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MU L TIP L E C HO I CE . Ch o o se the o n e alte r native th at b es t c o m p le tes the s ta tem ent o r a n sw e r s th e q u estio n.

1) W hen a ball is thrown straight up with no air resistance, the acceleration at its highest 1)
p oint
A ) is upward.
B ) reverses from upward to downward.
C ) is do wnward.
D ) is zero.
E ) reverses from downward to up ward.

2) A rock from a vo lcanic eruptio n is launched straight up int o the air with no appreciable 2)
a ir resistance. Which o ne of t he fo llowing s tatemen ts ab out this r ock while it is in the
a ir is correct?
A ) The acceleration is do wnward at all points in the motion except that is zero at the
h ighest point.
B ) O n the way down, both its velocity and acceleration are downward, and at the
highest point b oth its velocity and acceler ation are zero.
C ) O n the way up, its acceleratio n is d ownward and its velocity is upward, and at the
highest point b oth its velocity and acceler ation are zero.
D ) T he a cceleration is do wnward at all p o ints in the motio n.
E ) T hro ugho ut the motion, the a cceleratio n is downward, and the velocity is always in
t he same direction a s the acc eleration.

3) A ball is thrown straight up, reaches a maximum height, the n fa lls to its initial height. 3)
W hich o f the following stat ements abo ut the direction of the velocity and acceleration
of the ball as it is g oing up is co rrect?
A ) Its velocity points upward and its acceleration p oints downward.
B ) B oth its velocity and its acceleration po ints downward.
C ) Its velocity points downward and its acceleration points upward.
D ) B oth its velocity and its acceleration po int upward.

4) A 1 0- kg rock and 20- kg rock are dropp ed from the same height and experience no 4)
s ignificant air resistance. If it takes the 20- k g rock a time T to reach the ground , what
t ime will it take the 10 -kg rock to reach the ground?
A ) 4T B) 2T C ) T/4 D) T E ) T/2

5) A b all is thro wn upward at a velo city o f 19 .6 m/s. What is its velo city after 3.0 s, 5)
a ssuming negligible air res ista nce?
A ) 9.8 m/s d ownward B ) 9.8 m/s upward
C ) 1 9.6 m/s do wnward D ) 0 m/s

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6) A b ullet shot straight up returns to its starting po int in 1 0 s. What is the initial spe ed of 6)
t he b ullet , as suming negligible a ir r esist ance?
A ) 9 .8 m/s B ) 9 8 m/s C ) 4 9 m/s D ) 2 5 m/s

7) A b all is thro wn straight up with a speed o f 36 m/s. How long d oes it take to return to 7)
its st artin g p o int, assuming negligible air re sistance?
A ) 3 .7 s B) 1 5 s C) 11 s D ) 7 .3 s

8) A b all is thro wn d ownward fro m the to p of a build ing with an initial speed of 25 m/s. It 8)
s trikes the ground after 2.0 s. How high is the bu ilding, as suming negligible air
r esistance?
A) 50 m B) 2 0 m C) 30 m D) 70 m