Question 1

A certain test car can go from rest to 32.0 m/s in 3.88 s. The same car can come to a full stop from that speed in 4.14 s. What is the ratio of the magnitude of the starting acceleration to the stopping acceleration?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.937 
B)  1.07 
C)  0.878 
D)  1.14

Question 2

A car moving initially with speed v0 slows down with an acceleration of magnitude a and comes to a full stop after traveling a distance d. What was the speed of the car when it had traveled half that distance, d/2?

Accepted Answer

A)  v0/2 
B)  v0/4 
C)  v0/ $\sqrt { 2 }$ 
D)  v0/8

Question 3

A car accelerates from $5.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ to $21 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ at a constant rate of $3.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } ^ { 2 }$ How far does it travel while accelerating?

Accepted Answer

A)  69 m 
B)  207 m 
C)  41 m 
D)  117 m

Question 4

The figure shows a graph of the velocity of an object as a function of time. What is the acceleration of the object at the following times?
(a) At 1.0 s
(b) At 3.0 s

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

A water rocket can reach a speed of 75 m/s in 0.050 seconds from launch. What is its average acceleration?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

A car that is initially moving at 7.50 m/s begins to accelerate forward uniformly at 0.550 m/s². (a) How long after beginning to accelerate does it take the car to move 3.50 km? (b) How fast is the car moving just as it has traveled 3.50 km?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

A laser is thrown upward with a speed of 12 m/s on the surface of planet X where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.5 m/s2 and there is no atmosphere. How long does it take for the laser to reach the maximum height?

Accepted Answer

A)  8.0 s 
B)  11 s 
C)  14 s 
D)  16 s

Question 8

What must be your average speed in order to travel 350 km in 5.15 h?

Accepted Answer

A)  66.0 km/h 
B)  67.0 km/h 
C)  68.0 km/h 
D)  69.0 km/h

Question 9

A ball is thrown straight up with a speed of 36 m/s. How long does it take to return to its starting point, assuming negligible air resistance?

Accepted Answer

A)  3.7 s 
B)  7.3 s 
C)  11 s 
D)  15 s

Question 10

A car is moving with a constant acceleration. At time t = 5.0 s its velocity is 8.0 m/s in the forward direction, and at time t = 8.0 s its velocity is 12.0 m/s forward. What is the distance traveled in that interval of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 m 
B)  20 m 
C)  30 m 
D)  40 m 
E)  50 m

Question 11

If you are driving 72 km/h along a straight road and you look to the side for 4.0 s, how far do you travel during this inattentive period?

Accepted Answer

A)  18 m 
B)  20 m 
C)  40 m 
D)  80 m

Question 12

The slope of a velocity versus time graph gives

Accepted Answer

A)  the distance traveled. 
B)  velocity. 
C)  acceleration. 
D)  displacement.

Question 13

An object moving in the +x direction experiences an acceleration of +2.0 m/s2. This means the object

Accepted Answer

A)  travels 2.0 m in every second. 
B)  is traveling at 2.0 m/s. 
C)  is decreasing its velocity by 2.0 m/s every second. 
D)  is increasing its velocity by 2.0 m/s every second.

Question 14

A test rocket at ground level is fired straight up from rest with a net upward acceleration of 20 m/s2. After 4.0 s, the motor turns off but the rocket continues to coast upward with insignificant air resistance. What maximum elevation does the rocket reach?

Accepted Answer

A)  160 m 
B)  330 m 
C)  320 m 
D)  410 m 
E)  490 m

Question 15

The figure shows a graph of the velocity of an object as a function of time. What is the displacement of the object from 0 s to 6.0 s?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 m 
B)  40 m 
C)  60 m 
D)  80 m 
E)  100 m

Question 16

A ball is thrown straight upward from ground level with a speed of $18 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ How much time passes before the ball strikes the ground if we disregard air resistance?

Accepted Answer

A)  3.7 s 
B)  1.8 s 
C)  1.1 s 
D)  0.6 s

Question 17

Which of the following quantities has units of a displacement? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

Accepted Answer

A)  32 ft/s2 vertically downward 
B)  40 km southwest 
C)  9.8 m/s2 
D)  -120 m/s 
E)  186,000 mi

Question 18

The graph in the figure shows the position of a particle as it travels along the x-axis. What is the magnitude of the average speed of the particle between t = 1.0 s and t = 4.0 s?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.0 m/s 
B)  1.3 m/s 
C)  0.67 m/s 
D)  0.50 m/s 
E)  0.25 m/s

Question 19

A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. The speed of light is 3.00 × 108 m/s. How many miles are there in one light-year? (1 mi = 1609 m, 1 y = 365 d)

Accepted Answer

A)  9.46 × 1012 mi 
B)  9.46 × 1015 mi 
C)  5.88 × 1012 mi 
D)  5.88 × 1015 mi

Question 20

An object starts from rest and undergoes uniform acceleration. During the first second it travels 5.0 m. How far will it travel during the third second?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.0 m 
B)  15 m 
C)  25 m 
D)  45 m

Exam 2: Motion in One Dimension

A certain test car can go from rest to 32.0 m/s in 3.88 s. The same car can come to a full stop from that speed in 4.14 s. What is the ratio of the magnitude of the starting acceleration to the stopping acceleration?

A car moving initially with speed v₀ slows down with an acceleration of magnitude a and comes to a full stop after traveling a distance d. What was the speed of the car when it had traveled half that distance, d/2?

A car accelerates from $5.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ to $21 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ at a constant rate of $3.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } ^ { 2 }$ How far does it travel while accelerating?

The figure shows a graph of the velocity of an object as a function of time. What is the acceleration of the object at the following times? (a) At 1.0 s (b) At 3.0 s

A water rocket can reach a speed of 75 m/s in 0.050 seconds from launch. What is its average acceleration?

A car that is initially moving at 7.50 m/s begins to accelerate forward uniformly at 0.550 m/s². (a) How long after beginning to accelerate does it take the car to move 3.50 km? (b) How fast is the car moving just as it has traveled 3.50 km?

A laser is thrown upward with a speed of 12 m/s on the surface of planet X where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.5 m/s² and there is no atmosphere. How long does it take for the laser to reach the maximum height?

What must be your average speed in order to travel 350 km in 5.15 h?

A ball is thrown straight up with a speed of 36 m/s. How long does it take to return to its starting point, assuming negligible air resistance?

A car is moving with a constant acceleration. At time t = 5.0 s its velocity is 8.0 m/s in the forward direction, and at time t = 8.0 s its velocity is 12.0 m/s forward. What is the distance traveled in that interval of time?

If you are driving 72 km/h along a straight road and you look to the side for 4.0 s, how far do you travel during this inattentive period?

The slope of a velocity versus time graph gives

An object moving in the +x direction experiences an acceleration of +2.0 m/s². This means the object

A test rocket at ground level is fired straight up from rest with a net upward acceleration of 20 m/s². After 4.0 s, the motor turns off but the rocket continues to coast upward with insignificant air resistance. What maximum elevation does the rocket reach?

The figure shows a graph of the velocity of an object as a function of time. What is the displacement of the object from 0 s to 6.0 s?

A ball is thrown straight upward from ground level with a speed of $18 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ How much time passes before the ball strikes the ground if we disregard air resistance?

Which of the following quantities has units of a displacement? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

The graph in the figure shows the position of a particle as it travels along the x-axis. What is the magnitude of the average speed of the particle between t = 1.0 s and t = 4.0 s?

A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. The speed of light is 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s. How many miles are there in one light-year? (1 mi = 1609 m, 1 y = 365 d)

An object starts from rest and undergoes uniform acceleration. During the first second it travels 5.0 m. How far will it travel during the third second?

Exam 2: Motion in One Dimension

A certain test car can go from rest to 32.0 m/s in 3.88 s. The same car can come to a full stop from that speed in 4.14 s. What is the ratio of the magnitude of the starting acceleration to the stopping acceleration?

A car moving initially with speed v0 slows down with an acceleration of magnitude a and comes to a full stop after traveling a distance d. What was the speed of the car when it had traveled half that distance, d/2?

A car accelerates from 5.0 m/s5.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }5.0 m/s to 21 m/s21 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }21 m/s at a constant rate of 3.0 m/s23.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } ^ { 2 }3.0 m/s2 How far does it travel while accelerating?

The figure shows a graph of the velocity of an object as a function of time. What is the acceleration of the object at the following times? (a) At 1.0 s (b) At 3.0 s

A water rocket can reach a speed of 75 m/s in 0.050 seconds from launch. What is its average acceleration?

A car that is initially moving at 7.50 m/s begins to accelerate forward uniformly at 0.550 m/s2. (a) How long after beginning to accelerate does it take the car to move 3.50 km? (b) How fast is the car moving just as it has traveled 3.50 km?

A laser is thrown upward with a speed of 12 m/s on the surface of planet X where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.5 m/s2 and there is no atmosphere. How long does it take for the laser to reach the maximum height?

What must be your average speed in order to travel 350 km in 5.15 h?

A ball is thrown straight up with a speed of 36 m/s. How long does it take to return to its starting point, assuming negligible air resistance?

A car is moving with a constant acceleration. At time t = 5.0 s its velocity is 8.0 m/s in the forward direction, and at time t = 8.0 s its velocity is 12.0 m/s forward. What is the distance traveled in that interval of time?

If you are driving 72 km/h along a straight road and you look to the side for 4.0 s, how far do you travel during this inattentive period?

The slope of a velocity versus time graph gives

An object moving in the +x direction experiences an acceleration of +2.0 m/s2. This means the object

A test rocket at ground level is fired straight up from rest with a net upward acceleration of 20 m/s2. After 4.0 s, the motor turns off but the rocket continues to coast upward with insignificant air resistance. What maximum elevation does the rocket reach?

The figure shows a graph of the velocity of an object as a function of time. What is the displacement of the object from 0 s to 6.0 s?

A ball is thrown straight upward from ground level with a speed of 18 m/s18 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }18 m/s How much time passes before the ball strikes the ground if we disregard air resistance?

Which of the following quantities has units of a displacement? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

The graph in the figure shows the position of a particle as it travels along the x-axis. What is the magnitude of the average speed of the particle between t = 1.0 s and t = 4.0 s?

A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. The speed of light is 3.00 × 108 m/s. How many miles are there in one light-year? (1 mi = 1609 m, 1 y = 365 d)

An object starts from rest and undergoes uniform acceleration. During the first second it travels 5.0 m. How far will it travel during the third second?

A car moving initially with speed v₀ slows down with an acceleration of magnitude a and comes to a full stop after traveling a distance d. What was the speed of the car when it had traveled half that distance, d/2?

A car accelerates from $5.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ to $21 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ at a constant rate of $3.0 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } ^ { 2 }$ How far does it travel while accelerating?

A car that is initially moving at 7.50 m/s begins to accelerate forward uniformly at 0.550 m/s². (a) How long after beginning to accelerate does it take the car to move 3.50 km? (b) How fast is the car moving just as it has traveled 3.50 km?

A laser is thrown upward with a speed of 12 m/s on the surface of planet X where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.5 m/s² and there is no atmosphere. How long does it take for the laser to reach the maximum height?

An object moving in the +x direction experiences an acceleration of +2.0 m/s². This means the object

A test rocket at ground level is fired straight up from rest with a net upward acceleration of 20 m/s². After 4.0 s, the motor turns off but the rocket continues to coast upward with insignificant air resistance. What maximum elevation does the rocket reach?

A ball is thrown straight upward from ground level with a speed of $18 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ How much time passes before the ball strikes the ground if we disregard air resistance?

A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. The speed of light is 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s. How many miles are there in one light-year? (1 mi = 1609 m, 1 y = 365 d)