Chapter 2: Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
MCAT Study Guide




1.  

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


2.  

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.


3.  

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


4.  

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


5.  

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


6.  

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


7.  

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


8.  

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


9.  

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


10.  

Which graph represents the motion of a body starting from rest and moving with a constant non-zero acceleration?



11.  

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


12.  

"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


13.  

"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


14.  

"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


15.  

"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


16.  

"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


17.  

"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


18.  

"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


19.  

"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?



20.  

"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


21.  

"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


22.  

"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


23.  

"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


24.  

"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


25.  

"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


26.  

"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


27.  

"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


28.  

"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


29.  

"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


30.  

"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


31.  

"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


32.  

"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


33.  

"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


34.  

"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


35.  

"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


36.  

"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


37.  

"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


38.  

"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


39.  

"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


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