Physics 011 
MC#2 
Chapter 2: Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
Ayman A.Ghannam
 
 
| 
 | A bird flies 4.0 meters due north in 2.0 seconds and then flies 2.0 meters due west in 1.0 seconds. What is the bird's average speed? | |
|   | 2.0
  m/s | |
|   | 4.0
  m/s | |
|   | 8.0
  m/s | |
|   | 2/3
   | |
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| 
 | If a car is travelling due south with a decreasing speed, then the direction of the car's acceleration is | |
|   | due
  east. | |
|   | due
  west. | |
|   | due
  north. | |
|   | due
  south. | |
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| 
 | A hiker travels 60 meters north and then 120 meters south. What is her resultant displacement? | |
|   | 20
  m south | |
|   | 60
  m south | |
|   | 120
  m south | |
|   | 180
  m south | |
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| 
 | If the average speed of a plane is 500 km per hour, how long will it take to fly 125 km? | |
|   | 4.00
  h | |
|   | 2.00
  h | |
|   | 0.50
  h | |
|   | 0.25
  h | |
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| 
 | Applying the brakes to a car traveling at 45 km/h provides an acceleration of 5.0 m/s2 in the opposite direction. How long will it take the car to stop? | |
|   | 0.40
  s | |
|   | 2.5
  s | |
|   | 5.0
  s | |
|   | 9.0
  s | |
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| 
 | A ball rolls down a frictionless inclined plane with a uniform acceleration of 1.0 m/s2. If its velocity at some instant of time is 10 m/s, what will be its velocity 5.0 seconds later? | |
|   | 5
  m/s | |
|   | 10
  m/s | |
|   | 15
  m/s | |
|   | 16
  m/s | |
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| 
 | A ball rolls down a frictionless inclined plane with a uniform acceleration of 1.0 m/s2. If its initial velocity is 1.00 m/s, how far will it travel in 10 s? | |
|   | 10
  m | |
|   | 12
  m | |
|   | 60
  m | |
|   | 100
  m | |
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| 
 | A body with an initial speed of 25 m/s accelerates uniformly for 10 seconds to a final speed of 75 m/s. What is the acceleration? | |
|   | 3
  m/s2 | |
|   | 5
  m/s2 | |
|   | 25
  m/s2 | |
|   | 50
  m/s2 | |
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| 
 | A body initially at rest is accelerated at 5 m/s2 for 10 seconds. What is its final velocity? | |
|   | 0.50
  m/s | |
|   | 2.0
  m/s | |
|   | 15
  m/s | |
|   | 50
  m/s | |
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| 
 | Which graph represents the motion of a body starting from rest and moving with a constant non-zero acceleration? | |
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|   | 
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|   | 
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|   | 
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| 
 | The speeds of a body at the ends of five successive seconds are: 180, 360, 540, 720, 900 m/h. What is the acceleration of the body? | |
|   | 0.05
  m/s2 | |
|   | 20
  m/s2 | |
|   | 180
  m/s2 | |
|   | 180
  m/h2 | |
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| 
 | "An object is initially at rest then moves in a straight line and accelerates uniformly at a rate of 2.00 m/s2." After the object has been
  in motion for four seconds, its speed would be ___ m/s.  | |
|   | 6.0 | |
|   | 8.0 | |
|   | 10 | |
|   | 12 | |
|   | 20 | |
|   | some
  other value | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "An object is initially at rest then moves in a straight line and accelerates uniformly at a rate of 2.00 m/s2." The distance traveled by
  the object during the first five seconds of its travel was ___ m.  | |
|   | 6.0 | |
|   | 10 | |
|   | 12 | |
|   | 20 | |
|   | 25 | |
|   | some
  other value | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "An object is initially at rest then moves in a straight line and accelerates uniformly at a rate of 2.00 m/s2." The average speed of the
  object during the first six seconds of its travel was ___ m/s.  | |
|   | 6.0 | |
|   | 8.0 | |
|   | 10 | |
|   | 12 | |
|   | 16 | |
|   | 20 | |
| 
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| 
 | "An object is initially at rest then moves in a straight line and accelerates uniformly at a rate of 2.00 m/s2." The average speed of the
  object during the third second of its motion was ___ m/s.  | |
|   | 2.0 | |
|   | 3.0 | |
|   | 4.0 | |
|   | 5.0 | |
|   | 6.0 | |
|   | 8.0 | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "An object is initially at rest then moves in a straight line and accelerates uniformly at a rate of 2.00 m/s2." The distance traveled by
  the object during the fourth second of its travel was ___ m.  | |
|   | 2.0 | |
|   | 3.0 | |
|   | 4.0 | |
|   | 5.0 | |
|   | 6.0 | |
|   | 7.0 | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "An object of mass m initially at rest experiences a constant acceleration of magnitude ao. After a time interval to has elapsed, the speed of the car is vo and it has traveled a distance do." After a total time 3 to
  has elapsed, the speed of the object will be vox ___.  | |
|   | 1 | |
|   | 2 | |
|   | 3 | |
|   | 4 | |
|   | 8 | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "An object of mass m initially at rest experiences a constant acceleration of magnitude ao. After a time interval to has elapsed, the speed of the car is vo and it has traveled a distance do." After a total time 2 to
  has elapsed, the distance traveled by the object will be dox ___.  | |
|   | 1 | |
|   | 2 | |
|   | 3 | |
|   | 4 | |
|   | 8 | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "Six different objects are observed to move in a straight line. Some aspect of the motion of each of the six objects is plotted as a function of time in the following graphs." Which graph(s)
  represent(s) a situation in which the object moved with a constant nonzero
  acceleration?  | |
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|   | 
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|   | 
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|   | 
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|   | 
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 | ||
| 
 | "Six different objects are observed to move in a straight line. Some aspect of the motion of each of the six objects is plotted as a function of time in the following graphs." Which graph represents a
  situation in which the object moved with a constant zero acceleration?  | |
|   | Graph
  A | |
|   | Graph
  B | |
|   | Graph
  C | |
|   | Graph
  D | |
|   | Graph
  E | |
|   | Graph
  F | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "An object is observed to move in a straight line. Some aspect of the motion of this object is plotted as a function of time in the following graph." 
 The slope of the dashed line in the graph above represents ___. | |
|   | an
  instantaneous position | |
|   | an
  average position | |
|   | a
  distance traveled | |
|   | an
  instantaneous speed | |
|   | an
  average speed | |
|   | a
  change in speed | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "An object is observed to move in a straight line. Some aspect of the motion of this object is plotted as a function of time in the following graph." 
 The slope of the dashed line in the graph above represents ____. | |
|   | an
  instantaneous position | |
|   | an
  average position | |
|   | an
  instantaneous speed | |
|   | an
  average speed | |
|   | an
  instantaneous acceleration | |
|   | an
  average acceleration | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "An object is observed to move in a straight line. Some aspect of the motion of this object is plotted as a function of time in the following graph." 
 The shaded area in the graph above represents ___. | |
|   | an
  average acceleration | |
|   | an
  instantaneous position | |
|   | a
  change in position or a distance traveled | |
|   | a
  change in speed | |
|   | an
  instantaneous speed | |
|   | an
  average speed | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "An object is observed to move in a straight line. Some aspect of the motion of this object is plotted as a function of time in the following graph." 
 The shaded area in the graph above represents ___. | |
|   | a
  change in position | |
|   | an
  instantaneous position | |
|   | a
  distance traveled | |
|   | a
  change in speed | |
|   | an
  instantaneous speed | |
|   | an
  average speed | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "The speed of an object moving in a straight
  line changes with time as in the figure below."  For which of the time intervals was the average speed of the object greatest? | |
|   | t
  = 0 to t = 1s | |
|   | t
  = 1 to t = 2s | |
|   | t
  = 2 to t = 3s | |
|   | t
  = 3 to t = 4s | |
|   | t
  = 4 to t = 5s | |
|   | none
  of the above | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "The speed of an object moving in a straight
  line changes with time as in the figure below."  During which time interval did the object travel with a constant nonzero acceleration? | |
|   | t
  = 0 to t = 1s | |
|   | t
  = 1 to t = 2s | |
|   | t
  = 2 to t = 3s | |
|   | t
  = 3 to t = 4s | |
|   | t
  = 4 to t = 5s | |
|   | none
  of the above | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "The speed of an object moving in a straight
  line changes with time as in the figure below."  During which time interval was the average speed least? | |
|   | t
  = 0 to t = 1s | |
|   | t
  = 1 to t = 2s | |
|   | t
  = 2 to t = 3s | |
|   | t
  = 3 to t = 4s | |
|   | t
  = 4 to t = 5s | |
|   | none
  of the above | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "The speed of an object moving in a straight
  line changes with time as in the figure below."  During which time interval did the maximum value of the magnitude of the instantaneous acceleration occur? | |
|   | t
  = 0 to t = 1s | |
|   | t
  = 1 to t = 2s | |
|   | t
  = 2 to t = 3s | |
|   | t
  = 3 to t = 4s | |
|   | t
  = 4 to t = 5s | |
|   | none
  of the above | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "The speed of an object moving in a straight
  line changes with time as in the figure below."  During which time interval was the speed of the object constant? | |
|   | t
  = 0 to t = 1s | |
|   | t
  = 1 to t = 2s | |
|   | t
  = 2 to t = 3s | |
|   | t
  = 3 to t = 4s | |
|   | t
  = 4 to t = 5s | |
|   | none
  of the above | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "The speed of an object moving in a straight
  line changes with time as in the figure below."  During which time interval did the minimum value of the instantaneous speed occur? | |
|   | t
  = 0 to t = 1s | |
|   | t
  = 1 to t = 2s | |
|   | t
  = 2 to t = 3s | |
|   | t
  = 3 to t = 4s | |
|   | t
  = 4 to t = 5s | |
|   | none
  of the above | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "The speed of an object moving in a straight
  line changes with time as in the figure below."  During which time interval was the magnitude of the average acceleration greatest? | |
|   | t
  = 0 to t = 1s | |
|   | t
  = 1 to t = 2s | |
|   | t
  = 2 to t = 3s | |
|   | t
  = 3 to t = 4s | |
|   | t
  = 4 to t = 5s | |
|   | none
  of the above | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "The speed of an object moving in a straight
  line changes with time as in the figure below."  During which time interval was the magnitude of the average acceleration least? | |
|   | t
  = 0 to t = 1s | |
|   | t
  = 1 to t = 2s | |
|   | t
  = 2 to t = 3s | |
|   | t
  = 3 to t = 4s | |
|   | t
  = 4 to t = 5s | |
|   | none
  of the above | |
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 | ||
| 
 | "For this question, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. A small stone originally at rest is dropped over the edge of a very tall building." During the fourth second of the fall, the speed of the stone changes ___ m/s. | |
|   | 5.0 | |
|   | 10 | |
|   | 15 | |
|   | 20 | |
|   | 30 | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "For this question, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. A small stone originally at rest is dropped over the edge of a very tall building." During the second second
  of fall, the average speed of the stone is ___ m/s.  | |
|   | 5.0 | |
|   | 10 | |
|   | 15 | |
|   | 20 | |
|   | 30 | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "For this question, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. A small stone originally at rest is dropped over the edge of a very tall building." During the first second of
  fall, the stone falls a distance of ___ m.  | |
|   | 5.0 | |
|   | 10 | |
|   | 15 | |
|   | 20 | |
|   | 30 | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "For this question, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. One reaches out over the edge of a tall building and throws a stone straight up with an initial speed of 20.00 m/s." The change in speed of the stone during the first second of its motion is ___ the change in its speed during the third second of its motion. | |
|   | equal
  to | |
|   | less
  than | |
|   | more
  than | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "For this question, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. One reaches out over the edge of a tall building and throws a stone straight up with an initial speed of 20.00 m/s." The distance traveled by
  the stone during the 1st second is ___ the distance traveled by the stone
  during the 2nd second.  | |
|   | equal
  to | |
|   | less
  than | |
|   | more
  than | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "For this question, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. One reaches out over the edge of a tall building and throws a stone straight up with an initial speed of 20.00 m/s." At the instant the stone
  is at its maximum altitude, the acceleration of the stone is ___.  | |
|   | 10
  m/s2 upward | |
|   | 10
  m/s2 horizontal | |
|   | 10
  m/s2 downward | |
|   | something
  else | |
| 
 | ||
| 
 | "For this question, assume that g = 10.00 m/s2. One reaches out over the edge of a tall building and throws a stone straight up with an initial speed of 20.00 m/s." The time required for the
  stone to reach its maximum altitude is ___ sec.  | |
|   | 1 | |
|   | more
  than 1 but less than 2 | |
|   | 2 | |
|   | more
  than 2 | |