WorksheetsMidterm Examination in Physics
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Ava is driving her car at a speed of 1.00×105 kph on a straight highway. How far will she travel in 1 week?
2.40×106 [km]
1.68×106 [km]
2.40×107 [km]
1.68×107 [km]
Athena is looking for a way back to headquarters. From her initial position, headquarters is 3.0 [km] directly north. She then decides to walk 1.0 [km] eastward. What is the location of headquarters with respect to her new position?
18° North of West
72° North of West
18° East of North
72° East of North
Abigail is observing the speed of a car as a function of time. If the time is measured in seconds, what is the unit of C in the equation that describes the car's speed?
m∙s
m/s
m/s2
ms3
It took Crisel an hour to walk to the mall from her house and back. The distance from her house to the mall is 4 km. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Displacement is zero.
Distance is zero.
Average velocity is zero.
Speed is 8 kmh
Arjun is walking in a park and moves 6 meters east and 8 meters north. What is the magnitude of his displacement from the starting point?
10
14
12
7
Aria is walking along a straight path. On an axis in which moving from right to left is positive, what is the displacement and distance of Aria who walks 32 m to the right and then 17 m to the left?
Displacement is -15 m and distance is -49m.
Displacement is -15 m and distance is 49 m.
Displacement is 15 m and distance is -49 m.
Displacement is 15 m and distance is 49 m.
Tiana jogs 1.5 km along a straight path and then turns and jogs 2.4 km in the opposite direction. She then turns back and jogs 0.7 km in the original direction. Let Tiana's original direction be the positive direction. What are the displacement and distance she jogged?
Displacement is 4.6 km, and distance is -0.2 km.
Displacement is -0.2 km, and distance is 4.6 km.
Displacement is 4.6 km, and distance is +0.2 km.
Displacement is +0.2 km, and distance is 4.6 km.
At t=0, the velocity of your classmate Grace is +2.00 ms with zero acceleration. You noticed that at t=5.00 s, Grace's instantaneous velocity and acceleration are now +10.0 m/s and +2.00 m/s2, respectively. What is Grace's average acceleration from t=0 to t=5.00 s?
+0.40 m/s
+1.00 m/s
+1.60 m/s
+2.40 m/s
Avery is driving a car and wants to understand how her speed changes over time. She decides to look at a velocity vs. time graph of her journey. What information could she obtain by looking at this graph?
acceleration
direction of motion
reference frame of the motion
shortest path
Billy drops a ball from a height of 1 m. The ball bounces back to a height of 0.8 m, then bounces again to a height of 0.5 m, and bounces once more to a height of 0.2 m. Up is the positive direction. What is the total displacement of the ball and the total distance travelled by the ball?
The displacement is equal to -4.0 m and the distance is equal to 4.0 m.
The displacement is equal to 0.5 m and the distance is equal to 2.5 m.
The displacement is equal to 4.0 m and the distance is equal to 1.0 m.
The displacement is equal to -0.5 m and the distance is equal to 2.5 m.
While driving on a highway, Lily is in a car that is moving at an average speed of 86.4 km/h. During the 3.3 s that she glances out the window, how far has the car travelled?
7.27 m
79 m
285 km
1026 m
Mason drives his car at an average velocity of 23 m/s for 82 seconds. Which of the following could be the car's displacement?
1,478 m j
1,886 m i
1,644 m k
1,521 m k
Imagine Noah is walking from his home to the park. Which of the following is TRUE for the displacement of Noah during his walk?
It is always equal to the distance Noah moved between his initial and final positions.
It is both the straight-line distance Noah moved as well as the direction of his motion.
It is the direction Noah moved between his initial and final positions.
It is the straight-line distance Noah moved between his initial and final positions.
If Avery rides West for 50 miles from his starting position, then turns and bikes back East 80 miles. What is his net displacement?
130 miles
30 miles East
30 miles West
Cannot be determined.
Aiden is driving his car on a straight highway at a constant speed in a single direction. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Average velocity is zero.
The magnitude of average velocity is equal to the average speed.
The magnitude of average velocity is greater than the average speed.
The magnitude of average velocity is less than the average speed.
Ethan is riding his bicycle along a straight path. He records his position at different times. What is the slope of the graph that represents his position vs. time?
Velocity
Displacement
Distance
Acceleration
Ava throws a ball upward and it is in free fall. Which of the following best describes the ball's velocity on its way down after reaching the highest position?
Downward and increasing in magnitude
Downward and decreasing in magnitude
Downward and remains the same
Upward and accelerating
Grace is driving her car, which starts from rest and begins accelerating at a constant rate of 5.00 [m/s2]. How much time will it take for her to travel 500. [m]?
5.80 [s]
14.1 [s]
23.8 [s]
54.5 [s]
At t = 0, Aria's car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate in a straight line. At t=1.00 s, the car covers a distance of 2.00 [m]. How much distance will the car cover after t =2.00 s?
2.00 [m]
4.00 [m]
6.00 [m]
8.00 [m]
Milena jumped off a roof with an initial upward velocity of 2.00 m/s and is falling towards Dan who is 5.00 m below. What is the speed of Milena just before Dan catches her?
9.01 m/s
9.06 m/s
10.1 m/s
10.6 m/s
Aiden is riding his bicycle along a straight path. He starts off slowly, then accelerates to a faster speed, and finally comes to a stop before starting again. What kind of motion would create a position graph like the one shown?
uniform motion
any motion that accelerates
motion that stops and then starts
motion that has constant velocity
Aiden is trying to balance a vector equation represented by 5i+4j+3k=0. Can you help him compute for the R in this equation?
7.1
5.7
2.3
1.9
Noah is trying to find the angle θ in a physics problem where he has a vector represented by the equation 2i+4j=0. Can you help him compute for θ?
12°
27°
55°
63°
During a car race, at which of the following checkpoints does the car almost achieve a zero velocity (constant vx)?
a, e, l
c, e, g
b, d, f
e, g, j
Emma is riding her bike along a straight path. Compute for the instantaneous velocity of Emma at t=6.0 s and the average velocity from t=4.0 s to t=10.0 s.
vins=2 m/s and vave=0
vins=6 m/s and vave=3 m/s
vins=12 m/s and vave=6 m/s
vins=24 m/s and vave=8 m/s
Isla is driving her car at a speed of 1.00×105 kph on a straight highway. How far will she travel in 1 week?
2.40×106 [km]
1.68×106 [km]
2.40×107 [km]
1.68×107 [km]
Athena is looking for a way back to headquarters. From her initial position, headquarters is 3.0 [km] directly north. She then decides to walk 1.0 [km] eastward. What is the location of headquarters with respect to her new position?
18° North of West
72° North of West
18° East of North
72° East of North
Anika is observing a car's speed as a function of time during a race. If the time is measured in seconds, what is the unit of C in the equation that describes the car's speed?
m∙s
m/s
m/s2
ms3
It took Crisel an hour to walk to the mall from her house and back. The distance from her house to the mall is 4 km. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Displacement is zero.
Distance is zero.
Average velocity is zero.
Speed is 8 kmh
Henry is walking in a park and moves 6 meters to the east and 8 meters to the north. What is the magnitude of his displacement from the starting point?
10
14
12
7
Mia is walking along a straight path where moving from right to left is considered positive. She walks 32 m to the right and then 17 m to the left. What is her displacement and distance?
Displacement is -15 m and distance is -49m.
Displacement is -15 m and distance is 49 m.
Displacement is 15 m and distance is -49 m.
Displacement is 15 m and distance is 49 m.
Tiana jogs 1.5 km along a straight path and then turns and jogs 2.4 km in the opposite direction. She then turns back and jogs 0.7 km in the original direction. Let Tiana's original direction be the positive direction. What are the displacement and distance she jogged?
Displacement is 4.6 km, and distance is -0.2 km.
Displacement is -0.2 km, and distance is 4.6 km.
Displacement is 4.6 km, and distance is +0.2 km.
Displacement is +0.2 km, and distance is 4.6 km.
At t=0, the velocity of Hannah is +2.00 m/s with zero acceleration. You noticed that at t=5.00 s, Hannah's instantaneous velocity and acceleration are now +10.0 m/s and +2.00 m/s², respectively. What is Hannah's average acceleration from t=0 to t=5.00 s?
+0.40 m/s
+1.00 m/s
+1.60 m/s
+2.40 m/s
James is driving his car and records the velocity of his car at different times. He then plots this data on a velocity vs. time graph. What information could he obtain by looking at this graph?
acceleration
direction of motion
reference frame of the motion
shortest path
Billy drops a ball from a height of 1 m. The ball bounces back to a height of 0.8 m, then bounces again to a height of 0.5 m, and bounces once more to a height of 0.2 m. Up is the positive direction. What is the total displacement of the ball and the total distance travelled by the ball?
The displacement is equal to -4.0 m and the distance is equal to 4.0 m.
The displacement is equal to 0.5 m and the distance is equal to 2.5 m.
The displacement is equal to 4.0 m and the distance is equal to 1.0 m.
The displacement is equal to -0.5 m and the distance is equal to 2.5 m.
Isla sits in a car that is moving at an average speed of 86.4 km/h. During the 3.3 s that she glances out the window, how far has the car travelled?
7.27 m
79 m
285 km
1026 m
Henry drives his car at an average velocity of 23 m/s for 82 seconds. Which of the following could be the car's displacement?
1,478 m j
1,886 m i
1,644 m k
1,521 m k
Rohan walked from his house to the park and then to the store. Which of the following is TRUE for the displacement of Rohan?
It is always equal to the distance Rohan moved between his initial and final positions.
It is both the straight-line distance Rohan moved as well as the direction of his motion.
It is the direction Rohan moved between his initial and final positions.
It is the straight-line distance Rohan moved between his initial and final positions.
If Emma rides West for 50 miles from her starting position, then turns and bikes back East 80 miles. What is her net displacement?
130 miles
30 miles East
30 miles West
Cannot be determined.
Avery is driving his car on a straight road at a constant speed in a single direction. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Average velocity is zero.
The magnitude of average velocity is equal to the average speed.
The magnitude of average velocity is greater than the average speed.
The magnitude of average velocity is less than the average speed.
Abigail is riding her bicycle along a straight path. If she plots her position on a graph against the time she has been riding, what will be the slope of this graph?
Velocity
Displacement
Distance
Acceleration
Abigail throws a ball upward into the sky, and it is in free fall. Which of the following best describes the ball's velocity on its way down after reaching the highest position?
Downward and increasing in magnitude
Downward and decreasing in magnitude
Downward and remains the same
Upward and accelerating
Elijah is driving a vehicle that starts from rest and begins accelerating at a constant rate of 5.00 [m/s2]. How much time will it take for him to travel 500. [m]?
5.80 [s]
14.1 [s]
23.8 [s]
54.5 [s]
At t = 0, Emma's car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate in a straight line. At t=1.00 s, the car covers a distance of 2.00 [m]. How much distance will the car cover after t =2.00 s?
2.00 [m]
4.00 [m]
6.00 [m]
8.00 [m]
Milena jumped off a roof with an initial upward velocity of 2.00 m/s and is falling towards Dan who is 5.00 m below. What is the speed of Milena just before Dan catches her?
9.01 m/s
9.06 m/s
10.1 m/s
10.6 m/s
Daniel is riding his bicycle along a straight path. What kind of motion would create a position graph like the one shown?
uniform motion
any motion that accelerates
motion that stops and then starts
motion that has constant velocity
Avery is trying to balance a vector equation for her physics project. She has a vector represented by 5i+4j+3k and needs to compute for the R in the equation 5i+4j+3k=0.
7.1
5.7
2.3
1.9
Charlotte is trying to find the angle θ in a physics problem where she has a force represented by the vector 2i + 4j. Can you help her compute for the θ in the equation 2i + 4j = 0?
12°
27°
55°
63°
During a car race, which of the following points on the track is where the car almost achieves a zero velocity (constant vx)?
a, e, l
c, e, g
b, d, f
e, g, j
Evelyn is riding her bike along a straight path. Compute for the instantaneous velocity of Evelyn at t=6.0 s and the average velocity from t=4.0 s to t=10.0 s.
vins=2 m/s and vave=0
vins=6 m/s and vave=3 m/s
vins=12 m/s and vave=6 m/s
vins=24 m/s and vave=8 m/s
An object is moving along a straight path with constant acceleration. A velocity vs. time graph starts 0 at and ends at 10 m/s, stretching over a span of time of 15 sec. What is the object's net displacement?
0.0006 km
0.015 km
0.025 km
0.150 km
Which of the following information about the time where the vy starts to achieve a decreasing negative trend?
t=0.5 s
t=1.0 s
t=2.0 s
t=3.0 s
Which of the following information about the time, where the vy starts to achieve an increasing positive trend?
t=0.5 s
t=1.0 s
t=2.0 s
t=3.0 s
What is the sign of the acceleration at t=2.5 to t=3?
ay=0
ay>0
ay<0
ay≥0
What is the sign of the acceleration at t=0 to t=1?
a=0
a>0
a<0
a≥0
Comparing the acceleration at t=1 to t=2 in approximation, which of the following descriptions fits the change in magnitude of at1 and at2?
no change
increasing
decreasing
asymptotic
