Physics

Midterm Mock Exam

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. An object moves at a constant speed of 6 m/s. This means that the object:
A. Increases its speed by 6 m/s every second
B. Decreases its speed by 6 m/s every second
C. Doesn’t move
D. Has a positive acceleration
E. Moves 6 meters every second

2. A toy car moves 8 m in 4 s at the constant velocity. What is the car’s velocity?
A. 1 m/s B. 2 m/s C. 3 m/s D. 4 m/s E. 5 m/s

3. A train moves at a constant velocity of 50 km/h. How far will it move in 0.5 h?
A. 10 km B. 20 km C. 25 km D. 45 km E. 50 km

4. A boat can move at a constant velocity of 8 km/h in still water. How long will it take for the boat to move 24 km?
A. 2 h B. 3 h C. 4 h D. 6 h E. 8 h

The graph represents the relationship between velocity and time for an object moving in a straight line. Use this graph to
answer questions 5 and 6.

5. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The object speeds up
B. The object slows down
C. The object moves with a constant velocity
D. The object stays at rest
E. The object is in free fall

6. What is the velocity of the object at 5 s?

A. 1 m/s B. 2 m/s C. 3 m/s D. 4 m/s E. 5 m/s

The following graph represents the position as a function of time for a moving object. Use this graph to answer questions 7
and 8.
7. Which of the following is true?
A. The object increases its velocity
B. The object decreases its velocity
C. The object’s velocity stays unchanged
D. The object stays at rest
E. More information is required

8. What is the velocity of the object?

A. 4 m/s B. 20 m/s C. 8 m/s D. 40 m/s E. 5 m/s

The following graph represents the position as a function of time of a moving object. Use this graph for questions 9 and 10.

9. What is the initial position of the object?

A. 2 m B. 4 m C. 6 m D. 8 m E. 10 m

10. What is the velocity of the object?

A. 5 m/s B. -5 m/s C. 10 m/s D. -10 m/s E. 0 m/s

The diagram above illustrates a person who, starting from the origin, walks 8 km east during first day, and 5 km west the
next day. Use it to answer questions 11 and 12.

11. What is the net displacement of the person from the initial point in two days?
A. 6 km, east B. 3 km, east C. 10 km, west D. 5 km, west E. 9 km, east

12. What is the traveled distance of the person from the initial point in two days?
A. 13 km B. 3 km C. 10 km D. 5 km E. 9 km

13. An object moves with a constant acceleration of 5 m/s 2.

Which of the following statements is true?
A. The object’s velocity stays the same
B. The object moves 5 m each second
C. The object’s acceleration increases by 5 m/s2 each
second
D. The object’s acceleration decreases by 5 m/s2 each
second
E. the object’s velocity increases by 5 m/s each second

The position vs. time graph of a moving object is shown to the

right. Use this graph to answer questions 14 through 18

14. What is the average speed from 0 s to 4 s?

A. 0.5 m/s B. 1 m/s C. 2 m/s
D. 3 m/s E. 4 m/s
 15. What is the average speed from 4 s to 8 s?
A. 0.5 m/s B. 1 m/s C. 2 m/s D. 3 m/s E. 4 m/s

16. What is the object’s position at 6 s?

A. 2 m B. 1 m C. 3 m
D. 7 m E. 9 m

17. What is the average acceleration from 4 s to 8 s?

A. 0 m/s2 B. 1 m/s2 C. 2 m/s2 D. 3 m/s2 E. 4 m/s2

18. Which of the following is the velocity vs. time graph?

A. B. C. D.

E.

A ball is thrown straight up from point A, reaches

a maximum height at point B, and then falls back to point C,
as illustrated by the picture to the right. Use this for
questions 19, 20, and 21.

19. Which of the following is true about the direction the ball’s velocity and acceleration between A and B?

A. B. C.

D. E.
20. Which of the following is true about the direction the ball’s velocity and acceleration between B and C?

A. B. C.

D. E.

21. Which of the following is true about the ball’s velocity and acceleration the highest point B?
A. Its velocity and acceleration are both zero
B. Its velocity is up and non-zero constant and acceleration is zero
C.Its velocity is down and non-zero constant and acceleration is zero
D.Its velocity is zero and acceleration is up and non-zero constant
E.Its velocity is zero and acceleration is down and non-zero constant

The velocity as a function of time of a moving object is

presented by the graph to the right. Use this graph for
questions 22 through 27.

22. What is the acceleration of the object between 0 s and 2 s?

A. 0 m/s2 B.1 m/s2 C.2 m/s2 D.3 m/s2 E.4m/s2

23. What is the acceleration of the object between 2 s and 6 s?

A. 0 m/s2 B.1 m/s2 C.2 m/s2 D.3 m/s2 E.4m/s2

24. What is the magnitude of acceleration of the object between

6 s and 10 s?
A. 0 m/s2 B.1 m/s2 C.2 m/s2 D.3 m/s2 E.4m/s2

25. How far from the origin does the object move in first 2 s?
A. 4 m B.16 m C.20 m D.28 m E.36 m
26. How far from the origin does the object move in first 6 s?
A. 4 m B.16 m C.20 m D.28 m E.36 m
27. How far from the origin does the object move in first 10 s?
A. 4 m B.16 m C.20 m D.28 m E.36 m

The diagram above presents the position and elapsed time of a motorbike that starts from rest and accelerates at a
constant rate. Use it to answer questions 28 and 29.

28. What is the average velocity of the motorbike during first 5 s?

A. 0 m/s B. 5 m/s C. 10 m/s D. 15 m/s E. 20 m/s

29. What is the acceleration of the motorbike?

A. 0 m/s2 B. 2 m/s2 C. 4 m/s2 D. 6 m/s2 E. 8 m/s2

30. What is the acceleration of a ball rolling down a ramp that starts from rest and travels 0.9 m in 3 s?
A. 0.1 m/s/s B. 0.2 m/s/s C. 0.3 m/s/s D. 2.7 m/s/s E. 3.3 m/s/s

31. Which has zero acceleration? An object

A. at rest.
B. moving at constant velocity.
C. moving at a constant speed in a straight line.
D. all of these.
E. none of these.
F.
32. As an object falls downward (neglecting air resistance), its
A. velocity remains constant while acceleration increases
B. velocity decreases while acceleration increases
C. velocity increases and acceleration increases.
D. velocity and acceleration remain constant
E. velocity increases and acceleration remains constant.
33. For an object traveling at a constant velocity
A. average velocity is greater than instantaneous velocity
B. instantaneous velocity is greater than average velocity
C. instantaneous velocity and average velocity are the same
D. can't tell from the data given
E. instantaneous velocity changes, but average velocity stays the same

34. The first graph shows distance vs. time for an object. Which one of the other graphs shows velocity vs. time for the same
object?

A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E

35. This very idealized motion in which air resistance is neglected and the acceleration is constant.
A. uniform acceleration motion
B. projectile motion
C. free fall
D. uniform motion

36. It means that the time required for the object to reach maximum height equals the time for it to return from its maximum
height o its starting point.
A. axis of symmetry
B. time symmetry
C. speed symmetry
D. none

37. It shows that at any displacement above the point of release, the speed of the body during the upward trip equals the
speed during the downward trip.
A. axis of symmetry
B. time symmetry
C. speed symmetry
D. none

For item 38 - 41. A boy tosses a coin upward with a velocity of 14.7 m/s . Find

38. the maximum height reached by the coin

A. 11m B. 26 m C. 29 M D. 6 m E. 21 m

39. time of flight

A. 3 s B. 13 s C. 26 s D. 6 s E. 21 s

40. velocity when the coin returns to the hand.

A. -12.1 m/s B. -14.7 m/s C. 16.6m/s D. -82.1 m/s E. -66.6 m/s

41. Suppose the boy failed to catch the coin and the coin goes to the ground with what velocity will it strike the ground ? The
boy’s hand is 0.49m above the ground.
A.-15m/s B. -18m/s C. 15m/s A. -28m/s A.-25m/s

42. A sailboat has a coordinates (130m, 205m) at t 1=0,0s. Two minutes later its position is (110m, 218m). Find v´av and |v av|
2 2
m ^ m ^ m
A.
( ) ( )
v´av= −2.17
s
2
x + 2.15
s
y , |v av|=0.211
2
s
m ^ m ^ m
B.
( ) (
v´av= 0.1 7
s ) x + −0.167
2
s
2
y , |v av|=0.167
s
m ^ m ^ m
C.
( ) ( )
v´av= −0.167
s
2
x + 0.108
2
s
y , |v av|=0.199
s
m ^ m ^ m
D.
( ) ( )
v´av= −0.12
2
s
x + 1. 5
2
s
y , |v av|=1.291
s
m ^ m ^ m
E.
( ) ( )
v´av= 16
s
x+ 4
s
y , |v av|=12
s

42. A dragonfly is observed initially at position:

r 1= (2.00 m ) ^x +(3.50 m) ^y
⃗

Three seconds later, it is observed at position:

r 2= (−3.00 m) ^x +(5.50 m) ^y
⃗

What was the dragonfly’s average velocity during this time?

m m
A. ( )
v´av= −1.67
s
x^ +(0.667 ) ^y
s
m m
B. v´ =(
av )
−22. 7 ^x +(20.9 ) ^y
s s
m m
C. v´ =(
av )7 x^ +(147 ) ^y
s s
m m
D. v´ =(
av )
0 .67 x^ +(−1.20 ) ^y
s s
m m
E. v´ =(
av )
1.67 x^ +(−0.667 ) ^y
s s

For item 43-44.

The position of a thrown baseball is given by:

[
r⃗ = 1.5 m+ 12( ms ) t ] x^ +[(16 ms )t−(4.9 ms )t ] ^y
2
2

43. Find the velocity as a function of time.

A. ( ms ) ^x +[( 16 ms )−(9.8 ms ) t ] ^y
v´av= 12 2

m m m
B. av
s [ s s ]
v´ =( 12 ) ^x + ( 16 )−( 9.8 ) t ^y 2

m m m
C. av
s [ s s ]
v´ =( 12 ) ^x + ( 16 )−( 9.8 ) t ^y 2

m m m
D. av
s [ s s ]
v´ =( 12 ) ^x + ( 16 )−( 9.8 ) t ^y 2

m
E. av
s [ ms ms ]
v´ =( 12 ) ^x + ( 16 )−( 9.8 ) t ^y 2

44. Find the acceleration as a function of time.

m
A. a⃗ =(−9.8 ) ^x
s2
m
B. a⃗ =( 9.8
) ^y
s2
m
C. a
⃗ =(−9.8 2 ) ^y
s
m
D. a
⃗ =(9.8 2 ) ^x
s
m m
E. a
⃗ =(9.8 2 ) ^x +(−9.8 2 ) ^y
s s
45. A car is travelling east at 60 km/h. It rounds a curve, and 5.0s later it is travelling north at 60 km/h. Find the average
acceleration of the car.

A.
( ms ) ^x +(3 ms ) ^y
a´av = 2 2 2

m m
B. av
( s)
a´ = 1 .4 x^ +(−8.1 ) ^y
2
s 2

m m
C. av
( s)
a´ = −2.12 x^ +(13. 1 4 ) ^y
2
s 2
 D.
( ms ) ^x+(3.4 ms ) ^y
a´av = −3.4 2 2

E. av
( ms ) ^x+(145 .4 ms )^y
a´ = 0 .4 2 2

46. A car is travelling northwest at 9.0 m/s. 8 seconds later it has rounded a corner and is now headed north at 15.0 m/s. What
is the magnitude and direction of the acceleration during those 8.0s ?
m
A. |a av|=1.34 and θa =53.6 °
s2
m
B. |a av|=−6.71 and θa =12. 1 °
s2
m
C. |a av|=3.12 and θa =3 3.3 °
s2
m
D. |a av|=27.1 2 and θa =16 3.6 °
s
m
E. |a av|=−10.1 and θa =40.2 °
s2

For item 47-50. The position of an object is defined by the equation x=t 3−6 t 2−15 t + 40 where x is meter (m) and t is
in second(s),

47. determine t when v=0,

A. -1 sec B. 5 sec C. 10 secD. 20 sec E. 16 sec

48. when v=0, x(t) is,

A. 15 m B. 28 m C. -60 m D. -17 m E. -7 m

49. when v=0, a(t) is,

A. 19 m/s/s B. 28 m/s/s C. -21 m/s/s D. -17 m/s/s E. 18 m/s/s

50. traveling distance from t=4-6 sec

A. 18 m B. 28 m C. -60 m D. -17 m E. -7 m

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