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Physics Test

Chapter 2

1. Galileos use of inclined planes allowed him to:

a. Slow down the acceleration due to gravity
b. Increase the acceleration due to gravity
c. Get rid of the acceleration due to gravity
d. All of these
e. None
2. What two things are necessary to calculate speed
a. Acceleration and time
b. Velocity and time
c. Distance and time
d. Velocity and distance
e. Distance and acceleration
3. What is the acceleration of a car that is traveling at a constant velocity of 100 km/hr?
a. 0
b. 20 km/hr/s
c. 10 km/hr/s
d. 10 m/s/s
4. A falling object accelerates at 10 m/s2. After two seconds, what is its velocity?
a. 10 m/s
b. 20 m/s
c. 30 m/s
d. 40 m/s
5. If an object has a constant acceleration then its velocity:
a. Must be constant also
b. Continually change by the same amount each second
c. Continually change by a different amount each second
d. Continually decrease
e. None of these
6. Two objects (one heavy and one lighter) are dropped at the same time from a height. In the
absence of air resistance, which one hits the ground first?
a. The light one
b. The heavy one
c. They land at the same time
d. It depends upon their color
7. What is the acceleration of a car that goes from 0 to 60 km/hr in 10 seconds?
a. 3 km/hr/s
b. 6 km/hr/s
c. 10 km/hr/s
d. 60 km/hr/s
8. If a car has an acceleration of 3m/s2. What is its velocity after 3 seconds?
a. 3 m/s
b. 6 m/s
c. 9/m/s
d. 12 m/s
9. An object travels at 8 m/s in the first second and at 8 m/s during the next second and at 8 m/s in
the third second. Its acceleration is:
a. 0 m/s2
b. 5 m/s2
c. 8 m/s2
d. 10 m/s2
10. For every second an object accelerates the distance it covers:
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Remains unchanged
d. Need more information
11. As water drips from a faucet they accelerate downward due to gravity. Therefore, what would
happen to the distance between the drops over time?
a. It would increase
b. It would decrease
c. It would remain unchanged
d. It depends on how long they can fall
12. How much time does a car need to go from rest to 30 m/s if its acceleration is 2 m/s2?
a. 2 s
b. 15 s
c. 30 s
d. 60 s
13. An object in equilibrium will always have an acceleration :
a. In the direction of the strongest force
b. In a downward direction due to gravity
c. Equal to 0
d. In a horizontal direction
14. An object traveling at constant velocity:
a. Is in equilibrium
b. Covering the sane distance for every second
c. Lacking an acceleration
d. All of the above
15. Who is traveling faster, a car that accelerates at 5 m/s2 or a motorcycle that accelerates at 4
m/s2?
a. The car
b. The motorcycle
c. Neither
d. Cant tell from the information given.