Kinematics Quiz #1 Name:

KU / 24 App / 14 T/I / 12 C – neat, form, clarity, work shown, units /4

PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE - Circle the option that best answers the questions below. (K14)
1. Which of the following motions is not uniform?
(a) A satellite in orbit around the Earth. (b) A ball rolls along a table without changing velocity.
(c) A jogger runs 50 m at a constant speed (d) An elevator moves vertically upward at zero acceleration
2. A scalar quantity is one which does not have a:
(a) numeral (b) unit (c) direction (d) displacement
3. Which of the following includes an example of a vector quantity?
(a) Juanita walks 2 km north to get water. (b) The density of aluminum is 2700 kg/m3.
(c) A jogger runs 3 km around the track. (d) Grimsby is 24 km from Hamilton.
4. A car located 150 km[W] of Toronto travels to a point 400 km[W] of Toronto. The resultant displacement is:
(a) 250 km (b) 250 km[W] (c) 550 km (d) 550 km[W]
5. A car travels 4.0 km[N] and then 3.0 km[S]. If the total trip takes 15 min, the average speed of the car for the trip is:
(a) 4.0 km/h (b) 4.0 km/h[N] (c) 28 km/h (d) 28 km/h[N]
6. An object travels 6.0 × 104 m with a uniform speed of 1.5 × 103 m/s. The time it takes is:
(a) 4.0 × 10-1 s (b) 2.5 s (c) 4.0 × 101 s (d) 4.0 × 107 s
7. Particle X moves with a velocity of 15 m/s [R]. Particle Y moves with a velocity of 5.0 m/s [L]. What is the velocity of particle X
with reference to particle Y?
(a) 10 m/s[L] (b) 10 m/s[R] (c) 20 m/s[L] (d) 20 m/s[R]
8. According to the graph to the right, the order of the speeds from slowest to fastest is:
(a) A, B, C, D (b) B, C, A, D
(c) C, B, A, D (d) D, A, C, B
9. Acceleration can be obtained from:
(a) area under an a-t graph. (b) area under a v-t graph.
(c) slope of an a-t graph. (d) slope of a v-t graph.
Use the graphs to the right to answer questions 14-15
10. Which graph shows an object speeding up as it moves away from home?
11. Which graph shows an object slowing down as it moves back toward home?
Use the graphs to the right to answer questions 16-18
12. Which graph represents the motion of an object accelerating?
13. Which graph represents the motion of an object decelerating?
14. Which graph represents an impossible situation?

PART B: MATCHING - Match the definition from the 1st column to the best term in the 2nd column. (K10)
1. _____ Acceleration that causes an object to slow down. A) displacement
B) distance
2. _____ Change of velocity divided by the time interval for that change C) non-uniform motion
3. _____ Change of position divided by the time interval for that change. D) position
E) scalar quantity
4. _____ The slope of this motion graph calculates the velocity of an object. F) acceleration
5. _____ Location of object relative to reference point. G) uniform motion
H) vector quantity
6. _____ Quantity that has magnitude and a direction. I) acceleration-time graph
7. _____ Speed at a specific moment of time. J) average speed
K) average velocity
8. _____ Total length of path travelled by an object as it moves from one position to another M) deceleration
9. _____ The area under this motion graph calculates the displacement of an object N) instantaneous speed
O) instantaneous velocity
10. _____ Type of motion that involves a constant speed in a straight line. P) position-time graph
Q) velocity-time graph
PART C: SHORT ANSWER – Answer the following questions below. Show any work on scrap paper. (A14)
1. An object moves as shown on the d-t graph below. 2. An object moves as shown on the v-t graph below.

a) Sketch the v-t graph above. a) Sketch the d-t graph above.

b) Determine the object’s: b) Determine the object’s:

i) Position at 7.0 s __________________ i) Velocity at 7.0 s __________________

ii) Total distance __________________ ii) Total distance __________________

iii) Total displacement __________________ iii) Total displacement __________________

iv) Average speed iv) Average speed

for the entire trip __________________ for the entire trip __________________

v) Average velocity v) Average velocity

for the entire trip __________________ for the entire trip __________________

PART D: PROBLEMS – Answer the following questions in the space provided. (T12)
1. A bear searching for food walks 15 km[E], 5.0 km[S], 2. R.R. Hood is travelling to visit her grandmother. First,
3.0 km[W], and 5.0 km[N]. she travels at an average speed of 12 km/h for 10 km.
a) Sketch a vector diagram showing the (i) Then she travels at 8.0 km/h for another 1.25 h.
displacement vectors and (ii) resultant Calculate her average speed for the trip ?
displacement vector.
b) Indicate the total distance and displacement.

3. Mr. C applies the brakes as he approaches a stop sign. If the brakes provide an average acceleration of 2.9 m/s2[N]
and it takes 5.2s to come to rest at the stop sign, what was Mr. C’s initial velocity in km/h?