Physics 30 Lesson 1 to 8 Review

1. A jetliner, travelling northward, is landing with a speed of 69 m/s. Once the jet touches
down, it has 75 m of runwa! in which to reduce its speed to 6.1 m/s. "ompute the
acceleration of the plane during landing. #$%.1 m/s
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&. A truc(, travelling at a velocit! of %% m/s due east, comes to a halt )! decelerating at
11 m/s
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. *ow far does the truc( travel in the process of stopping+ #,5 m'
%. A )ase)all is thrown upward with an initial speed of %5. m/s. -hat is its velocit! at
&. s+ #15.. m/s up'
.. An arrow is fired straight upward with an initial speed of 15 m/s. *ow long is the
arrow in the air )efore it stri(es the ground+ #%.1 s'
5. A golf )all re)ounds from the floor and travels straight upward with a speed of 5. m/s.
/o what ma0imum height does the )all rise+ #1.% m'
6. A rifle )ullet is shot verticall! upward. /went!$three seconds later the )ullet has a
velocit! of 7&. m/s, downward. -hat is the velocit! of the )ullet when the )ullet
leaves the rifle+ #15. m/s up'
7. -ith what initial speed must an arrow )e fired straight upward to attain a height of 11
m+ #.7 m/s'
1. 2uppose a )all is thrown verticall! upward. 3ight seconds later it returns to its point of
release. -hat is the initial velocit! of the )all+ #%9.& m/s up'
9. A diver springs upward with an initial speed of 1.1 m/s from a %. m )oard. #a' 4ind
the velocit! with which the diver stri(es the water. #)' -hat is the highest point the
diver reaches a)ove the water+ #7.9 m/s down, %.& m'
1. 2uppose a car is travelling at 1&. m/s, and the driver sees a traffic light turn red. After
.51 s has elapsed #the reaction time', the driver applies the )a(es, and the car
decelerates at 6.& m/s
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point where the driver first notices the red light+ #17.7 m'
11. A drag racer, starting from rest, speeds up for .& m with an acceleration of ,17.
m/s
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. A parachute then opens, slowing the car down with an acceleration of $6.1 m/s
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*ow fast is the racer moving %.5 0 1
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m after the parachute opens+ #96.9 m/s'
51&. A roc(et is launched from rest with an acceleration of &. m/s
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of .15 m the engines are turned off, )ut the roc(et continues to coast upward. 4ind the
total time that the roc(et is in the air, from lift$off until it stri(es the ground. #%5.6 s'
551%. A spelun(er #cave e0plorer' drops a stone from rest into a hole. /he speed of sound is
%.% m/s in air, and the sound of the stone stri(ing the )ottom is heard 1.5 s after the
stone is dropped. *ow deep is the hole+ #1.6 m'
1.. 4our$tenths of a second after )ouncing on a trampoline, a g!mnast is moving upward
with a speed of 6. m/s. /o what height a)ove the trampoline does the g!mnast rise
)efore falling )ac( down+ #5. m'
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15. A life$preserver is thrown verticall! upward from a rescue helicopter that is hovering
%. m a)ove the ground. /he initial velocit! of the preserver is &. m/s.
a' "alculate the velocit! with which the o)ject stri(es the ground. #%1.. m/s down'
)' "alculate the time it too( for the o)ject to reach the ground. #5.&. s'
16. An o)ject is thrown verticall! upward. 6f this o)ject ta(es 5.% s to go up and down,
what height did it reach+ #%... m'
17. -hile on planet 7, a hammer is thrown verticall! upward with an initial velocit! of 5.
m/s. 6f the o)ject returns to the point of release in %. s, what is the acceleration of a
freel! falling o)ject on this planet+ #%.% m/s
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511. A model roc(et is launched verticall! upward from the ground. After ..% seconds, its
fuel is completel! )urned. Assume uniform acceleration of %. m/s
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while the fuel is
)urning.
a' -hat is the roc(et8s velocit! the instant the fuel is completel! )urned+ #1&.9 m/s
up'
)' -hat is the roc(et8s ma0imum displacement #ma0imum height reached' during
its motion+ #9emem)er it will continue to rise after the fuel is )urned.' #%6.& m'
19. An o)ject is rolled up an incline. 6f the o)ject is &.75 m up the incline after ..5 s and
rolling )ac( down at a velocit! of 1.9 m/s, what is the acceleration of the o)ject+
#1.1& m/s
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&. A roc( is thrown upward at an initial velocit! of %5. m/s upward.
a' -hat is the displacement of the roc( during its &nd second of motion+ #,&.% m'
)' -hat is the displacement of the roc( during its 5th second of motion+ #$9.15 m'
Multiple Choice Section
1. -hat is a vector :uantit!+
a' a :uantit! that is at rest
)' a :uantit! that has a magnitude, unit, and direction
c' a :uantit! that e0plains wh! o)jects are in motion
d' a :uantit! that has onl! a magnitude and a unit
&. -hat is the displacement of a c!clist who starts at highwa! mar(er ,% (m and ends at
mar(er $7 (m. "onsider positive num)ers as representing positions east of the centre of
town.
a' 1 (m ;-<
)' 1 (m ;3<
c' . (m ;-<
d' . (m ;3<
%. -hat is the distance travelled )! a jogger who starts at highwa! mar(er , 1 (m, jogs to
$5 (m, and then proceeds to mar(er ,1 (m+
a' . (m
)' 7 (m
c' 1% (m
d' 19 (m
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.. -hat does a straight line on a graph of position versus time tell us a)out the motion of
an o)ject+
a' /he o)ject is travelling with positive velocit!.
)' /he o)ject is travelling with negative velocit!.
c' /he o)ject is travelling with uniform velocit!.
d' /he o)ject is travelling with =ero velocit!.
5. *ow is average speed calculated+
a' Average speed e:uals total distance divided )! the change in time.
)' Average speed e:uals total distance multiplied )! the change in time.
c' Average speed e:uals total displacement divided )! the change in time.
d' Average speed e:uals total displacement multiplied )! the change in time.
6. *ow can !ou find the velocit! at an! given point on a curve of a position$time graph+
a' 4ind the slope of the tangent to the curve at a given point.
)' 4ind the length of the tangent to the curve at a given point.
c' 4ind the slope of the straight line that joins the given point and the origin.
d' 4ind the length of the straight line that joins the given point and the origin.
7. -hat is acceleration+
a' an increase in velocit!
)' a decrease in velocit!
c' a change in the direction of the velocit!
d' an! change in velocit!
1. On a velocit!$time graph, what does a straight sloped line alwa!s represent+
a' constant displacement
)' constant velocit!
c' uniform acceleration
d' constant speed
9. *ow do !ou find the displacement of a moving o)ject from a velocit!$time graph+
a' 4ind the slope of each straight line of the graph and add them together.
)' 4ind the length of each straight line and add them together.
c' 4ind the area under the graph.
d' 4ind the product of the slope of each line and the area under the graph.
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1. A c!clist accelerates uniforml! from rest to 5. m/s in 5. s. >escri)e the straight line
representing the motion of the c!clist on a velocit!$time graph.
a' /he line is hori=ontal from 5. m/s at s and e0tends to 5. m/s at 5. s
)' /he line is descending from 5. m/s at s to m/s at 5. s
c' /he line is rising from m/s at s to 5. m/s at 5. s
d' /he line is vertical from m/s at 5. s to 5. m/s at 5. s
Multiple Choice Answers
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