S432 Physics Kinematics Test Name__________________

Lederhouse/Bryant/Letzel Period 1 2 3 4 5 ! "

KINEMATIC MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Choose the best answer for each questions. Mark up your test!!
1. Suppose a car is moving in a straight line and steadily increases its speed. It moves from
35 km/h to 40 km/h the first second and from 40 km/h to 45 km/h the next second.
hat is the car!s acceleration"
#$ 5 km/h/s %$ 10 km/h/s &$ 35 km/h/s '$ 40 km/h/s ($ 45 km/h/s
). #n o*+ect travels , meters in the first second of travel- , meters again during the
second second of travel- and , meters again during the third second. Its acceleration is
#$ 0 m/s/s %$ , m/s/s &$ 1. m/s/s '$ 3) m/s/s ($ none of the a*ove
3. If an o*+ect has a negative velocity- that means it is
#$ slo/ing do/n %$ going *ack to/ards
&$ speeding up /hile going for/ard '$ all of these
4. #s an o*+ect falls freely on (arth- its
#$ velocity increases. %$ acceleration increases.
&$ *oth a and * '$ none of the a*ove
5. # car accelerates at ) m/s
)
. #ssuming the car starts from rest- ho/ much time does it
need to accelerate to a speed of 30 m/s"
#$ ) seconds %$ 15 seconds &$ 30 seconds
'$ .0 seconds ($ none of the a*ove
.. # *all is dropped from a cliff and falls a distance of )0 m to the ground. 'etermine
the velocity it hits the ground at and the time for the *all to fall.
#$ v 0 110 m/s- t 0 ) s
%$ v 0 )0 m/s- t 0 4 s
&$ v 0 1)0 m/s- t 0 ) s
'$ v 0 10 m/s- t 0 ) s
2. 3en seconds after starting from rest- a freely falling o*+ect /ill have a speed
of a*out
#$ 10 m/s %$ 50 m/s &$ 100 m/s '$ 500 m/s ($ more than 500 m/s
,. # car accelerates from rest to a speed of , m/s over a distance of 1. m. hat is the
acceleration of the car"
#$ 110 m/s
)
%$ 1) m/s
)
&$ 0.5 m/s
)
'$ ) m/s
)
($ no acceleration- v 0 , m/s
4. &onsider drops of /ater leaking from a /ater faucet each second. #s the drops
fall- they
#$ get closer together
%$ get farther apart
&$ remain at a relatively fixed distance from each other
10. 5n the /ay to school- the *us speeds up from )0 m/s to 3. m/s in 4 seconds. hat
distance does the *us cover in this time frame"
#$ ,0 m %$ 11) m &$ .4 m '$ 144 m
11. # dolphin s/ims 1.,5 km/h. 6o/ far has the dolphin traveled after 0..0 h"
#$ 1.1 km %$ ).5 km &$ 0..3 km '$ 3.2 km
1). # heavy o*+ect and a light o*+ect are dropped at the same time from rest in a vacuum
7a place /here there is no air$. 3he heavier o*+ect reaches the ground
#$ sooner than the lighter o*+ect
%$ at the same time as the lighter o*+ect
&$ later than the lighter o*+ect
13. # *ullet is fired straight do/n from the top of a high cliff. 8eglecting air resistance-
the acceleration of the *ullet in meters per second per second is
#$ less than 14., m/s/s %$ 14., m/s/s &$ more than 14., m/s/s
14. 9ou are driving along Schaum*urg :oad /hen the traffic light in front of you turns red
so you come to a stop. hich of the follo/ing are negative /hile you are stopping"
#$ distance traveled %$ acceleration &$ velocity '$ speed
15. 3he slope of a velocity vs. time graph tells you
#$ maximum velocity %$ acceleration &$ distance traveled '$ /here you are
1.. hich graph does not sho/ constant positive acceleration"
#$ %$ &$ '$
17-22 Use the position-time graph of a moving object
to answer the questions below. Mark all answers
that are true.
12. hich section7s$ sho/s the o*+ect moving *ack
to/ards at constant velocity"
1,. hich section7s$ sho/s the o*+ect at rest"
14. hich section7s$ sho/s the o*+ect accelerating"
)0. hich section7s$ sho/ the fastest speed reached *y
the o*+ect"
)1. hich section7s$ sho/ the o*+ect moving for/ard /ith a constant velocity"
)). hich section7s$ sho/ the o*+ect moving to/ards the starting position"
23-2 Use the velocit!-time graph of a moving object to answer the questions below"
Mark all answers that are true.
)3. hich section7s$ sho/s the o*+ect moving /ith
a constant velocity"
)4. hich section7s$ sho/s the o*+ect at rest"
)5. hich section7s$ sho/s the o*+ect accelerating"
).. hich section7s$ sho/ the highest speed
reached *y the o*+ect"
)2. hich section7s$ sho/ the o*+ect slo/ing do/n"
),. hich section7s$ sho/ the o*+ect traveling
to/ard the point of origin"
)4. ;se the data in the follo/ing ta*le to determine the unkno/n distance that a
person &ra*/alks in )5.) seconds. #ssume that they maintain an average velocity
*ased on the data provided.
3rial <otion 'istance 7meters$ 3ime 7seconds$
1 &ra*/alking )0 ..40
) &ra*/alking )0 2.)3
3 &ra*/alking )0 2.00
4 &ra*/alking " )5.)
#$ )144. cm %$ 21.5 cm &$ 230, cm '$ .402 cm
E
time
30.31. ;se the follo/ing data collected from the =alileo >a* to ans/er the next t/o
?uestions.
3ime 7s$ @elocity 7m/s$ A @ 7m/s$
0.3 0.3 x x x x x
0.5 0.42
0.2 0..4
0.4 0.,1
1.1 0.4,
1.3 1.15
1.5 1.3)
30. Bredict the velocity of the *all after ).1 seconds.
#$ 0.12 m/s %$ 1.3) m/s &$ 1.40 m/s '$ 1.,3 m/s
31. Crom the data- /hich of the follo/ing is true"
I. the velocity increases
II. the change in velocity is e?ual
III. there is an increasing acceleration
#$ I and II are true %$ I- II- and III are true
&$ I and III are true '$ II and III are true
3). 6o/ many <egameters are e?ual to 453..2 cm"
#$ 4.53.2 x 10
14
%$ 4.53.2 x 10
1.
&$ 4.53.2 x 10
,
'$ 4.53.2 x 10
10
33. 6o/ many nanometers are in 5.3 x 10
)
km"
#$ 5.3 x 10
11
%$ 5.3 x 10
,
&$ 5.3 x 10
14
'$ 5.3 x 10
110
($ 5.3 x 10
12
34. &onvert 50 km/hr into m/s.
#$ 0.014 m/s %$ 13. ,4 m/s &$ 1,0 m/s '$ ,30 m/s
35. # car drives for 35 km in 45 seconds. hat is the average velocity of the car"
#$ 0.2, m/s %$ 222., m/s &$ 2.2, m/s '$ 0.002, m/s
3.. #s an o*+ect falls freely in a vacuum- its
#$ velocity increases %$ acceleration increases.
&$ *oth # and % '$ none of the a*ove
32. Suppose an o*+ect is in free fall. (ach second the o*+ect falls
#$ a larger distance than in the second *efore.
%$ /ith the same average speed.
&$ /ith the same instantaneous speed.
'$ the same distance as in the second *efore.
($ none of the a*ove
3,. # *all tossed vertically up/ard rises- reaches its highest point- and then falls *ack to
its starting point. 'uring this time the acceleration of the *all is al/ays
#$ directed do/n/ard %$ directed up/ard
&$ in the direction of motion '$ opposite its velocity
34. # *all is thro/n straight up. #t the top of its path its instantaneous speed is
#$ 0 m/s. %$ a*out 50 m/s. &$ a*out 110 m/s.
'$ a*out 10 m/s. ($ dependent on the speed it /as thro/n at.
40. If an o*+ect /ere e?uipped /ith a speedometer and allo/ed to fall freely on a planet
/here the acceleration due to gravity is )0 m/s
)
the reading on the speedometer
increases each second *y
#$ 40 m/s. %$ a rate that depends on its initial speed.
&$ 10 m/s. '$ 30 m/s. ($ )0 m/s.
Physics 432 Name____________________________
Bryant/ Lederhouse/ Letzel Period___________________
KINEMATIC TEST WRITTEN SECTION
BE SURE TO USE GUESS METHOD. SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK!!! YOU MAY
USE -10 m/s/s AS GRAVITY.
1# $ car tra%elin& at 4'#4 m/s s(ids to a sto) in 3#34 s# *etermine the s(iddin& distance o+ the car# ,$ssume uni+orm acceleration#-
2# $ .ullet is mo%in& /ith a s)eed o+ 4'' m/s /hen it enters a lum) o+ moist clay and comes to a sto)# The .ullet )enetrates a
distance o+ '#'!5 m# *etermine the acceleration o+ the .ullet /hile comin& to rest in the clay# ,$ssume uni+orm acceleration#-
3# $ race car accelerates uni+ormly +rom 1'#5 m/s to 3#4 m/s at a rate o+ !#" m/s
2
*etermine the time to .rin& a.out this chan&e in
s)eed#
4. Picket Fence Free Fall Lab
0sin& the gra!s a.o%e1 e2)lain3
a- the motion o+ the )ic(et +ence as descri.ed .y each &ra)h ,inter)ret the &ra)h-# Be sure to
include the a))ro)riate /ords3 slo)e1 %elocity1 acceleration1 increase1 decrease1 constant1
)ositi%e1 and/or ne&ati%e in your e2)lanations#
* 4S# T
4 4S# T
.- Loo( at the linear +it data and e2)lain the si&ni+icance o+ the slo)e ,m- in the %elocity %s# time
&ra)h and ho/ it relates to the /orld around us#
c- 5n the % %s t &ra)h a.o%e1 sketch ho/ thro/in& the )ic(et +ence do/n/ard ,as o))osed to
dro))in& it- /ould alter the &ra)h# Explain any chan&es that occur#
5# 6on%ert the distance %s# time &ra)h to a %elocity %s# time &ra)h# Pay attention to s)eci+ic
%alues# Sho/ all your /or(7