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WorksheetsLinear Motion Physics
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
A cyclist travelling at a speed of 4.2 m s-1 accelerates at 1.1 m s-2. In a time of 7.4 s, the distance travelled is
30 m
35 m
61 m
91 m
A bus is travelling at a speed of 9.0 m s-1. It then accelerates at a rate of 0.75 m s-2 for a time of 8.0 s. What therefore is its final speed?
6.0 m s-1
15 m s-1
17 m s-1
21 m s-1
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?
9.8 m/s2
9.8 m/s
0 m/s2
0 m/s
Velocity is ...
Same as force
Same acceleration
speed with a direction
same as force
How do you calculate distance?
Distance divided by time.
Displacement divided by time.
Speed multiplied by time.
Displacement divided by velocity.
The distance traveled by an object per unit time is called
acceleration
gravity
force
speed
An objects displacement involves
distance
time
direction
state of matter
The distance of an object involves:
displacement
direction
length of path
width of path
the distance an object travels per unit of time in a particular direction
speed
velocity
acceleration
displacement
the distance an object travels per unit of time
speed
velocity
acceleration
displacement
A freely falling object on Earth has a speed of 5.0 m s-1. After falling a further 20 m, its speed it
15 m s-1
20 m s-1
25 m s-1
45 m s-1
A student is asked to solve the following problem:
An object is thrown upwards with a speed of 25 m s-1. How high will it be when the speed is 12 m s-1 ?
Which equation will allow the problem to be solved in a SINGLE calculation?
s=ut+21at2
s=2(u+v)t
v=u+at
v2=u2+2as
What is the acceleration of a ball that is dropped off the side of a cliff after 1,2,3,4,5 seconds? (assume g is rounded to 10 m/s2)
5,10,15, 20, 25 m/s2
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m/s2
5, 20, 45, 80, 125 m/s2
10,10,10,10,10 m/s2
The change in velocity in a given time period is?
Vi
Vf
a
d
When an object falls in physics world, what happens?
It accelerates at a constant rate until it hits the ground
It accelerates at a non-constant rate until it hits the ground
It accelerates at a constant rate until it reaches terminal velocity
It accelerates at a non-constant rate until it reaches terminal velocity
When one object is travelling with a constant velocity, its acceleration will be
decreasing
increasing
constant
zero
A student starts cycling from rest and reaches a speed of 12 m s-1 in 6 seconds. The distance travelled by him is
18 m
36 m
54 m
72 m
An object starts its linear motion from rest. Which of the following quantities does not change throughout the motion?
Time
Initial velocity
Final velocity
1qAcceleration
A car accelerates from rest to 4 m s-2 for a period of 2 minutes. What is the velocity of the car after 1 minute?
8 m s-1
16 m s-1
240 m s-1
480 m s-1
A bus decreases its velocity from 8 m s-1 to 4 m s-1 in a distance of 12 m. What is the acceleration of the bus, in m s-2?
- 4
- 2
2
4
A stone is being thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 20 m s-1. Calculate the time taken for the stone to go up and come down to the ground. [g = 10 m s-2]
0 s
1 s
2 s
4 s
Velocity and acceleration are always in the same direction.
True
False
A car travels in a straight line with a constant acceleration of 3 m/s^2. If the car starts from rest, what will be its velocity after 5 seconds?
15 m/s
10 m/s
20 m/s
25 m/s
An object is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s and comes to a stop in 5 seconds. What is the object's acceleration?
-2 m/s^2
-3 m/s^2
-4 m/s^2
-5 m/s^2
A ball is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 15 m/s. How long will it take to reach the highest point of its motion? (Assume g = 9.8 m/s^2)
1.5 s
2.0 s
2.5 s
3.0 s
