length, mass, time
22.
The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.
a)
components
b)
scalar
c)
resultant
d)
magnitude
23.
What is the net force?
100 N        230 N
<------        --------->
a)
30 N to the right
b)
230 N to the right
c)
130 N to the right
d)
This is a balanced force
24.
What is the SI unit of measurement for force?
a)
lbf
b)
Kilograms
c)
Newtons
d)
m/sec^2
25.
What is the x component of the vector given in the diagram?
a)
77N
b)
92N
c)
120N
d)
60N
26.
What is the y component of the vector given in the diagram?
a)
77N
b)
92N
c)
120N
d)
60N
27.

what is kinematic

a)

branch of physics and a subdivision of classical mechanics concerned with the geometrically possible motion of a body or system of bodies without consideration of the forces involved

b)

a force

c)

a solution

28.

the unit we measure time is in ___.

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

m/s^2

d)

s

29.

A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 3.2m/s 2

when the car traveled a distance of 40 m it’s speed will be

a)

12.5 m/s

b)

8.0m/s

c)

16m/s

d)

128m/s

30.

an object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

a car is NOT accelerating if it is moving

a)

at constant velocity

b)

only as influenced by gravity

c)

in a circle

d)

at increasing speed

32.

a tiger travels 96 m in 8s. what is his velocity over the interval

a)

0.04m/s

b)

25m/s

c)

225m/s

d)

12m/s

33.

what is the formula to calculate speed.

a)

S=t/d

b)

S=t/d

c)

S=t x d

d)

S=d x t

34.

A cheetah travels 75 m in 3 s. What is her velocity?

a)

225m/s

b)

25m/s

c)

0.04m/s

35.

what is an example of kinematics

a)

firing a cannonball

b)

walking

c)

grabbing your phone

36.

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)

74.25

b)

99.52

c)

45

d)

66.97

37.

In Newtonian physics, ________________ is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it.

a)

kinematics

b)

free fall

c)

mechanics

d)

velocity

38.

If an object is in free fall for three seconds, how fast will it be falling?

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

19.6 m/s

c)

29.4 m/s

d)

39.2 m/s

39.
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
40.

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

41.

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

42.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the velocity as the ball rises in the air?

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remains constant

43.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the acceleration as the ball rises in the air?

a)

the acceleration increases

b)

the acceleration decreases

c)

the acceleration remains constant

44.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What direction is the velocity of the ball?

a)

upward

b)

downward

45.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What direction is the acceleration of the ball?

a)

upward

b)

downward

46.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What direction is the velocity?

a)

upward

b)

downward

47.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What direction is the acceleration?

a)

upward

b)

downward

48.

A ball is thrown upward with an initial speed of 30m/s. At what location will the ball be moving downward with a speed of 20m/s

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

F

49.

A ball is thrown upward with an initial speed of 30m/s. At what location will the ball be moving upward with a speed of 20m/s

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

F

50.

All free falling objects on Earth accelerate downward at a rate of __________.

a)

9.8 m/s/s

b)

-9.8 m/s

c)

-9.8 m/s/s

d)

9.8 m/s

51.
The graph respresents
a)
no motion
b)
constant velocity
c)
increasing velocity
d)
decreasing velocity
52.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
53.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
2 m/s
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
54.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
55.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
56.
Which runner got a head start?
a)
red line runner
b)
blue line runner
57.
Which runner is faster?
a)
red line runner
b)
blue line runner
58.
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.
59.
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.
60.
What happens at 4 seconds?
a)
The object changes direction.
b)
The object is at the starting point.
61.

What is happening between 4 and 5 seconds?

a)

The object is slowing down in a negative direction.

b)

The object is slowing down in a positive direction.

c)

The object is speeding up in a positive direction.

d)

The object is speeding up in a negative direction.

62.

Find the displacement in the first 5 seconds.

a)

8 centimeters

b)

4 centimeters

c)

2 centimeters

d)

5 centimeters

63.

Find the total displacement in the 7 seconds of motion.

a)

1 centimeter

b)

0 centimeters

c)

9 centimeters

d)

12 centimeters

64.
The red line shows...
a)
A stationary object.
b)
An object with constant velocity.
65.

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

66.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
67.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Deacceleration
d)
Not moving
68.
Who had the greatest average speed after 100 seconds?
a)
Mike
b)
Katelyn
c)
Alex
d)
They had the same average speed
69.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
70.
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
71.

What is the resultant of these two vectors?

a)

+17 m

b)

+3 m

c)

-17 m

d)

-3 m

72.

What is the resultant vector of the two labeled vectors?

a)

+2 km

b)

+14 km

c)

-2 km

d)

-14 km

73.

What is the magnitude of the resultant vector, r?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

74.

What is the resultant of the two vectors shown above?

a)

+5

b)

-5

c)

+15

d)

-15

75.

Which of the following is a vector? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Speed

d)

Distance

76.

Which of the following is a scalar? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Displacement

d)

Distance

77.

A vector includes ______ and ________.

a)

direction, magnitude

b)

magnitude, units

c)

direction, units

d)

scalars, scalars

78.

A scalar includes ______.

a)

Magnitude and direction

b)

Magnitude

c)

Direction

d)

Vectors

79.

Which of the following describes the vector above?

a)

45 cm

b)

45 cm at 30 degrees North of East

c)

45 cm at 30 degrees East of North

d)

45 cm North East

80.

Describe the direction of the vector above.

a)

30 degrees

b)

30 degrees North East

c)

30 degrees North of East

d)

30 degrees East of North

81.

Definition: The end point of a vector

a)

Vector

b)

Terminal point

c)

Initial Point

82.

Definition: A directed line segment with magnitude and direction

a)

Vector

b)

Terminal point

c)

Initial Point

83.

Definition: The starting point of a vector

a)

Vector

b)

Terminal point

c)

Initial Point

84.

Definition: The length of the vector

a)

Magnitude

b)

Direction

c)

Vector Operations

d)

Dot Product

85.

Definition: The sum of the products of a vectors horizontal and vertical components

a)

Magnitude

b)

Direction

c)

Vector Operations

d)

Dot Product

86.

Definition: Addition, subtraction and scalar multiplication

a)

Magnitude

b)

Direction

c)

Vector Operations

d)

Dot Product

87.

Definition: The slope of a vector

a)

Magnitude

b)

Direction

c)

Vector Operations

d)

Dot Product

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