Chapter 2: One-Dimensional Kinematics
MCAT Study Guide



1.  

Statement 1 applies to Questions 1-5

"An object 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.



2.  

The distance traveled by the object during the first five seconds of its travel was ___ m.



3.  

The average speed of the object during the first six seconds of its travel was ___ m/s.



4.  

The average speed of the object during the third second of its motion was ___ m/s.



5.  

The distance traveled by the object during the fourth second of its travel was ___ m.



6.  

Statement 2 applies to Questions 6-7

"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 ___.



7.  

After a total time 2 to has elapsed, the distance traveled by the object will be dox ___.



8.  

Statement 3 applies to Questions 8-13

"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?



9.  

Which graph represents a situation in which the object moved with a constant zero acceleration?



10.  

The slope of the dashed line in Graph B of Question 8 represents ___.



11.  

The slope of the dashed line in Graph C of Question 8 represents ____.



12.  

The shaded area in Graph D in Question 8 represents ___.



13.  

The shaded area in Graph E in Question 8 represents ___.



14.  

Statement 4 applies to Questions 14-21

"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?



15.  

During which time interval did the object travel with a constant nonzero acceleration?



16.  

During which time interval was the average speed least?



17.  

During which time interval did the maximum value of the magnitude of the instantaneous acceleration occur?



18.  

During which time interval was the speed of the object constant?



19.  

During which time interval did the minimum value of the instantaneous speed occur?



20.  

During which time interval was the magnitude of the average acceleration greatest?



21.  

During which time interval was the magnitude of the average acceleration least?



22.  

Statement 5 applies to Questions 22-23

"For this series of questions, 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.



23.  

During the second second of fall, the average speed of the stone is ___ m/s.



24.  

During the first second of fall, the stone falls a distance of ___ m.



25.  

Statement 6 applies to Questions 25-28

"For this series of questions, 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.



26.  

The distance traveled by the stone during the first second is ___ the distance traveled by the stone during the second second.



27.  

At the instant the stone is at its maximum altitude, the acceleration of the stone is ___.



28.  

The time required for the stone to reach its maximum altitude is ___ sec.

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.

MCAT Study Guide: From The Virtual Prof's Physics Study Guide for the MCAT, ©1997 by Glen Terrell, University of Texas at Arlington, and RonJon Publishing, Inc. Used by permission of Glen Terrell. For more information, go to http://www.virtualprof.com

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