MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
5. A leopard starts from rest at t = 0 and runs in a straight
1. A ball is thrown straight up into the air. Ignore air line with a constant acceleration until t = 3.0 s. The
resistance. While the ball is in the air its acceleration distance covered by the leopard between t = 1.0 s and
(a) increases t = 2.0 s is
(b) remains constant (a) the same as the distance covered during the first second
(c) decreases on the way up and increases on the way down (b) twice the distance covered during the first second
(d) changes direction (c) three times the distance covered during the first second
(d) four times the distance covered during the first second
2. Which car has a westward acceleration?
(a) a car traveling eastward and speeding up
(b) a car traveling westward and slowing down
(c) a car traveling eastward and slowing down
(d) a car starting from rest and moving toward
the east
Questions 3 -4. A toy rocket is propelled straight upward from
the ground and reaches a height Δy. After an elapsed time Δt, Questions 6–14. The graph shows the motion of a jogger is
measured from the time the rocket was first fired off, the along a long, straight road that runs north-south. She starts out
rocket has fallen back down to the ground, landing at the same heading north.
spot from which it was launched. Answer choices:
y 6. What is the displacement of the jogger from t = 18.0 min to
( a ) zero (b) (2) t = 24.0 min?
t
(a) 720 m, south
y y 1 (b) 720 m, north
(c) (d )
t t 2 (c) 2160 m, south
(d) 3600 m, north
3. What is the magnitude of the average velocity of the rocket
during this time?
4. What is the average speed of the rocket during this time?
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7. What is the displacement of the jogger for the entire 30.0 13. In which region is a negative?
min? (a) A to B
(a) 3120 m, south (b) C to D
(b) 2400 m, north (c) E to F
(c) 2400 m, south (d) G to H
(d) 3840 m, north
14. In which region is the velocity directed to the south?
(a) A to B
(b) C to D
(c) E to F
(d) G to H
8. What is the total distance traveled by the jogger in 30.0
min?
(a) 3840 m (b) 2340 m (c) 2400 m (d) 3600 m
9. What is the average velocity of the jogger during the 30.0
min?
(a) 1.3 m/s, north
(b) 1.7 m/s, north
(c) 2.1 m/s, north
15. The figure shown above has four graphs of x versus time.
(d) 2.9 m/s, north
Which graph shows a constant, positive, nonzero velocity?
16. Now the four graphs show v versus time.
10. What is the average speed of the jogger for the 30 min?
(a) Which graph shows a constant velocity?
(a) 1.4 m/s
(b) 1.7 m/s
(c) 2.1 m/s
(d) 2.9 m/s
(b) Which graph shows a constant and positive?
11. In what direction is she running at time t = 20 min?
(a) south
(c) Which graph shows a constant and negative?
(b) north
(c) not enough information
(d) Which graph shows a changing a that is always positive?
12. In which region of the graph is a positive?
(a) A to B
(b) C to D
(c) E to F
(d) G to H
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