PHYS 121 — Spring 2019 — Quiz 2A — Feb.

8th, 2019 Name (print): _______________________________

Provide numerical answers to two significant figures. Neglect air resistance. Discussion Section #:______________

Q1) " A ⃗ = i ̂ − j ̂ and " B ⃗ = − 5 i ̂ + 4 j .̂ Draw vector " A ⃗ + B ⃗ in the graph to the right. (1 pt)

Q2) The figure shows the velocity-vs-time graph for the motion of objects A & B which are
moving along the same axis.

a) At "t = 3 s, how do the accelerations of the objects compare? (0.5 pt)

A) "aA = aB B) a" A > aB C) a" A < aB

b) Identify the time interval or intervals when the objects are moving in the same
direction. (1 pt)

Q3) You throw an apple straight up with initial speed, v" 0. The apple reaches a maximum height, h, and then falls back down into
your hand. For each of the questions, assume up is the positive direction. (1.5 pt)

a) The acceleration on the way down is _________________. (Increasing, decreasing, or staying the same)

b) The total distance the apple travels (in terms of h" ) when its back in your hand is ________________.

c) The net displacement of the apple when its back in your hand is ________________.

Q4) A car traveling to the right at 10 m/s slows down over 3 seconds until it is traveling at 4 m/s. Show all work!

a) What is the car’s acceleration (magnitude & direction) while slowing down? Assume the car’s acceleration is constant. (1 pt)

Magnitude: ___________ Direction: _____________

b) What distance, D
" , does the car travel through while slowing down? (1 pt)

" = _____________
D
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Q5) Romeo kicks a soccer ball to Juliet with an initial speed of 20
" m/s. The soccer
ball reaches a maximum height of H " = 10 m. The soccer ball is in the air for a total
of 2.0 seconds from when Romeo kicks it to when it gets to Juliet. Use g" = 10 m/s2.

a) How are the ball's velocity and acceleration vectors related when the ball is at its
highest point? (0.5 pt)

A) They point in the same direction B) They point in the opposite direction

C) They are perpendicular D) They are not related since the velocity is zero

b) What is the initial vertical component of the ball’s velocity? Show all work! (1 pt)

Initial vertical component of velocity = ___________

b) What is the horizontal distance, D

" , between Romeo and Juliet? Show all work! (1.5 pt)

" = ____________
D

d) Sketch the vertical component of the position and velocity graphs. No numbers needed, but your plots should look
qualitatively correct. Take the origin to be the initial position of the ball and t = 0 to be when the ball is kicked. The
dotted line represents when the ball has reached Juliet. (1 pt)

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