Physics 12: Unit 1 Questions.

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Unit 1: Vectors
Multiple Choice Portion
1. A boat which can travel at a speed of 7.9 m/s in still 5. If a person travels 12.5 m north and then 7.8 m east,
water heads directly across a stream in the direction what is the magnitude of his displacement from the
shown in the diagram above. The water is flowing at starting point?
3.2 m/s. What is the resulting speed of the boat relative a. 4.7 m
to point X? b. 9.8 m
c. 14.7 m
Current d. 20.3 m

6. If a skier coast down a slope at an angle of 24 o below

Land the horizontal, what is her acceleration if the force of
Land
Boat Heading friction is negligible?
a. 24 m/s2
X b. 9.0 m/s2
c. 4.4 m/s2
d. 4.0 m/s2

a. 11.1 m/s 7. An airplane with an airspeed of 420 km/h is heading

b. 8.5 m/s due north. If there is a wind blowing due east with a
c. 7.2 m/s speed of 120 km/h, what is the direction of the plane
d. 4.7 m/s relative to the ground?
a. 16 o east of north
2. If a car travels due west for 5.0 km and then directly b. 16 o east of south
north for 6.0 km, how far, along a straight line is the c. 74 o east of north
car from its starting position? d. 74 o east of south
a. 1.0 km
b. 3.3 km 8. A football player is tackled; he is acted upon by three
c. 7.8 km horizontal forces: 145 N north, 96 N south and 64 N
d. 11 km east. What is the magnitude of the equilibrant of these
three forces?
3. A plane heads north with an airspeed of 420 km/h. a. 113 N
However; relative to the ground, it travels in a direction b. 185 N
of 7.0 o west of north. If the wind’s direction is c. 81 N
towards the northwest (45.0o west of north), what is the d. 15 N
wind’s speed?
a. 51 km/h
b. 65 km/h
c. 72 km/h 30˚
d. 83 km/h Cord

Rope
Current 2.50 kg
1 2 3 4
9. A rope pulls horizontally on a 2.50 kg pendulum bob
and holds the pendulum at an angle of 30.0 o from the
vertical as shown in the diagram above. What is the
X tension in the pendulum cord?
4. A motorboat at point X must cross a river flowing as a. 14.1 N
shown in the above diagram. If the boat travels fixed b. 21.2 N
speed relative to the water, in which direction should c. 28.3 N
the boat head in order to reach the other side in the d. 49.0 N
least amount of time?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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10. Which of the following is property of all vector 15. Two forces act on an object: 125 N due west and 79 N
quantities? due north. In what direction must the third force act on
a. time the object to keep it in equilibrium?
b. energy a. 32 o north of west
c. distance b. 32 o south of east
d. direction c. 58 o north of west
N d. 58 o south of east

P
4.5 m/s Current
Boat θ
35˚
2.0 x 103 m Q
Boat
S
16. The above diagram show a canal boat being held
11. In the above diagram, the boat has a speed of 4.5 m/s in stationary by two ropes anchored at P and Q. For
still water. How long will it take the boat to reach the which of the following values of θ will the force of
N/S longitudinal line? tension in the ropes be least?
a. 440 s a. 30˚
b. 540 s b. 45˚
c. 630 s c. 60˚
d. 770 s d. 90˚

12. A man move from W to X to Y to Z as shown in the

diagram below. What is the magnitude of his final
displacement from W?
22˚ 22˚
Z

W X

7.0 m 4.0 m

Y 17. A picture on which the force of gravity is 170 N is

supported by a wire, as shown in the diagram above.
a. 2.0 m What is the magnitude of the force of tension in the
b. 8.6 m wire?
c. 12 m a. 85 N
d. 9.0 m b. 92 N
c. 1.7 x 102 N
13. A car travels 10.0 km due east and then 12.0 km in a d. 2.3 x 102 N
direction 45 o north of west. What is the magnitude of
the car’s displacement? 18. Which one of the following statements best describes
a. 6.6 km vectors?
b. 8.6 km a. all vectors have direction only
c. 15.6 km b. all vectors have magnitude only
d. 22.0 km c. all vectors have both magnitude and direction
d. all vectors are directed towards the earth’s centre
14. A car changes its velocity from 55 km/h due north to
55 km/h due east. What is the direction of the change
in its velocity
a. 45 o north of east
b. 45 o north of west
c. 45 o south of east
d. 45 o south of west

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19. An aircraft heading north at 48 m/s encounters a wind 23. The diagram below shows two forces vectors F1 and F2
blowing towards the east at 27 m/s. What is the acting on an object at point P
aircraft’s resultant direction of travel? What is the magnitude of the resultant force? (Each
a. 29 o E of N grid space equal 1 Newton)
b. 34 o E of N a. 3.0 N
c. 56 o E of N b. 5.0 N
d. 61 o E of N c. 7.0 N
d. 14.3 N
20. A vehicle, travelling north at 9.0 m/s changes its
velocity to 12 m/s east. Which one of the following
best represents its change in velocity?
a. c.
15 m/s 15 m/s
F
1

F
b. d. 2

15 m/s 15 m/s 24. A boat departs from point P heading towards point X
as shown in the diagram below. Its speed relative to
the water is 2.50 m/s. The river is flowing south at
1.40 m/s so that the boat actually touches the east bank
21. As shown in the diagram below, the river flows at point Q
eastward at 3.3 m/s. A boat can travel at 4.38 m/s
relative to still water. X
River Bank
West Bank
115 m
River current: 3.3 m/s

River 1.40 m/s

Q
East Bank
X River Bank

If the boat departs from position X heading due north,

in what direction will this boat travel relative to position X? If Q is 115 m downstream from point X, how wide is
a. due north the river?
b. 35 o E of N a. 40.0 m
c. 43 o E of N b. 82.0 m
d. 47 o E of N c. 2.05 x 102 m
d. 2.35 x 102 m
22. Which one of the following contains two vector
quantities? 25. A projectile is fired with an initial velocity of 80 m/s at
a. mass, velocity an angle of 37 o above the horizontal. If air resistance
b. time, momentum is negligible, how much time elapses before the
c. force, acceleration projectile reaches it maximum height?
d. speed, displacement a. 4.9 s
b. 6.5 s
c. 8.2 s
d. 16 s

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26. A projectile is fired with an initial velocity of 120 m/s 31. Which one of the following is vector quantity?
at an angle 30 o above the horizontal. If air resistance is a. time
negligible, how much time elapses before the projectile b. speed
strikes the ground at the same elevation from which it c. impulse
was fired? d. kinetic energy
a. 6.1 s
b. 11 s
c. 12 s 32. A projectile is fired from a cliff as shown in the
d. 21 s diagram below:

Use the following graph to answer the question below (each

division represents 1.0 N)
Cliff

ground
Which one of the following graphs best represents the
total energy as a function of time for the projectile
while it is in flight? (Ignore friction)

Etotal

27. The above diagram shows three force vectors acting on

one point. What is the magnitude of the sum of these
force vectors? Time
a. 1.6 N a.
b. 2.2 N
c. 17 N
d. 20 N Etotal

28. Which one of the following is not a vector quantity?

a. work
b. impulse Time
c. velocity b.
d. displacement

29. Which one of the following is correct for a projectile Etotal

motion, assuming no air friction?
Horizontal Speed Vertical Acceleration
a. constant constant
Time
b. constant changing c.
c. changing constant
d. changing changing
Etotal
30. A rock is falling from building. While the rock is
falling, which one of the following remains constant?
a. speed
b. velocity Time
c. momentum d.
d. acceleration

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33. A projectile is launched with a velocity of 23 m/s at 57
o
above the horizontal. What is the maximum height
reached by the projectile?
a. 8.0 m
b. 19 m
c. 27 m
d. 64 m

34. The diagram below shows the path of a projectile over

level ground.

Z
Y
Ground
Which one the following above arrows best represents
the direction of the net force on the projectile at point
P?
a. zero (no arrow)
b. vertical (arrow Y)
c. horizontal (arrow X)
d. tangent to the curve (arrow Z)

Written Portion
1. A ball travelling horizontally at 4.0 m/s rolls off a 30.0 m cliff. What will be its velocity (magnitude and direction) as it
reaches the ground?
4.0 m/s

30.0 m

2. A rocket accelerates at 15 m/s2 from rest for 21 m on a frictionless horizontal surface. The rocket stops firing at the cliff and
falls freely from height of 45 m. Calculate R

21 m

45 m

water
R

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3. A golf ball travels a 1.5 m/s due east for 3.0 s and then travels at 2.0 m/s in a direction of 25 o north of west for 2.0 s. What
is the magnitude of the balls average velocity for the entire 5.0 s?

4. A 1.50 kg projectile is launched at 18.0 m/s from level ground. The launch angle is 26.0° above the horizontal. (Assume
negligible friction.)
a. What is the maximum height reached by this projectile?
b. How fast will the projectile be travelling when it is at its maximum height?

5. A projectile is launched over level ground at 35 m/s at an angle of 24° above the horizontal (Friction is negligible.)
a. What is the time of flight of this projectile?
b. What is the velocity (magnitude and direction) of this projectile 2.5 s after launch?

6. A boat which can travel at 5.6 m/s in still water heads due east across a river from a dock at X. The boat’s resultant path is
32° south of east.

a. What is the speed of the current?

b. How long will it take the boat to reach the far shore if the river is 185 m wide?

7. A soccer ball is kicked over level ground with an initial velocity of 18 m/s, 24° above the horizontal.
a. How long does it take the ball to return to the ground?
b. What is the range of the ball?

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8. Mike runs horizontally off a cliff at 6.5 m s and lands in the water 15 m from the base of the cliff.

a. How long does it take Mike to hit the water?

b. How high is the cliff?

9. A projectile is launched over level ground at 85 m/s, 25° above the horizontal. Air resistance may be ignored.
a. Calculate the range (horizontal distance) of the projectile.
b. Using principles of physics, comment on the horizontal and vertical components of the projectile’s velocity and
acceleration during the flight.

Answers:
MC
1. b 11. b 21. b 31. d
2. c 12. a 22. c 32. a
3. d 13. b 23. b 33. b
4. b 14. c 24. c 34. b
5. c 15. b 25. a
6. d 16. a 26. c
7. a 17. d 27. b
8. c 18. c 28. b
9. c 19. a 29. a
10. d 20. d 30. d

Written
1. velocity = 24.6 m/s, 81˚ below the horizontal
2. R = 75 m
3. velocity = 0.38 m/s
4a. height = 3.18 m b. velocity = 16.2 m/s
5a. time = 2.9 s b. velocity = 34 m/s 18˚ below the horizontal
6a. velocity = 3.5 m/s b. time = 33 s
7a. time = 1.49 s b. range = 25 m
8a. time = 2.3 s b. height = 26 m
9a. range = 5.6 x 102 m b. vh = constant; vv = constantly changing; ah = 0 m/s2; av = 9.8 m/s2

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