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Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 21hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If two vectors are given such that A + B = 0, what can you say about the magnitude and direction of vectors A and B?
a)
same magnitude, but can be in any direction
b)
same magnitude, but must be in the same direction
c)
different magnitudes, but must be in the same direction
d)
same magnitude, but must be in opposite directions
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
What is the x component of the vector in the diagram?
a)
104N
b)
60N
c)
-104N
d)
95N
7.
What is the y component of the vector in the diagram?
a)
104N
b)
60N
c)
-104N
d)
95N
8.

If two vectors to be added are at right angles, you will need to

a)

just add them together.

b)

use the Pythagorean theorem.

c)

use the Law of Cosines.

d)

subtract the smaller for the larger.

9.
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?
a)
9.8 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s
c)
0 m/s2
d)
0 m/s
10.
The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its acceleration at the highest point?
a)
9.8 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s
c)
0 m/s2
d)
0 m/s
12.
What is the horizontal acceleration of a projectile?
a)
0 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
13.
What is the vertical acceleration of a projectile?
a)
0 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
14.
An object is projected horizontally from a cliff.  The time it takes to hit the ground is
a)
more than if it was just dropped
b)
less than if it was just dropped
c)
the same amount of time than if it was just dropped
d)
impossible to determine
15.
If I throw a crayon straight up at 12m/s, how fast is its speed when i catch it at the same height?
a)
6 m/s
b)
12 m/s
c)
18 m/s
d)
24 m/s
16.
As an object travels through the air, its vertical velocity 
a)
changes continuously
b)
remains the same
17.
Consider drops of water leaking from a water faucet. As the drops fall they 
a)
remain at a relatively fixed distance from each other
b)
get farther apart
c)
get closer together
18.
What force acts in the y direction that causes an object to travel in a parabolic arc?
a)
Friction
b)
Gravity
c)
Tension
d)
No force acting.
19.

What is the direction of the acceleration for any projectile?

a)

The direction the projectile is traveling.

b)

Down

c)

Up

d)

Sideways

20.
A ball is thrown into the air. At the highest point, the ball has zero velocity and zero acceleration.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
In the absence of air resistance, objects fall at constant 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
all of the above
22.
A car is traveling at 21.0 m/s. It slows to a stop at a constant rate over 5.00 s. How far does the car travel during those 5.00 seconds before it stops? 
a)
4.20 m
b)
52.5 m
c)
105 m
d)
158 m
23.
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
24.
A ball is thrown downward from the top of a roof with a speed of 25 m/s. After 2 s, its velocity will be:
a)
19.6 m/s
b)
-5.4 m/s
c)
-44.6 m/s
d)
44.6 m/s
25.
A quantity that is has magnitude and  direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
26.
An object is NOT accelerating if it is moving
a)
in a circle
b)
at constant velocity 
c)
at increasing speed
d)
only as influenced by gravity
27.

When is an object under uniform acceleration?

a)

none of the following

b)

when the direction is straight

c)

when the velocity change is constant per unit time

d)

when the time is constant

28.

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

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Match each term with its formal physics definition

a)

Displacement

1.

The position of an object relative to its starting location

b)

Velocity

2.

The rate of change of displacement

c)

Acceleration

3.

The rate of change of velocity

d)

Vector

4.

A quantity with a magnitude and a direction

e)

Scalar

5.

A quantity with magnitude, but no direction

30.

On the d vs t graph below, circle areas of positive acceleration in green, zero acceleration in yellow, and negative acceleration in red

31.

Which graph best represents the motion of an object traveling at a constant positive velocity?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

A car is traveling along an infinitely long, straight highway at a constant speed of 20 ms20\ \frac{m}{s} . Which of the following statements is true? [SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]

a)

The car has constant speed

b)

The car has no acceleration

c)

The car is accelerating at a constant rate

d)

The car's velocity is changing over time

33.

World class athlete Lily Talented is running on a 400m400m  track. Lily completes two laps and stops where she begins. What is her displacement Δx\Delta x  ?

a)

0m0m  

b)

400m400m  

c)

800m800m  

d)

200m200m  

34.

World class athlete Lily Talented is running on a 400m400m  track. Lily completes two laps and stops where she begins. What is her distance traveled?

a)

0m0m  

b)

400m400m  

c)

800m800m  

d)

200m200m  

35.

Eccentric billionaire EY Wickham is riding in his sports car in a circular path at a speed of 25 mph25\ mph . Which of the following correctly describes EY's motion? 

a)

Constant speed, changing velocity

b)

Constant speed, constant velocity

c)

Changing speed, constant velocity

d)

changing speed, changing velocity

36.

An object is moving along a straight line. The object’s velocity as a function of time is shown in the graph above. During which of the labeled segments on the graph is the object moving but not accelerating?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

A roller coaster accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 ms6.0\ \frac{m}{s}  to 70 ms70\ \frac{m}{s}  over 4s4s . What is the roller coaster's acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

64 m/s2

38.

A ball is thrown upward at an initial velocity of 20 m/s. How long will it take the ball to reach it's maximum height?

a)

19.6 s

b)

9.8 s

c)

6.3 s

d)

2.04 s

39.

What is the correct unit for acceleration?

a)

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

ms\frac{m}{s}  

c)

Watts (W)

d)

NewtonmeterNewton\cdot meter  

40.

What is the correct unit for velocity?

a)

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

kgms2kg\cdot\frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

ms\frac{m}{s}  

d)

kg

41.

If an object is NOT accelerating, then you know for sure that it is ….

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

moving with constant velocity

d)

Turning with constant speed

42.

Acceleration is…

a)

The rate at which the position of an object changes

b)

How quickly an object is traveling

c)

How far away an object is from its starting position

d)

The rate at which the velocity of an object changes

43.

If the acceleration of an object is zero, then that object cannot be moving.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

When a ball is thrown straight up with no air resistance, the acceleration at its highest point…

a)

is upward

b)

is downward

c)

is zero

d)

reserves from upward to downward

e)

reverses from downward to upward

45.

A ball is thrown straight up, reaches a maximum height, then falls to its initial height. Which of the following statements about the direction of the velocity and acceleration of the ball as it is going up is correct?

a)

Both its velocity and its acceleration point upward.

b)

Its velocity points downward and its acceleration points upward.

c)

Its velocity points upward and its acceleration points downward.

d)

Both its velocity and its acceleration points downward.

46.

Which of the following is represented by the slope of the position-time graph?

a)

Displacement

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Distance

47.

Which of the following is represented by the slope of the velocity-time graph?

a)

Displacement

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Distance

48.

How can you calculate the displacement of an object from the velocity-time graph?

a)

Find the slope of the line

b)

Subtract the starting velocity from the ending velocity

c)

Find the area between the line and the time axis

d)

It’s not possible

49.

Choose the best description of motion for the graph ​​

a)

The object is speeding up in the positive direction

b)

The object is moving up and increasing its speed

c)

The object is moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

d)

The object is moving at a constant speed in the negative direction

e)

None of the above

50.

Which velocity-time graph best matches this position time graph? 

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.

Choose the best description of motion for this graph:

a)

The object is slowing down and moving in the negative direction

b)

The object is speeding up and moving in the negative direction

c)

The object is slowing down and moving in the positive direction

d)

The object is speeding up and moving in the positive direction

e)

The object is moving at constant speed

52.

Choose a velocity-time graph that best matches this position-time graph:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
53.

Calculate the displacement of the object for the first 8 seconds: 

a)

48 m

b)

24 m

c)

6 m

d)

8 m

e)

1.2 m

54.

Mr. Berkley’s (imaginary) Corvette slows from a velocity of +32 m/s to one of +8m/s in 4 seconds. The acceleration is

a)

-10 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

b)

-6 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

6 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

d)

10 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

55.

If an object slows at a rate of 3.7 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}   how much time will it take for an object to slow from 22 m/s to 14 m/s?

a)

2.16 s

b)

9.73 s

c)

0.46 s

d)

4.30 s

56.

A rock is dropped from a height of 12 meters. How fast will it be traveling the moment before it hits the ground?

a)

10.8 m/s

b)

15.3 m/s

c)

117.7 m/s

d)

235.4 m/s

57.

What is this distance vs time graph representing?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Deceleration (negative acceleration)

d)

No motion

58.

In the velocity time graph shown, what does the section of the graph below the time axis refer to?

a)

Object travelling downward

b)

Object traveling in the opposite direction to initial motion

c)

Object traveling upward

59.

What motion is represented by the speed-time graph?

a)

Travelling at constant speed, then decelerating.

b)

Accelerating, then decelerating.

c)

Accelerating, then travelling at constant speed.

d)

Traveling at constant speed, then stopping

60.
Calculate the speed of a sprinter who ran 200 meters in 20 seconds.
a)
10m/s
b)
10km/s
c)
10m/hr
d)
10km/hr
61.

This distance vs time graph represents

a)
Acceleration
b)
No motion
c)
Deceleration
d)
Constant Velocity
62.

This distance vs time graph represents

a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
63.

This distance vs time graph represents

a)
No motion
b)
Constant velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
64.

 

Choose the correct equation to use for the following problem:

"Larry is jogging at a brisk 5 m/s. Suddenly, a bear! He speeds up to 9 m/s in 0.85 seconds. What was his acceleration?"

a)

a=Δvta=\frac{\Delta v}{t}  

b)

v=dtv=\frac{d}{t}  

c)

d=v×td=v\times t  

65.
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
66.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
67.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
68.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
69.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
70.

The Velocity vs. Time graph for an object experiencing constant (nonzero) acceleration looks like:

a)

A Horizontal Line

b)

Any Diagonal Line

c)

A Vertical Line

d)

A Parabolic Curve

71.

The Velocity vs. Time graph for an object experiencing constant velocity looks like:

a)

A Horizontal Line

b)

A Straight Line with a Positive Slope

c)

A Vertical Line

d)

A Parabolic Curve

72.

A ball is thrown upwards, rises to its peak and eventually falls back to the original height. As the ball rises, its acceleration is upwards; as it falls, its acceleration is downwards.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Which object is traveling the slowest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

74.

What is the velocity of the object from point A to B?

a)

2 m/s

b)

1 m/s

c)

4 m/s

d)

-4 m/s

75.

Which graph shows an object that is moving with a constant velocity?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

76.

Which graph shows an object changing direction?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

77.

Which of the following quantities is not a vector?

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

78.

In which one of the following situations does the car have a westward acceleration?

a)

The car starts from rest and moves toward the east.

b)

The car travels eastward and speeds up.

c)

The car travels westward and slows down.

d)

The car travels eastward and slows down.

79.

In the process of delivering mail, a postal worker walks 161 m, due east from his truck. He then turns around and walks 194 m, due west from his truck. What is the worker's displacement relative to his truck?

a)

33 m, due west

b)

33 m, due east

c)

194 m, due west

d)

252 m, due east

80.

A car is traveling south for 250 meters over the course of 100 seconds. What was the car's average velocity?

a)

0.4 m/s south

b)

0.4 m/s

c)

2.5 m/s

d)

2.5 m/s south

81.

What is the average velocity of the object between 15 and 40 seconds?

a)

6.0 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

-4 m/s

d)

0 m/s

82.

What is the the 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

83.

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

84.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
85.

The velocity of the object is changing during interval:

a)

A-B

b)

B-C

c)

C-D

d)

D-E

86.

An object travels 100 m North then 50 m South. What is its total displacement?

a)

150 m

b)

50 m North

c)

50 m South

d)

150 m North

87.

A child left her home and started walking at a constant velocity. After a time she stopped for a while and then continued on with a velocity greater than she originally had. All of a sudden she turned around and walked very quickly back home. Which of the following graphs best represents the distance versus time graph for her walk?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
88.

A rock is dropped off a cliff and strikes the ground with an impact velocity of 30 m/s. How high was the cliff?

a)

20 m

b)

30 m

c)

45 m

d)

60 m

89.

In section 5 of the velocity-versus graph, the object is:

a)

Speeding up moving in the positive direction

b)

Slowing down moving in the positive direction

c)

Speeding up moving in the negative direction

d)

Slowing down moving in the negative direction

90.

As a rock in FREE FALL falls through the air, acceleration

a)

stays constant

b)

decreases until it hits terminal velocity

c)

increases until it hits terminal velocity

d)

increases ~10 m/s each second

91.

Ball A is dropped from rest from a window. At the same instant, ball B is thrown downward; and ball C is thrown upward from the same window. Which statement concerning the balls after their release is necessarily true if air resistance is neglected?

a)

At some instant after it is thrown, the acceleration of ball C is zero.

b)

All three balls have the same initial velocity.

c)

All three balls have the same velocity at any instant.

d)

All three balls have the same acceleration at any instant.

92.

On Earth, what is an object's velocity at it's highest point?

a)

0 m/s

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

-9.8 m/s2

d)

Depends on the object

93.

Acceleration due to gravity on Earth is ...

a)

6.67 ms6.67\ \frac{m}{s}  

b)

6.67 ms26.67\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

c)

9.81 ms9.81\ \frac{m}{s}  

d)

9.81 ms29.81\ \frac{m}{s^2}  

94.

The P-T pictured below represents the motion of the two objects, A and B. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

B travels the greater distance

b)

A has the greater speed

c)

A leaves the reference point at an earlier time

d)

Both of the objects have the same speed at the point the lines cross

e)

A is traveling for a longer period of time

95.

A rock is dropped off a cliff and strikes the ground with an impact velocity of 30 m/s. How high was the cliff?

a)

20 m

b)

30 m

c)

45 m

d)

60 m

96.

A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial speed of 5 m/s. What is the velocity of the stone 3 seconds later?

a)

25 m/s, upward

b)

25 m/s, downward

c)

35 m/s, upward

d)

35 m/s, downward

97.

A car is travelling along the road. It starts at 10 m/s and accelerates to a velocity of 25 m/s. It speeds up over a period of 5 seconds. What distance does it travel during this time?

a)

62.5 m

b)

77.5 m

c)

82.5 m

d)

87.5 m

98.

A bicyclist is travelling along a bike path in the park at a constant velocity of 4 m/s. A deer darts in front of the bicyclist and they hit the brakes. The brakes decelerate the bike at -2 m/s^2.

How long does it take the bicyclist to stop?

a)

0.5s

b)

1.0s

c)

1.5s

d)

2.0s

99.

A bicyclist is travelling along a bike path in the park at a constant velocity of 4 m/s. A deer darts in front of the bicyclist and they hit the brakes. The brakes decelerate the bike at -2 m/s^2.

What is the distance it takes the until the bicyclist stops?

a)

1.5m

b)

2.25m

c)

4.0m

d)

8.0m

100.

A car is travelling along the road. It starts at 10 m/s and accelerates to a velocity of 25 m/s. It speeds up over a period of 5 seconds. What is the acceleration?

a)

-5 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}   

b)

2 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}   

c)

3 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}   

d)

5 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}   

101.

A skydiver jumps from a plane. They leave the plane at rest, and fall vertically downwards. How fast are they falling after 100m of freefall?

a)

42 m/s

b)

44 m/s

c)

98 m/s

d)

1960 m/s

102.

A lunar landing module is descending to the Moon’s surface at a steady velocity of 10.0 m s-1. At a height of 120 m a small object falls from its landing gear. Assuming that the Moon’s gravitational acceleration is 1.60 m s-2, at what speed, in m s-1 does the object strike the Moon?

a)

22.0

b)

19.6

c)

16.8

d)

10.0