Q1) In the figure, the average acceleration between t = 0 s to t = 10 s is

a. – 0.8 m/s2
b. 0.8 m/s2
c. zero
d. 0.4 m/s2

Q2) In the figure, the distance between

t = 5 s to t = 15 s is:
a. 40 m
b. zero
c. 80 m
d. 160 m

Q3) In the figure, the acceleration at 14 s is

a. – 0.8 m/s2
b. 0.8 m/s2
c. 1.60 m/s2
d. − 1.60 m/s2

Q4) In the triangle, the length of the unknown side is:

a. 6.71 m
b. 10.8 m 
c.117 m
d. 0.136 6.00 m
9.00 m 

Q5) In the triangle, the value of  is:

a. 56.31o
b. 33.69o
c. 53.29o
d. 48.20o

Q6) Density is the ratio of mass to volume. Mercury (Hg) has a density of 1.36  10kg/m3. What is its
density in units of g/cm3?
a. 136
b. 1.36
c. 13.6

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Q7) The real solutions of the equation 6x2 = 7x + 3 are:

a. 1.5, 1/3
b1.5, 1/3
c1.5, 1/3
d. 1.5, 1/3

Q8) A truck moves 70 m east, then moves 120 m west, and finally moves east again a distance of 90 m. If
east is chosen as the positive direction, what is the truck’s displacement?
a. 40 m
b. – 40 m
c. 280 m
d. –280 m

Q9) An object moves 20 m east in 30 s and then returns to its starting point taking an additional 50 s. If
west is chosen as the positive direction, what is the speed of the object?
a. 0.50 m/s
b. –0.50 m/s
c. 0.73 m/s
d. 0 m/s

Q10) A European sports car dealer claims that his product will accelerate at a constant rate from rest to a
speed of 27.8 m/s in 8.00 s. What is the speed after the first 5.00 s of acceleration?
a. 34.7 m/s
b. 44.4 m/s
c. 28.7 m/s
d. 17.4 m/s

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A basketball player can jump to maximum height of 1.6 m off the hardwood floor. With what initial velocity did
he leave the floor?

a. – 5.6 m/s
b. 2.8 m/s
c. − 4.2 m/s
d. 5.6 m/s

In the question above, what is the velocity of the player when he returns back to the hardwood floor?

a. – 5.6 m/s
b. 2.8 m/s
c. − 4.2 m/s
d. 5.6 m/s

In the question above, what is the average speed of the player when he returns back to the hardwood floor
(round trip travel)?

a. – 5.6 m/s
b. 2.8 m/s
c. − 4.2 m/s
d. 5.6 m/s

A rock is thrown downward from a top of a building with an initial speed of 20 m/s. It strikes the ground 3.0 s
later. Determine the height of the building?

a. 104 m
b. 90 m
c. 20 m
d. 16 m

A rock is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 25 m/s. What time interval elapses between the rock’s
being thrown and its return to the original launch point?

a. 4.10 s
b. 19.6 s
c. 5.10 s
d. zero

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A car slows down to velocity of 2.80 m/s at distance 40.0 m from the beginning in 8.50s, the initial velocity of
the car is:

a. 5.4 m/s
b. 4.2 m/s
c. 6.6 m/s
d. 5.9 m/s

A cart is given an initial velocity of 5.0 m/s and experiences a constant acceleration of 2.0 m/s2. What is the
magnitude of the cart’s displacement during the first 6.0 s of its motion?

a. 10 m
b. 55 m
c. 66 m
d. 80 m

A particle starts from rest at x = 0 and moves for 10 s with an acceleration of + 0.02 m/s2. And moves then 20 s
with the acceleration of the particle is – 0.01 m/s2. What is the total displacement of the particle?

a. − 3.0 m
b. 1.0 m
c. 3.0 m
d. –1.0 m

17. Car A travels at constant speed of 25 m/s is 100 m behind Car B which travels with a constant speed of 20
m/s, both cars are traveling in the same direction. How long it will take car A to reach Car B?

a. 16 s
b. 20 s
c. 12 s
d. 10 s

A railroad train travels forward along a straight track at constant speed of 80.0 m/s for 1000 m and then travels
at another constant speed 50.0 m/s for the next 1000 m. What is the average velocity?

a. 65.0 m/s
b. 61.5 m/s
c. 63.7 m/s
d. 70.0 m/s

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An automobile driver puts on the brakes and decelerates from 30.0 m/s to zero in 10.0 s. What distance does the
car travel?

a. 150 m
b. 196 m
c. 336 m
d. 392 m

A bird, accelerating from rest at a constant rate, experiences a displacement of 28 m in 11 s. What is its
acceleration?

a. 0.21 m/s2
b. 0.46 m/s2
c. 0.64 m/s2
d. 0.78 m/s2

A car starts from Dubai, goes 150 km in a straight line to Abu-Dhabi, immediately turns around, and returns
to Dubai. The time for this round trip is 2 hours. The magnitude of the average velocity of the car for this
round trip is:

a. 0 km/h
b. 75 km/h
c. 150 km/h
d. 300 km/h

The coordinate of an object is given as a function of time by x(t) = 5t – 3t3, where x is in meters and t is in
seconds. Its average velocity over the interval from t = 0 to t = 2 s is:

a. 7 m/s
b. –17 m/s
c. 11 m/s
d. –7 m/s

The position y of a particle moving along the y axis depends on the time t according to the equation y = at –
bt3. The dimensions of the quantities a and b are respectively:

a. L2/T, L3/T3
b. L/T2, L2/T
c. L/T, L/T3
d. L3/T, T3/L

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Two automobiles are 250 kilometers apart and traveling toward each other with constant speed. One
automobile is moving at 60 km/h and the other is moving at 40 km/h. In how many hours will they meet?

a. 2.5 h
b 2.0 h
c. 1.75 h
d. 1.5 h

A car starts from Sharjah, goes 50 km in a straight line to Dubai, immediately turns around, and returns to
Sharjah. The time for this round trip is 2.5 hours. The average speed of the car for this round trip is:

a. 0 km/h
b. 40 km/h
c. 50 km/h
d. 100 km/h

This graph shows the position of a particle as a function of time. What is its average velocity between t = 2s
and t = 9s?

a. 1.71 m/s
b. -1.71 m/s
c. 3 m/s
d. -12 m/s

The coordinate of a particle in meters is given by x(t) = 16t – 3.0t3, where the time t is in seconds. The
particle is momentarily at rest at t =

a 0.75 s
b. 1.3 s
c. 1.8 s
d 2.3 s

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The coordinate (position) vs. time graph of an object is a straight line with a positive slope. The object has:

a. constant displacement
b. steadily increasing acceleration
c. steadily decreasing acceleration
d. constant velocity

A person takes a trip, driving with a constant speed of 50 km/h, except for a 15 minutes break. If the person’s
average speed is 42.5 km/h, how much time is spent on the trip?

a. 2.25 h
b 2.5 h
c. 1.66 h
d. 2.75 h

A person takes a trip, driving with a constant speed of 50 km/h, except for a 15 minutes break. If the person’s
average speed is 42.5 km/h, what is distance travelled?

a. 80 km
b. 120 km
c. 70 km
d. 250 km

A jogger runs halfway around a circular path with a radius of 60 m. What, respectively, are the magnitude of the
displacement and the distance jogged?

a. 60 m, 188 m
b. 120 m, 188 m
c. 0 m, 377 m
d. 120 m, 377 m

Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

a. temperature
b. velocity
c. acceleration
d. displacement

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An object moves 20 m east in 30 s and then returns to its starting point taking an additional 50 s.If west is chosen as the
positive direction, what is the average speed of the object?

a. 0.50 m/s
b. –0.50 m/s
c. 0.73 m/s
d. 0 m/s

A ball is thrown vertically upwards at 19.6 m/s. For its complete trip (up and back down to the starting position), its
average velocity is:

a. 19.6 m/s.
b. 9.80 m/s.
c. 4.90 m/s.
d. 0 m/s

Changing the positive direction in a reference frame to the opposite direction does not change the sign of which of the
following quantities?

a. velocity
b. average velocity
c. speed
d. displacement

A cart starts from rest and accelerates at 4.0 m/s2 for 5.0 s, then maintain that velocity for 10 s, and
then decelerates at the rate of 2.0 m/s2 for 4.0 s. What is the final speed of the car?

a. 20 m/s
b. 16 m/s
c. 12 m/s
d. 10 m/s

A 50-g ball traveling at 25.0 m/s is bounced off a brick wall and rebounds at 22.0 m/s. A high-speed camera records
this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.50 ms, what is the average acceleration of the ball during this time
interval?

a. 13 400 m/s2
b. 6 720 m/s2
c. 857 m/s2
d. 20 m

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