Practice Test Sept 2009

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1.
1. Which one of the following is not an example of a scalar quantity?
a. time b. density c. mass d. displacement

____ 2. Which one of the following statements is false for the train?
a. The train was stopped three times during the 10-h interval.
b. The train returned to its starting point after 10 h.
c. The total distance travelled by the train was 50 km.
d. The train had a constant velocity during the last hour.
e. The train did not change direction between 4 h and 10 h.
____ 3. From the graph, what was the average velocity of the train from t = 4 h to t = 9 h?
a. 0.5 km/h [S] c. 2.0 km/h [N] e. 5.0 km/h [S]
b. 2.0 km/h [S] d. 5.0 km/h [N]
____ 4. Non-collinear forces are forces that
a. act in the same direction.
b. act in opposite directions.
c. act along a straight line.
d. act only at an angle of 90°.
e. act at any angle other than 0° or 180°.
____ 5. Which of the following is an example of a vector?
a. 58 kg b. 25 km/h [N] c. 4.25 h d. 35 m e. 100 km/h
____ 6. A jogger runs the following route: 3.0 km [W], 7.0 km [E], and then 2.0 km [W]. What is the
jogger's displacement?
a. 2.0 km [E] b. 2.0 km [W] c. 12 km d. 1.0 km [W] e. 1.0 km [E]

Transport truck drivers are usually on the road for long periods of time. The maximum amount of
time that a driver can drive, without sleeping, is 13 h. The following graph shows the motion of a
transport truck over a 12 h interval
____ 7. What is the displacement of the truck at 12 h?
a. 100 km [S] b. 250 km [N] c. 1150 km d. 100 km [N] e. 250 km [S]
____ 8. At which of the following times was the truck driver at rest
a. 1 hr b. 3hr c. 5hr d. 8 hr e. 11hr
____ 9. Which statement best describes average velocity?
a. the velocity of an object at an exact instant in time
b. the total distance travelled by an object in a measured interval of time
c. the total displacement of an object over a measured time interval
d. the rate of change in speed
____ 10. The term "uniform motion" means
a. acceleration is constant d. displacement is constant
b. speed is constant e. velocity is zero
c. velocity is constant
____ 11. The slope of a position-time graph always represents
a. displacement d. change in velocity
b. distance e. acceleration
c. velocity
____ 12. The slope of a velocity-time graph always represents
a. displacement d. acceleration
b. distance e. change in acceleration
c. change in velocity
____ 13. The area under a velocity-time graph always represents
a. displacement d. acceleration
b. change in velocity e. change in acceleration
c. distance
____ 14. Study the position-time graph pictured below and select the statement that is true.
 a. The object accelerates, stops, then accelerates in the opposite direction.
b. The object's speed is greatest during the first segment.
c. The object's acceleration is greatest during the last segment.
d. The object's average velocity is zero.
e. The object travels a greater distance in the first segment than in the last segment.
____ 15. The position-time graph pictured below represents the motions of two objects, A and B. Which of the
following statements concerning the objects' motions is true?

a. Object B travels the greater distance.

b. Object A has the greater speed.
c. Object A leaves the reference point at an earlier time.
d. Both objects have the same speed at the point where the lines cross.
e. Object A is travelling for a longer period of time.
____ 16. The position-time graph pictured below represents a race between three contestants A, B, and C. The race
begins at time zero at the sound of the starter's pistol. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The runner who started last finished first.

b. The fastest runner won the race.
c. The runner with a head start won the race.
d. Only one runner began at the sound of the starter's pistol.
e. All runners ran the same distance.
____ 17. The position-time graph pictured below depicts a person, P, running to catch a bus, B, that has just begun to
pull away. Which of the following statements is true?

a. The person has no chance of catching the bus.

b. The person's acceleration is greater than that of the bus.
c. The person has two opportunities to catch up to the bus.
d. The speed of the bus is always greater than that of the person.
e. The person's speed is always greater than that of the bus.
____ 18. The position-time graph that depicts a ball thrown vertically upward that returns to the same position is

a. A d. D
b. B e. E
c. C
____ 19. The position-time graph that represents "uniform motion" is

a. A d. D
b. B e. E
c. C
____ 20. The velocity-time graph that represents "uniform motion" is

a. A d. D
 b. B e. E
c. C
____ 21. The velocity-time graph pictured below represents the motion of a police car, P, in pursuit of a motorcycle, M.
The motorcycle has just passed the police car. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Both vehicles are at rest when the pursuit begins.

b. The police car eventually catches the motorcycle.
c. The motorcycle accelerates and then slows down.
d. At the end of the recorded time interval, the police car has yet to catch the motorcycle.
e. The police car passes the motorcycle.
____ 22. Consider the following velocity-time graph and select the statement that is true.

a. At no time can the motion be considered "uniform."

b. The object returns to its original position.
c. The object travels in one direction and then the other.
d. The object is accelerating throughout the entire recorded time.
e. The object speeds up and later slows down.
____ 23. Which of the following velocity-time graphs represents the motion of a ball thrown vertically upward?

a. A d. D
b. B e. E
c. C
____ 24. The following velocity-time graph depicts the motions of two objects, A and B. Which of the statements
describing the graph is true?
 a. Both objects are accelerating uniformly.
b. The two objects are travelling in opposite directions.
c. Both objects start from rest.
d. Object A travels farther than object B.
e. Object B travels farther than object A.
____ 25. Four of the five graphs pictured below could all represent the same motion. Which graph does not belong to
this group?

a. A d. D
b. B e. E
c. C
____ 26. You set out in a canoe from the east shore of a south-flowing river. To maximize your velocity relative to the
shore you should point your boat
a. north d. south
b. east e. southeast
c. west
____ 27. A pilot flies to a destination due north from the departure point. During the flight there is a wind blowing
from the west. What direction must the pilot point the plane during the flight?
a. due east d. due west
b. east of north e. west of north
c. due north
____ 28. A cyclist rides a bicycle 4.0 km west, then 3.0 km north. What is the cyclist's displacement?
a. 7.0 km [37° N of W] d. 5.0 km [37° W of N]
b. 7.0 km [37° W of N] e. 1.0 km [37° W of N]
c. 5.0 km [37° N of W]
____ 29. A taxi cab drives 2.0 km [W], then 3.0 km [N], then 4.0 km [W], and finally 5.0 km [N]. The entire trip takes
0.30 h. What is the taxi's average velocity?
a. 47 km/h [53° W of N] d. 33 km/h [53° W of N]
b. 47 km/h [53° N of W] e. 10 km/h [53° W of N]
c. 33 km/h [53° N of W]
____ 30. A car drives 6.0 km [E], then 8.0 km [S] in a total time of 0.30 h. What is the car's average speed?
a. 33 km/h d. 47 km/h [E of S]
b. 47 km/h e. 47 km/h [S of E]
c. 33 km/h [E of S]
____ 31. Over a period of 3.0 s a car's velocity changes from 18 m/s [W] to 12 m/s [W]. What is the value of the car's
acceleration during this time?
a. 2.0 m/s2 [E] d. 10 m/s2 [E]
2
b. 10 m/s [W] e. 2.0 m/s [E]
c. 2.0 m/s2 [W]
____ 32. If an object accelerates at 6.2 m/s2 [N], how long will it take to reach a velocity of 25 m/s [N] if starting from
rest?
a. 25 s d. 0.25 s
b. 4.0 m/s e. 4.0 s
c. 31 s
____ 33. A car is driving along the highway behind a slower vehicle when it pulls out to pass. If the car's acceleration is
uniform at 2.0 m/s2 for 4.0 s and it reaches a speed of 28 m/s, what was its speed when it first pulled out to
pass the slower vehicle?
a. 18 m/s d. 24 m/s
b. 20 m/s e. 26 m/s
c. 22 m/s
____ 34. A motorcycle accelerates from rest at 6.0 m/s 2. How much farther will it travel during the second 3.0 s of its
motion than during the first 3.0 s?
a. 98 m d. 27 m
b. 81 m e. 15 m
c. 54 m
____ 35. Which of the following speeds is the fastest?
a. 1.4 ´ 105 m/h d. 4.2 ´ 10–2 km/s
b. 1.4 ´ 102 km/h e. 4.0 ´ 103 cm/s
c. 40 m/s

Problem

36. Using the two lines on the following position-time graph, calculate
d ( m)
5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 t ( s)
–1

–2

–3

–4

a) the displacement from 0-8 seconds for both objects. (2 marks)

b) the velocity at 3 seconds for both objects.(2 marks)
37. A trapper left her cabin to walk a trap line. She walked 5.0 km [W], then 12 km [S], and finally
10 km [E]. Use the tail to tip method of vector addition to calculate her resultant displacement.
38. A soccer ball, rolling up a steep hill at 45 m/s, is slowed down with an acceleration of 4.0 m/s2.
Find the soccer ball's: a) displacement after 5.0 s b) final velocity after 12 s
39. A soccer ball is rolling down a soccer field when a player kicks it. The ball accelerates at 0.83 m/s2
[S] for 2.8 s. After the 2.8 s, the velocity of the ball is 3.5 m/s. Calculate the displacement of the ball.
40. A soccer player kicks the ball straight up, into the air, with a velocity of 17.2 m/s.
a) The acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s2 [down]. Determine the velocity of the ball
after 2.51 s.
b) What is the displacement of the ball after 2.51 s?
41. A motorist is driving at a constant speed of 80.0 km/h. The motorist accelerates at 0.650 m/s2 [E], for
4.50 s, to pass another vehicle.
a) What is the displacement of the car as it accelerates?
b) What is the final velocity of the car?
42. A family uses the walking trails in a park to get from their house to the mall. They walk 2.5 km [N]
and then 2.8 km [E].
a) Draw a vector diagram to illustrate their displacement.
b) What is their total displacement?
c) In what direction do they need to walk to go home?
43. Using the following graph, determine
i) when the object was at rest
ii) When the object was travelling with the greatest speed.
iii) the acceleration from 0-10 seconds
iv) the displacment from 0-10 seconds.

44. Erica wants to figure out how fast she can kick a soccer ball. After a dynamic lesson on freefall, she plans
this simple experiment. She decides to kick the soccer ball straight up in the air and time how long it takes to
return to the ground. When she performs the experiment, it takes 4.7 s for the ball to return to its original
position.
For this trial, what was the intial velocity of the ball?
Practice Test Sept 2009
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: D
2. ANS: A
3. ANS: B
4. ANS: E
5. ANS: B
6. ANS: A
7. ANS: E
8. ANS: C
9. ANS: C
10. ANS: C REF: K/U OBJ: 1.2 LOC: FM1.01
11. ANS: C REF: C OBJ: 1.2 LOC: FM2.03
12. ANS: D REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
13. ANS: A REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
14. ANS: D REF: C OBJ: 1.2 LOC: FM2.03
15. ANS: B REF: C OBJ: 1.2 LOC: FM2.03
16. ANS: C REF: C OBJ: 1.2 LOC: FM2.03
17. ANS: C REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
18. ANS: B REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
19. ANS: A REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
20. ANS: E REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
21. ANS: D REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
22. ANS: E REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
23. ANS: B REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
24. ANS: A REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
25. ANS: C REF: C OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.03
26. ANS: D REF: K/U OBJ: 1.3 LOC: FM1.03
27. ANS: E REF: K/U OBJ: 1.3 LOC: FM1.03
28. ANS: C REF: K/U OBJ: 1.3 LOC: FM1.03
29. ANS: C REF: K/U OBJ: 1.3 LOC: FM1.03
30. ANS: B REF: K/U OBJ: 1.3 LOC: FM1.03
31. ANS: A REF: I OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.04
32. ANS: E REF: I OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.04
33. ANS: B REF: I OBJ: 1.4 LOC: FM2.04
34. ANS: C REF: I OBJ: 1.6 LOC: FM2.04
35. ANS: D REF: K/U OBJ: 1.1 LOC: FM1.02

PROBLEM

36. ANS:
d
37. ANS:
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38. ANS:
s
39. ANS:
s
40. ANS:
s
41. ANS:
s
42. ANS:
d
43. ANS:
d
44. ANS:
d