GENERAL PHYSICS 1

NAME: _____________________________ DATE: _______________ SCORE: ____________

WORKSHEET NO. 4: KINEMATIC EQUATIONS OF MOTION 1

Solve the following word problems.

1. If a car travels 400m in 20 seconds, how fast is it going?

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2. If you move 50 meters in 10 seconds, what is your speed?

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3. You arrived in my class 45 seconds after leaving math which is 90 meters away. How fast did
you travel?
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UNKNOWN:
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4. How much time will it take for a bug to travel 5 meters across the floor if it is traveling at 1 m/s?
GIVEN: SOLUTION:

UNKNOWN:
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5. In Tokyo 2021 Olympics, an athlete threw a flying disk 139 meters through the air. While in
flight, the disk traveled at an average speed of 13.0 m/s. How long did the disk remain in the air?
(Assume that there is no air resistance and the disk flies horizontally.)
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UNKNOWN:
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P.2, worksheet no 4, General Physics 1

6a. Find the magnitude of the average velocity (in m/s) of a biker that travels 150 m, northward
and then turns west and travels 1200 m in 30.0 minutes.
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FINAL ANSWER:

6b. What is the direction of the velocity of the biker in 6a?

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7.Allysa drives her Porsche and accelerates uniformly from 0 to 72 km/h in 12.0 seconds. What is
the acceleration of the car in m/s2?
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8. Mr. Cayno participates in a car race. He accelerates uniformly from 18.0 m/s to 46.0 m/s
in 3.00 seconds. How fast is his acceleration?
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UNKNOWN:
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Scoring:

Nos. 1 - 5, 6b and 8: 3 points @ x 7 = 21

6a and 7: 4 points @ x 2 = 8
Total = 29 plus 1 = 30 points