Kinematics Problems

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

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A change in velocity over time is known as:

• acceleration
• constant speed
• average speed
• displacement

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The graph respresents

• no motion
• constant velocity
• increasing velocity
• decreasing velocity

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At what time did runner A pass runner B?

• 0 seconds
• 1 second
• 2 seconds
• 3 seconds

Calculate the acceleration for segment A.

• 2 m/s²
• 2 m/s
• -2 m/s²
• 0 m/s²

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At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 

• 0 m
• 10 m
• 20 m
• 40 m

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A  car starts from rest and after  7 seconds it is moving at 42  m/s. What is the car’s acceleration?

• 0.17
• 1.67
• 6
• 7

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How long will it take a running horse to travel 260 m and attain a speed of 12 m/s from rest?

• 1200 seconds
• 1.2 hours
• 43 Hours
• 43 minutes

The SI unit for length or distance is

• foot (ft)
• inch (in)
• mile (mi)
• meter (m)