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 5 m/s
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Which graph represents the motion of a body starting from rest and moving with a constant non-zero acceleration?
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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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 vo x ___.
1
2
3
4
8
"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 do x ___.
1
2
3
4
8
"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?
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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