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SPH3U Kinematics

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the term for the line an object moves along from a particular starting point?

a)

motion

b)

distance

c)

position

d)

direction

2.

If you walk 450 m north and then 200 m south, what is your displacement?

a)

250 m

b)

250 m north

c)

650 m

d)

650 m north

3.

Which of the following is a description of a vector quantity?

a)

A rock rolls 3 m.

b)

A plane flies 600 km west.

c)

A fish swims at 3 m/s.

d)

A runner jogs for 30 min.

4.

A jogger runs 5.0 km in 33 min. What is the speed of the jogger?

a)

0.15 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

0.25 m/s

d)

2.8 m/s

5.

Which of the following is the correct expression for average acceleration?

a)

Δd/Δt

b)

Δv/Δt

c)

Δv/Δf

d)

Δt/Δv

6.

A car starts from rest and speeds up to 15 m/s in 5.0 s. What is the acceleration of the car?

a)

65 m/s²

b)

6.5 m/s²

c)

3.3 m/s²

d)

3.0 m/s²

7.

Position is the distance of an object from a particular reference point.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Vector scale diagrams show the vectors associated with a displacement, drawn to a particular scale.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The displacement of an object is found by adding the start position and the end position.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The average acceleration of an object in motion is its total displacement divided by the total time taken for the motion.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Motion with constant velocity is called accelerated motion.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The slope of a velocity–time graph gives the acceleration of the object.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Instantaneous velocity is the velocity of an object over a time range.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The area under an acceleration–time graph gives the average velocity of that time period.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Terminal velocity results from air resistance that exerts a force on a falling object that is equal to the force of gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following terms refers to the total length of the path travelled by an object in motion?

a)

kinematics

b)

distance

c)

direction

d)

position

17.

Which of the following terms means the change in position of an object?

a)

acceleration

b)

direction

c)

displacement

d)

vector

18.

What is your displacement if you walk 250 m east and then 100 m west?

a)

100 m [W]

b)

150 m [W]

c)

300 m [E]

d)

150 m [E]

19.

Which of the following describes a vector quantity?

a)

An apple falls 6 m.

b)

A fish swims at 1 m/s.

c)

A student solves a puzzle in 10 min.

d)

A car drives 60 km north.

20.

Which of the following describes a line drawn to a specific scale with an arrow head?

a)

directed line segment

b)

position

c)

motion

d)

vector scale diagram

21.

What is the correct expression for average velocity?

a)

Δd/Δt

b)

Δt/Δd

c)

(Δd+Δt)/2

d)

Δt-Δd

22.

Which of the following terms refers to the change between points on the y-axis?

a)

rise

b)

run

c)

slope

d)

steepness

23.

Which of the following objects most accurately demonstrates an object moving with uniform velocity?

a)

a merry-go-round

b)

a runner racing from start to finish

c)

a tennis ball during a match

d)

a car travelling on the highway with cruise control on

24.

A car starts from rest and speeds up to 10.0 m/s in 4.0 s. What is the acceleration of the car?

a)

40 m/s²

b)

25 m/s²

c)

2.5 m/s²

d)

2.0 m/s²

25.

A scalar is a quantity that has a magnitude and also direction.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Kinematics is the term used by physicists and engineers to describe the study of how objects move.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Vectors are added by joining them tip to tip.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The slope of a position–time graph gives the velocity of the object.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Motion in a straight line but with a varying speed is considered motion with uniform velocity.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The slope of a velocity–time graph gives the displacement of an object.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Acceleration is measured in metres per second, per second.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which vector direction is equivalent to E 58° S?

a)

W 58° N

b)

S 32° E

c)

E 32° S

d)

N 32° W

33.

For a diagram scale of 1 cm : 50 m, what is the real-world measurement of a 3.2 cm diagram measurement?

a)

160 m

b)

160 cm

c)

320 m

d)

32 m

34.

How long would a displacement of 430 m be drawn on a scale diagram of 1 cm : 75 m?

a)

5.7 m

b)

57 cm

c)

5.7 cm

d)

0.57 km

35.

What is the y-component of the displacement vector Δd⃗T = 74.0 m [S 68.0° W]?

a)

27.7 m [W]

b)

27.7 m [S]

c)

68.6 m [W]

d)

68.6 m [S]

36.

An ocean liner travels a distance of 750 km [N] before turning and travelling 370 km [W]. What is the total magnitude of displacement of the ocean liner?

a)

840 km

b)

1120 km

c)

380 km

d)

980 km

37.

The average velocity of a boat crossing a river is increased by the current when the motor of the boat is perpendicular to the current.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

To find the direction of the vector 30 m [N 22° W], point west and then turn 22° north.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The horizontal component of a vector using the cardinal directions is the component of that vector that points north or south.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The magnitude of a vector with components 4.0 m [W] and 7.0 m [S] is 11 m.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The direction of the resultant vector with components 5.2 m/s [S] and 8.5 m/s [E] is [S 31° E].

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The vector 57.0 m [S 22° E] has an x-component of 21.4 m [W].

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which of the following terms is used to describe the vector that is generated when adding two vectors?

a)

compass vector

b)

resultant vector

c)

diagonal vector

d)

general vector

44.

Which vector direction is equivalent to N 40° W?

a)

N 50° E

b)

N 50° E

c)

E 50° N

d)

W 50° N

45.

For a diagram scale of 1 cm : 10 m, what is the real-world measurement of a 2.5 cm diagram measurement?

a)

2.5 m

b)

25 m

c)

25 cm

d)

250 m

46.

What is the x-component of the displacement vector Δd⃗T = 24 m [S 22° E]?

a)

9.7 m [S]

b)

9.0 m [E]

c)

22 m [E]

d)

22 m [S]

47.

A family on a road trip has to take a detour off the main highway. In doing so, they travel 27 km [N] and then turn to travel 11 km [E]. What is their displacement while on the detour?

a)

32 km [N 70° W]

b)

38 km [N 68° E]

c)

29 km [N 22° E]

d)

35 km [N 68° W]

48.

A diagram with a scale of 1 cm : 10 cm means that 10 cm on the diagram represents 1 cm in real life.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

To find the direction of the vector 5 m [E 30° S], point east and then turn 30° to the south.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

To add two vectors on a diagram, join them tip to tip.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The resultant vector is the vector that results from subtracting the given vectors.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The resultant vector of an object after travelling 10 km [N] and then 10 km [E] has a direction of [N 45° E].

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The x-component of the vector 8.0 m [S 45° W] is 8.0 m [W].

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The amount of time it takes a boat to cross a river is not affected by the current as long as the boat is pointed perpendicular to the direction of the current.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The displacement-time graph represents the motion of a cart initially moving forward along a straight line. During which interval is the cart moving forward at constant speed?

a)

DE

b)

CD

c)

AB

d)

BC

56.

Which graph best represents the motion of an object whose speed is increasing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

Which pair of graphs represents the same motion of an object?

a)
b)
c)
d)
58.

Which graph best represents the motion of a block accelerating uniformly down an inclined plane? (uniformly just means at a constant rate, here - the important word is that it is accelerating)

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

The graph shows the relationship between speed and time for two objects, A and B. Compared with the acceleration of object B, the acceleration of object A is

a)

one-third as great

b)

the same

c)

three times as great

d)

twice as great

60.

The graph represents the velocity-time relationship for a 2.0-kilogram mass moving along a horizontal frictionless surface. What distance does the mass move during interval EF?

a)

6.0 m

b)

3.0 m

c)

2.0 m

d)

1.0 m