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PHY352 – Lesson Examination 25 Cadet ______________________________
Sec _____ Co _____
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided before each question. Use CAPITAL LETTERS
ONLY.
_____ 1. What is kinematics?
A) It is the science concerned with objects in motion and the forces that affect them.
B) It is the science concerned with objects in equilibrium and the forces that affect them.
C) It is the science of describing the motion of objects without considering the forces that cause them to move.
D) It is the process of determining one’s position as well as planning and following a route to a specific
destination.
ANS: C
_____ 2. Which of the following can be used to describe the motion of objects?
A) equations B) graphs C) words D) all of the above
ANS: D
_____ 3. It is a vector quantity used to locate an object with respect to the origin of a particular coordinate system.
A) Displacement B) Distance C) Position D) Velocity
ANS: C
_____ 4. It is a vector quantity defined as the change in the position of an object.
A) Displacement B) Distance C) Velocity D) Acceleration
ANS: A
_____ 5. It is a vector quantity defined as the object’s displacement divided by the time interval.
A) Average Velocity C) Average Acceleration
B) Instantaneous Velocity D) Instantaneous Acceleration
ANS: A
_____ 6. It is a vector quantity defined as the time derivative of the object’s velocity.
A) Average Velocity C) Average Acceleration
B) Instantaneous Velocity D) Instantaneous Acceleration
ANS: D
_____ 7. Which of the following statements is TRUE when a moving particle returns to its initial position?
A) The displacement is not zero. C) The displacement is zero.
B) The distance is zero. D) Both the distance and displacement are zero.
ANS: C
_____ 8. A particle starts from the origin, goes along the x-axis to the point (20 m, 0) and then returns along the same
line to the point (–20 m, 0). Find the distance and displacement of the particle during the trip. [HINT: distance
is the length of the whole path covered by a moving particle]
A) 80m, 20m in the negative direction C) 60m, 20m in the negative direction
B) 20m, 50m in the negative direction D) 20m, 80m in the negative direction
ANS: C
_____ 9. In which of the following cases does a car have a positive velocity and a negative acceleration? A car that is
traveling in the __________
A) +x direction increasing in speed C) –x direction increasing in speed
B) +x direction decreasing in speed D) –x direction decreasing in speed
ANS: B
_____ 10. A particle’s initial position is at 𝒓⃗ 𝑖 = (0𝒊̂ + 0𝒋̂)𝑚. After 3.00 s, it is already at 𝒓⃗ 𝑓 = (11.25𝒊̂ + 9.00𝒋̂)𝑚. What is
the average velocity of the object from time ti = 0 to time tf = 3.00 s?
A) 0
B) (0.417𝒊̂ + 1.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠
C) (2.50𝒊̂ + 1.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠
D) (3.75𝒊̂ + 3.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠
ANS: D
_____ 11. A particle’s initial velocity is 𝒗
⃗ 𝑖 = (1.0𝒊̂ + 3.0𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠. After 2.5 s, its velocity is now 𝒗 ⃗ 𝑓 = (3.5𝒊̂ + 3.0𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠. What
is the average acceleration of the object from time ti = 0 to time tf = 2.5 s?
A) (−1.0𝒊̂ + 0𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠 2
B) (1.0𝒊̂ + 0𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠 2
C) (1.8𝒊̂ + 2.4𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠 2
D) (2.5𝒊̂ + 0𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠 2
ANS: B
_____ 12. Suppose the position of an object is given by 𝒓 ⃗ = (1.25𝑡 2 𝒊̂ + 3.00𝑡𝒋̂)𝑚. What is the position of the object at time
t = 3.00 s?
A) At the origin
B) (1.25𝒊̂ + 3.00𝒋̂)𝑚
C) (7.50𝒊̂ + 3.00𝒋̂)𝑚
D) (11.3𝒊̂ + 9.00𝒋̂)𝑚
ANS: D
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_____ 13. Suppose the position of an object is given by 𝒓 ⃗ = (1.25𝑡 2 𝒊̂ + 3.00𝑡𝒋̂)𝑚. What is the initial velocity the object at
time t = 0?
A) At rest
B) (3.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠
C) (1.25𝒊̂ + 3.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠
D) (2.50𝒊̂ + 3.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠
ANS: B
_____ 14. Suppose the position of an object is given by 𝒓 ⃗ = (1.25𝑡 2 𝒊̂ + 3.00𝑡𝒋̂)𝑚. What is the acceleration of the object at
time t = 3.00 s?
A) (2.50𝒊̂)𝑚/𝑠 2
B) (1.25𝒊̂ + 3.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠 2
C) (2.50𝒊̂ + 3.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠 2
D) (2.50𝒊̂ + 6.00𝒋̂)𝑚/𝑠 2
ANS: A
_____ 15. How long does a boat with a constant acceleration of 2.00 m/s2 take to go from 10.0 m/s to 30.0 m/s?
A) 10.0 s
B) 20.0 s
C) 40.0 s
D) 400 s
ANS: A
_____ 16. A fighter plane is launched from a catapult on an aircraft carrier. In 2.0 s it reaches a speed of 42 m/s at the end
of the catapult. Assuming the acceleration is constant, how far did it travel during those 2.0 s?
A) 16 m
B) 24 m
C) 42 m
D) 84 m
ANS: C
_____ 17. A car speeds up from rest to 28.0 m/s in a distance of 88.0 m. What was its acceleration, assumed constant?
A) –4.45 m/s2
B) 4.45 m/s2
C) –8.91 m/s2
D) 8.91 m/s2
ANS: B
_____ 18. A speedboat has a constant acceleration of 2.00 m/s2. If the initial velocity of the boat is 6.00 m/s, find the boat’s
displacement after 8.00 seconds.
A) 22.0 m
B) 48.0 m
C) 64.0 m
D) 112 m
ANS: D
_____ 19. When a military vehicle reaches a velocity of 60.0 m/s, it begins a negative acceleration by applying its brakes.
While reducing its velocity back to zero, its acceleration along a straight-line path is a constant −7.5 m/s2. What
displacement does it undergo during this deceleration period?
A) 4.0⨉101 m
B) 8.0⨉101 m
C) 1.6⨉102 m
D) 2.4⨉102 m
ANS: D
_____ 20. Which of the position-vs-time graphs below represents an object moving at CONSTANT ACCELERATION?
ANS: A
_____ 21. What is the shape of the velocity-vs-time graph of an object moving at CONSTANT ACCELERATION?
A) horizontal straight line
B) straight line sloping upward to the right
C) curved line whose upward slope to the right increases with time
D) curved line whose downward slope to the right increases with time
ANS: B
⃗
∆𝒓 ⃗𝑓 −𝒓
𝒓 ⃗𝑖 ⃗
𝑑𝒓 ⃗
∆𝒗 ⃗𝑓 −𝒗
𝒗 ⃗𝑖 ⃗
𝑑𝒗
⃗ = 𝑥𝒊̂ + 𝑦𝒋̂
𝒓 ⃗ =𝒓
∆𝒓 ⃗𝑓 −𝒓
⃗𝑖 ⃗ 𝑎𝑣 =
𝒗 = ⃗ =
𝒗 ⃗ 𝑎𝑣 =
𝒂 = ⃗ =
𝒂
∆𝑡 𝑡𝑓 − 𝑡𝑖 𝑑𝑡 ∆𝑡 𝑡𝑓 − 𝑡𝑖 𝑑𝑡
1 1 1
𝑣𝑥 = 𝑣0𝑥 + 𝑎𝑥 𝑡 ∆𝑥 = 2(𝑣0𝑥 + 𝑣𝑥 )𝑡 ∆𝑥 = 𝑣0𝑥 𝑡 + 2𝑎𝑥 𝑡 2 ∆𝑥 = 𝑣𝑥 𝑡 − 2𝑎𝑥 𝑡 2 𝑣𝑥 2 = 𝑣0𝑥 2 + 2𝑎𝑥 ∆𝑥
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