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One Dimensional Kinematics Test

Total questions: 138

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
2.
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
3.

A snail starts from rest and accelerates at 0.3 m/s2 uniformly for 8 seconds. How many meters did he cover during this period of acceleration?

(a)  

4.

A cyclist traveling at 6.2 m/s slows down to 2.5 m/s as he approaches a hill. If he took 5 meters to accelerate uniformly, what was his acceleration?

(a)  

5.

A horse accelerates over a distance of 15 meters. If the horse speeds up from 0.5 m/s to 2 m/s, how much time did it take the horse to accelerate?

(a)  

6.
What is the SI unit of speed?
a)
Meter per second squared (m/s^2)
b)
Meter per second (m/s)
c)
Kilometer per hour (km/h)
d)
Mile per hour (mph)
7.
What is the rate at which an object changes its velocity?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
8.
What is the total length traveled by an object without considering the direction?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
9.
Which of the following is a physical quantity that has only magnitude?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
10.
What is the velocity of an object at a particular instant in time?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Instantaneous velocity
11.
What is the SI unit of acceleration?
a)
Meter per second squared (m/s^2)
b)
Meter per second (m/s)
c)
Kilometer per hour (km/h)
d)
Mile per hour (mph)
12.
What is the change in position of an object in a particular direction?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
13.
What is the rate at which an object covers distance?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
14.
Which equation relates displacement, initial velocity, final velocity, and time?
a)
v = u + at
b)
s = ut + 0.5at^2
c)
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
d)
s = (u + v)t/2
15.
Which equation relates displacement, initial velocity, acceleration, and time?
a)
v = u + at
b)
s = ut + 0.5at^2
c)
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
d)
s = (u + v)t/2
16.
Which equation relates final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and displacement?
a)
v = u + at
b)
s = ut + 0.5at^2
c)
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
d)
s = (u + v)t/2
17.
Which equation relates average velocity, initial velocity, final velocity, and time?
a)
v = u + at
b)
s = ut + 0.5at^2
c)
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
d)
s = (u + v)t/2
18.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
a)
Velocity
b)
Acceleration
c)
Displacement
d)
Speed
19.
Which of the following is an example of uniform acceleration?
a)
A car slowing down at a constant rate
b)
A car speeding up at a constant rate
c)
A car moving at a constant speed
d)
A car moving in a straight line
20.
What is the slope of a position-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Acceleration
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
21.
Which of the following is true about an object in free fall?
a)
Its velocity is constant
b)
Its acceleration is zero
c)
Its acceleration is constant
d)
Its displacement is zero
22.
Which of the following is an example of negative acceleration?
a)
A car speeding up
b)
A car moving at a constant speed
c)
A car slowing down
d)
A car moving in a straight line
23.
What is the area under an acceleration-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Displacement
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
24.
Which of the following is an example of non-uniform motion?
a)
A car moving at a constant speed
b)
A car moving in a straight line
c)
A car speeding up at a constant rate
d)
A car slowing down at a constant rate
25.
What is the slope of a velocity-time graph?
a)
Acceleration
b)
Displacement
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
26.
Which of the following is true about an object at rest?
a)
Its velocity is constant
b)
Its acceleration is zero
c)
Its acceleration is constant
d)
Its displacement is zero
27.
Which of the following is an example of positive acceleration?
a)
A car slowing down
b)
A car moving at a constant speed
c)
A car speeding up
d)
A car moving in a straight line
28.
What is the area under a speed-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Acceleration
c)
Displacement
d)
Distance
29.
Which of the following is an example of uniform motion?
a)
A car moving at a constant speed
b)
A car moving in a straight line
c)
A car speeding up at a constant rate
d)
A car slowing down at a constant rate
30.
What is the slope of a distance-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Acceleration
c)
Speed
d)
Displacement
31.
Which of the following is an example of zero acceleration?
a)
A car slowing down
b)
A car moving at a constant speed
c)
A car speeding up
d)
A car moving in a straight line
32.
What is the area under an velocity-time graph?
a)
Acceleration
b)
Displacement
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
33.
Which of the following is an example of non-uniform acceleration?
a)
A car moving at a constant speed
b)
A car moving in a straight line
c)
A car speeding up at a constant rate
d)
A car slowing down at a constant rate
34.
What is the slope of an acceleration-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Displacement
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
35.
What is the conversion of 55 km/hr to m/s?
a)
0.92 m/s
b)
3,300 m/s
c)
15.28 m/s
d)
0.015 m/s
36.
A backpacker hikes 10 miles north in a straight line, then turns around and walks 3 miles directly south. What is her displacement from where she started?
a)
a) 13 miles north
b)
b) 7 miles north
c)
c) 13 miles
d)
d) 8 miles
37.
To get to school, Benjamin walks 20 meters west, then turns and walks 21 meters directly south. What is Ben’s displacement from where he started?
a)
a) -1 meter
b)
b) 29 meters SW
c)
c) 41 meters south
d)
d) 1 meter SW
38.
A moon jellyfish drifts through the water for 350 meters in 70 seconds. What is its speed in meters per second?
a)
a) 2.45 m/s
b)
b) 24,500 m/s
c)
c) 0.2 m/s
d)
d) 5 m/s
39.
Halley’s Comet travels an average of 156,000 miles per hour. How many hours would it take the comet to travel 3,744,000 miles?
a)
a) 0.04 hours
b)
b) 24 hours
c)
c) 185 hours
d)
d) 48 hours
40.
Which of the following is an example of a scalar quantity?
a)
a) Velocity
b)
b) Force
c)
c) Distance
d)
d) Acceleration
41.
Which of the following is a correct equation for acceleration?
a)
a) Acceleration = Velocity × Time
b)
b) Acceleration = Time / Velocity
c)
c) Acceleration = Velocity / Time
d)
d) Acceleration = Time - Velocity
42.
What is the SI unit for displacement?
a)
Meters
b)
Seconds
c)
Kilograms
d)
Meters per second
43.
An object is traveling at 20 m/s. After 20 seconds, the velocity of the object is found to be 60m/s. What is the average acceleration of the object during this time?
a)
2 m/s/s
b)
4 m/s/s
c)
1 m/s/s
d)
3 m/s/s
44.
A particle traveling at 18 km/h speeds up to 72 km/h over the course of 10 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the particle during this time interval?
a)
5.4 m/s/s
b)
1.8 m/s/s
c)
1.5 m/s/s
d)
3.3 m/s/s
45.
You drive for 30 min at 100 km/h and then stop for 15 min. You then drive for 45 min at 80 km/h. Your average speed for the entire trip is
a)
75 km/hr
b)
83 km/h
c)
88 km/hr
d)
90 km/hr
46.
Which of the following is a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
47.

A snail starts from rest and accelerates at 0.3 m/s2 uniformly for 8 seconds. How many meters did he cover during this period of acceleration?

(a)  

48.

A cyclist traveling at 6.2 m/s slows down to 2.5 m/s as he approaches a hill. If he took 5 meters to accelerate uniformly, what was his acceleration?

(a)  

49.
A horse accelerates over a distance of 15 meters. If the horse speeds up from 0.5 m/s to 2 m/s, how much time did it take the horse to accelerate?
4 lines
50.
What is the SI unit of speed?
a)
Meter per second squared (m/s^2)
b)
Meter per second (m/s)
c)
Kilometer per hour (km/h)
d)
Mile per hour (mph)
51.
What is the rate at which an object changes its velocity?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
52.
What is the total length traveled by an object without considering the direction?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
53.
Which of the following is a physical quantity that has only magnitude?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
54.
What is the velocity of an object at a particular instant in time?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Instantaneous velocity
55.
What is the SI unit of acceleration?
a)
Meter per second squared (m/s^2)
b)
Meter per second (m/s)
c)
Kilometer per hour (km/h)
d)
Mile per hour (mph)
56.
What is the change in position of an object in a particular direction?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
57.
What is the rate at which an object covers distance?
a)
Distance
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Displacement
58.
Which equation relates displacement, initial velocity, final velocity, and time?
a)
v = u + at
b)
s = ut + 0.5at^2
c)
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
d)
s = (u + v)t/2
59.
Which equation relates displacement, initial velocity, acceleration, and time?
a)
v = u + at
b)
s = ut + 0.5at^2
c)
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
d)
s = (u + v)t/2
60.
Which equation relates final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and displacement?
a)
v = u + at
b)
s = ut + 0.5at^2
c)
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
d)
s = (u + v)t/2
61.
Which equation relates average velocity, initial velocity, final velocity, and time?
a)
v = u + at
b)
s = ut + 0.5at^2
c)
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
d)
s = (u + v)t/2
62.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
a)
Velocity
b)
Acceleration
c)
Displacement
d)
Speed
63.
Which of the following is an example of uniform acceleration?
a)
A car slowing down at a constant rate
b)
A car speeding up at a constant rate
c)
A car moving at a constant speed
d)
A car moving in a straight line
64.
What is the slope of a position-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Acceleration
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
65.
Which of the following is true about an object in free fall?
a)
Its velocity is constant
b)
Its acceleration is zero
c)
Its acceleration is constant
d)
Its displacement is zero
66.
Which of the following is an example of negative acceleration?
a)
A car speeding up
b)
A car moving at a constant speed
c)
A car slowing down
d)
A car moving in a straight line
67.
What is the area under an acceleration-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Displacement
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
68.
Which of the following is an example of non-uniform motion?
a)
A car moving at a constant speed
b)
A car moving in a straight line
c)
A car speeding up at a constant rate
d)
A car slowing down at a constant rate
69.
What is the slope of a velocity-time graph?
a)
Acceleration
b)
Displacement
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
70.
Which of the following is true about an object at rest?
a)
Its velocity is constant
b)
Its acceleration is zero
c)
Its acceleration is constant
d)
Its displacement is zero
71.
Which of the following is an example of positive acceleration?
a)
A car slowing down
b)
A car moving at a constant speed
c)
A car speeding up
d)
A car moving in a straight line
72.
What is the area under a speed-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Acceleration
c)
Displacement
d)
Distance
73.
Which of the following is an example of uniform motion?
a)
A car moving at a constant speed
b)
A car moving in a straight line
c)
A car speeding up at a constant rate
d)
A car slowing down at a constant rate
74.
What is the slope of a distance-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Acceleration
c)
Speed
d)
Displacement
75.
Which of the following is an example of zero acceleration?
a)
A car slowing down
b)
A car moving at a constant speed
c)
A car speeding up
d)
A car moving in a straight line
76.
What is the area under an velocity-time graph?
a)
Acceleration
b)
Displacement
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
77.
Which of the following is an example of non-uniform acceleration?
a)
A car moving at a constant speed
b)
A car moving in a straight line
c)
A car speeding up at a constant rate
d)
A car slowing down at a constant rate
78.
What is the slope of an acceleration-time graph?
a)
Velocity
b)
Displacement
c)
Speed
d)
Distance
79.
What is the conversion of 55 km/hr to m/s?
a)
0.92 m/s
b)
3,300 m/s
c)
15.28 m/s
d)
0.015 m/s
80.
A backpacker hikes 10 miles north in a straight line, then turns around and walks 3 miles directly south. What is her displacement from where she started?
a)
a) 13 miles north
b)
b) 7 miles north
c)
c) 13 miles
d)
d) 8 miles
81.
To get to school, Benjamin walks 20 meters west, then turns and walks 21 meters directly south. What is Ben’s displacement from where he started?
a)
a) -1 meter
b)
b) 29 meters SW
c)
c) 41 meters south
d)
d) 1 meter SW
82.
A moon jellyfish drifts through the water for 350 meters in 70 seconds. What is its speed in meters per second?
a)
a) 2.45 m/s
b)
b) 24,500 m/s
c)
c) 0.2 m/s
d)
d) 5 m/s
83.
Halley’s Comet travels an average of 156,000 miles per hour. How many hours would it take the comet to travel 3,744,000 miles?
a)
a) 0.04 hours
b)
b) 24 hours
c)
c) 185 hours
d)
d) 48 hours
84.
Which of the following is an example of a scalar quantity?
a)
a) Velocity
b)
b) Force
c)
c) Distance
d)
d) Acceleration
85.
Which of the following is a correct equation for acceleration?
a)
a) Acceleration = Velocity × Time
b)
b) Acceleration = Time / Velocity
c)
c) Acceleration = Velocity / Time
d)
d) Acceleration = Time - Velocity
86.
What is the SI unit for displacement?
a)
Meters
b)
Seconds
c)
Kilograms
d)
Meters per second
87.
An object is traveling at 20 m/s. After 20 seconds, the velocity of the object is found to be 60m/s. What is the average acceleration of the object during this time?
a)
2 m/s/s
b)
4 m/s/s
c)
1 m/s/s
d)
3 m/s/s
88.
A particle traveling at 18 km/h speeds up to 72 km/h over the course of 10 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the particle during this time interval?
a)
5.4 m/s/s
b)
1.8 m/s/s
c)
1.5 m/s/s
d)
3.3 m/s/s
89.
You drive for 30 min at 100 km/h and then stop for 15 min. You then drive for 45 min at 80 km/h. Your average speed for the entire trip is
a)
75 km/hr
b)
83 km/h
c)
88 km/hr
d)
90 km/hr
90.

what is the speed of an object at rest?

a)

0.0 m/s

b)

1.0 m/s

c)

9.81 m/s

d)

-9.81 m/s2

91.

Acceleration is

a)

displacement

b)

the rate of change of displacement

c)

velocity

d)

the rate of change of velocity

92.

Velocity is (select all that apply)

a)

speed with a direction

b)

a vector

c)

rate of change of displacement

d)

rate of change of acceleration

93.

Displacement is (select all that apply)

a)

how far an object is from where it started

b)

how far an object has traveled

c)

a scalar

d)

a vector

94.

distance is (select all that apply)

a)

a scalar

b)

how far an object moves is all of its travels

c)

always positive

d)

how far an object is from where it started

95.

A shopping cart given an initial velocity of 2.0 m/s undergoes a constant acceleration of 3.0 m/s2. What is the magnitude of the cart's displacement after the first 4.0 s of its motion?

a)

10.0 m

b)

55 m

c)

32 m

d)

80.0 m

96.

A curious kitten pushes a ball of yarn at rest with its nose displacing the ball of yarn 15.4 cm in 3.00 s. What is the acceleration of the ball of yarn?

a)

4.38 cm/s2

b)

3.42 cm/s2

c)

46.2 cm/s2

d)

18.4 cm/s2

97.

A rock is thrown straight upward with an initial velocity of 24.5 m/s where the downward acceleration due to gravity is -9.81 m/s2. What is the rock’s displacement after 1.00 s?

a)

9.81 m

b)

19.6 m

c)

24.5 m

d)

29.4 m

98.

Human reaction time is usually about 0.20 s. If your lab partner holds a ruler between your finger and thumb and releases it without warning, how far can you expect the ruler to fall before you catch it?

a)

4.0 cm

b)

9.8 cm

c)

16.0 cm

d)

19.6 cm

99.

A runner moves 40 m to the right and then 10 m to the left. What is the runner’s displacement after the two moves?

a)

30 m to the right

b)

40 m to the right

c)

50 m

d)

30 m

100.

What is the standard SI unit for acceleration?

a)

m/s

b)

m/s 2

c)

m

d)

s

101.

What is the standard SI unit for distance?

a)

m/s

b)

m/s 2

c)

m

d)

s

102.

select all of the properties that are scalars

a)

distance

b)

time

c)

temperature

d)

speed

e)

displacement

103.

Select all of the properties that are vectors

a)

acceleration

b)

time

c)

velocity

d)

displacement

104.

a vector is a quantity with

a)

magnitude and direction

b)

magnitude or direction

c)

magnitude only

d)

direction only

105.

In one-dimensional motion, the average speed of an object that moves from one place to another and then back to its original place has which of the following properties?

a)

It is positive.

b)

It is negative.

c)

It is zero.

d)

It can be positive, negative, or zero.

e)

It isn't zero

106.

A cheetah can run at approximately 100 km/hr and a gazelle at 80.0 km/hr. If both animals are running at full speed, with the gazelle 70.0 m ahead, how long before the cheetah catches its prey?

a)

12.6 s

b)

25.2 s

c)

6.30 s

d)

10.7 s

e)

6.30 s d. 10.7 s e. 20.3 s

107.

An automobile driver puts on the brakes and decelerates from 30.0 m/s to zero in 10.0 s. What distance does the car travel?

a)

150 m

b)

196 m

c)

336 m

d)

392 m

e)

421 m

108.

A rock, released at rest from the top of a tower, hits the ground after 1.5 s. What is the speed of the rock as it hits the ground? (g = 9.8 m/s2 and air resistance is negligible)

a)

15 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

31 m/s

d)

39 m/s

e)

40 m/s

109.
What is the displacement of an object at rest?
a)
0 m
b)
1 m
c)
9.8 m
d)
9.81 m
110.

A trucker drives with an average velocity of 27 m/s towards the east on a perfectly straight highway. What will the trucker's displacement be after 2 minutes?

a)

97 m; east

b)

190 m; east

c)

1600 m; east

d)

3200 m; east

111.
A race car accelerates from 0 m/s to 30 m/s with a 45 m displacement. What is the vehicle's acceleration?
a)
2 m/s2
b)
5 m/s2
c)
10 m/s2
d)
15 m/s2
112.
What is another name for free fall acceleration?
a)
Displacement
b)
Gravitational Acceleration
c)
Instantaneous Acceleration
d)
Negative Velocity
113.

the location of an object in reference to an origin

(a)  

114.

the length of the path an object traveled

(a)  

115.

the magnitude and direction of the change in position of an object

(a)  

116.

motion of an object that travels equal distances in equal intervals of time; the motion of an object that is experiencing no external, net force

(a)  

117.

the tendency of an object to remain in motion or remain at rest unless acted on by an external, net force

(a)  

118.

The center of mass of a system in uniform motion will remain in uniform motion unless acted on by an external, net force

(a)  

119.

a variable that has both magnitude (size) and direction; like velocity, displacement, or acceleration

(a)  

120.

a variable that only has a magnitude; like speed, position, or distance

(a)  

121.

the motion of an object with respect to the reference frame of another object

(a)  

122.

the perspective or vantage point from which you view an object's motion; the laws of physics are independent of this

(a)  

123.

distance traveled with respect to time; a scalar

(a)  

124.

displacement with respect to time; a vector

(a)  

125.

the length of time that an event took

(a)  

126.

what kind of graph is this?

(a)  

127.

what kind of graph is this?

(a)  

128.

the slope of a position-time graph tells you what about an object's motion?

(a)  

129.

the rate of change of velocity with respect to time; a vector

(a)  

130.

the starting velocity of an object during an event

(a)  

131.

the ending velocity of an object during an event

(a)  

132.

motion of an object experiencing a constant, external, net force; motion of an object with equal velocity changes in equal amounts of time

(a)  

133.

during an event, the total displacement divided by the total amount of time

(a)  

134.

the velocity of an object at a particular moment

(a)  

135.

what does the area under the curve of a velocity-time graph tell you about an object's motion?

(a)  

136.

what does the slope of a velocity-time graph tell you about an object's motion?

(a)  

137.

what type of graph is this?

(a)  

138.

the problem solving method that breaks down a complex physics event into the following steps: 1) givens, 2) unknowns, 3) equations, 4) set up, 5) solve

(a)