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1. Balls 1 and 2 are each thrown horizontally from the same height above level ground, but ball 2 has a greater
initial velocity after leaving the thrower’s hand. If air resistance is negligible, how do the accelerations of
the balls and the times it takes them to hit the ground compare?
A Acceleration a Time to Hit Ground
Greater for ball 2 Greater for ball 2
B Acceleration a Time to Hit Ground
Greater for ball 2 Equal
C Acceleration a Time to Hit Ground
Equal Greater for ball 2
Acceleration a Time to Hit Ground
D
Equal Less for ball 2
Acceleration a Time to Hit Ground
E
Equal Equal
2. A block is projected up a frictionless plane with an initial speed vo. The plane is inclined 30° above the
horizontal. What is the approximate acceleration of the block at the instant that it reaches its highest point on
the inclined plane?
A Zero
B 2
5 m/s down the incline
C 2
10 m/s down the incline
D 2
10 m/s up the incline
E It cannot be calculated without knowing the value of vo
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A student wants to investigate the motion of a ball by conducting two different experiments, as shown in Figure 1
and Figure 2 above. In Experiment 1, the student releases a ball from rest and uses a slow-motion camera to film
the ball as it falls to the ground. Using video analysis, the student is able to plot the ball’s horizontal position and
vertical position as a function of time . In Experiment 2, the student horizontally rolls the same ball off a table,
and uses video analysis to plot the ball’s horizontal position and vertical position as a function of time starting
from the instant the ball leaves the table. The graphs from each experiment are shown above along with each
graph’s best-fit curve line.
3. Suppose that Experiment 1 and Experiment 2 are conducted at the same time; one student drops the ball
from rest at the same instant that a second student horizontally rolls an identical off the table. After both
balls have traveled half their vertical distance to the floor, what is the acceleration of the center of mass of
the two-ball system relative to Earth?
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A Greater than
B Equal to
C Less than , but not zero
D Zero
4. Which of the following conclusions can the student draw from the graphs, and why?
The horizontally rolled ball travels a greater horizontal distance and takes a longer amount of time to reach
A
the ground.
B The released ball travels with a slower speed and takes a longer amount of time to reach the ground.
C Since both balls have zero horizontal acceleration, they reach the ground at the same time.
D Since the balls have the same vertical position at any given time, they reach the ground at the same time.
5. An object attached to one end of a string moves in a circle at constant speed. Which of the following is
correct?
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A The object is accelerating as it moves.
B The object’s velocity is the same as its speed.
C The object does not require a force to keep its state of circular motion.
D If the string breaks, the object will keep its circular motion.
E If the string breaks, the object will move radially away from the center of the circle.
6.
An object is released from rest near a planet’s surface. A graph of the acceleration as a function of time for
the object is shown for the after the object is released. The positive direction is considered to be upward.
What is the displacement of the object after ?
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7.
The graph above represents position x versus time t for an object being acted on by a constant force. The
average speed during the interval between 1 s and 2 s is most nearly
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A 2 m/s
B 4 m/s
C 5 m/s
D 6 m/s
E 8 m/s
A ball is released from rest from the twentieth of a building. After , the ball has fallen one
8.
such that it is directly outside the nineteenth- window. The are evenly spaced. Assume air
resistance is negligible. What is the number of the ball would fall in after it is released from the
twentieth ?
A or less
B to
C to
D or more
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9.
An object is sliding to the right along a straight line on a horizontal surface. The graph shows the object’s
velocity as a function of time. What is the object’s displacement during the time depicted in the graph?
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10.
A bowling pin is thrown vertically upward such that it rotates as it moves through the air, as shown in the
figure. Initially, the center of mass of the bowling pin is moving upward with a speed of . The
maximum height of the center of mass of the bowling pin is most nearly
The answer cannot be determined without knowing how long it takes the bowling pin to reach its maximum
C
height.
The answer cannot be determined because an irregularly shaped object is too complex to treat as a single
D
point mass.
11. Two objects, X and Y, accelerate from rest with the same constant acceleration. Object X accelerates for
twice the time as object Y. Which of the following is true of these objects at the end of their respective
periods of acceleration?
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A Object X is moving at the same speed as object Y.
B Object X is moving four times faster than object Y.
C Object X has traveled the same distance as object Y.
D Object X has traveled twice as far as object Y.
E Object X has traveled four times as far as object Y.
12. A student is provided with a battery-powered toy car that the manufacturer claims will always operate at a
constant speed. The student must design an experiment in order to test the validity of the claim. Which of
the following measuring tools can the student use to test the validity of the claim? Select two answers.
A Photogates placed at the beginning, end, and at various locations along the track that the car travels on
B A meterstick to measure the distance of the track that the car travels on
C A motion detector that is oriented perpendicular to the direction that the car travels
D A mass balance to determine the mass of the car
13. Two students want to determine the speed at which a ball is released when thrown vertically upward into the
air. One student throws the ball into the air while the other student measures the total time that the ball is in
the air. The students use a meterstick to measure the release height of the ball. Which of the following
equations should the students use to determine the speed at which the ball was released?
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Use from the moment in time in which the ball was released to the moment in time
A
in which the ball reaches its highest point.
Use from the moment in time in which the ball was released to the moment in time
B
in which the ball hits the ground.
from the moment in time in which the ball was released to the moment in time in
C
which the ball reaches its highest point.
from the moment in time in which the ball was released to the moment in time in
D
which the ball hits the ground.
14.
An object begins at position x = 0 and moves one-dimensionally along the x-axis with a velocity v expressed
as a function of time t according to the graph above. At what time does the object pass through x = 0 again?
A Between 10 s and 20 s
B Between 20 s and 30 s
C At 30 s exactly
D Between 30 s and 40 s
E After 40 s
An object is thrown with an initial speed v near the surface of Earth. Assume that air resistance is negligible and the
gravitational field is constant.
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15. If the object is thrown vertically upward, the direction and magnitude of its acceleration while it is in the air
is
A upward and decreasing
B upward and constant
C downward and decreasing
D downward and increasing
E downward and constant
16. An object is thrown with an initial speed u near the surface of Earth. Assume that air resistance is negligible
and the gravitational field is constant.
If the object is thrown horizontally, the direction and magnitude of its acceleration while it is in the air is
A upward and decreasing
B upward and constant
C downward and decreasing
D downward and increasing
E downward and constant
17. A student throws a rock horizontally from the edge of a cliff that is 20 m high. The rock has an initial speed
of 10 m/s. If air resistance is negligible, the distance from the base of the cliff to where the rock hits the
level ground below the cliff is most nearly
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A 5m
B 10 m
C 20 m
D 40 m
E 200 m
18. An object undergoes an acceleration as it travels along a straight, horizontal section of a track. Which of the
following graphs could represent the motion of the object? Select two answers.
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19.
The motion of a particle along a straight line is represented by the position versus time graph above. At
which of the labeled points on the graph is the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle greatest?
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A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
20. A kitten sits in a lightweight basket near the edge of a table. A person accidentally knocks the basket off the
table. As the kitten and basket fall, the kitten rolls, turns, kicks, and catches the basket in its claws. The
basket lands on the floor with the kitten safely inside. If air resistance is negligible, what is the acceleration
of the kitten-basket system while the kitten and basket are in midair?
A The acceleration is directed downward with magnitude less than g because the basket is light.
B The acceleration is directed downward with magnitude equal to g because the system is a projectile.
C The acceleration fluctuates because of the rolling, turning, and kicking motion of the kitten.
D The acceleration cannot be determined without knowing how hard the basket is pushed.
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21.
A lion is running at constant speed toward a gazelle that is standing still, as shown in the top figure above.
After several seconds, the gazelle notices the lion and accelerates directly toward him, hoping to pass the
lion and force him to reverse direction. As the gazelle accelerates toward and past the lion, the lion changes
direction and accelerates in pursuit of the gazelle. The lion and the gazelle eventually each reach constant
but different speeds. Which of the following sets of graphs shows a reasonable representation of the
velocities of the lion and the gazelle as functions of time?
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22.
The graphs above represent the position x, velocity v, and acceleration a as a function of time t for a marble
moving in one dimension. Which of the following could describe the motion of the marble?
A Rolling along the floor and then bouncing off a wall
B Rolling down one side of a bowl and then rolling up the other side
C Rolling up a ramp and then rolling back down
D Falling and then bouncing elastically off a hard floor
23. A person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes. The car takes 4 s to come to rest while traveling 20 m at
constant acceleration. Can the speed of the car immediately before the brakes were applied be determined
without first determining the car’s acceleration?
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A Yes, by dividing the distance (20 m) by the time (4 s).
B Yes, by determining the average speed while braking and doubling it.
C No, because the acceleration is needed to use standard equations such as Δx = vot + 1/2 at .
2
D No, because the fundamental relationship that defines velocity contains acceleration.
24.
At time , a moving cart on a horizontal track is at position . Using a motion detector, students
generate a graph of the cart’s velocity as a function of time, as shown above. At , the cart’s
position is most nearly
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25.
An object’s velocity v as a function of time t is given in the graph above. Which of the following statements
is true about the motion of the object?
A The object is not moving from t = 4 s to t = 10 s.
B The object’s initial and final positions are the same.
C The object is slowing down from t = 14 s to t = 16 s.
The average acceleration of the object from t = 0 s to t = 4 s is different from the acceleration from t = 34 s
D
to t = 36 s.
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