Kinematics Problems

It was once recorded that a Jaguar left skid marks that were 290 m in length. Assuming that the Jaguar skidded to a stop with a constant acceleration of -3.90 m/s2, determine the speed of the Jaguar before it began to skid.

• 12.48 m/s

• 28 m/s

• 44.4 m/s

• 47.6 m/s

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Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Along line segment B, the object is:

• Not moving

• Moving at a constant velocity

• Changing direction

• Experiencing acceleration

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A llama starting from rest accelerates uniformly at 5 m/s² for 2.6 seconds. What is the

llama’s final speed in m/s after the acceleration?

• 0.52 m/s

• 13 m/s

• 2.4 m/s

• 3.61 m/s

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A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s², changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?

• 750 seconds

• 35 seconds

• 0.3 seconds

• 3.3 seconds

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A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?

• 24 m/s²

• 18 m/s²

• 16 m/s²

• 16 m/s

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A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?

• 0 m/s

• 40 m/s²

• -40 m/s²

• 40 m/s

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A cannonball is fired with an initial velocity of 100. meters per second at an angle of 15.0° above the horizontal. What are the horizontal (v_x) and vertical (v_y) components of this velocity?

• 25.9 m/s

• 99.6 m/s

• 76.0 m/s

• 65.0 m/s

A cannonball is fired with an initial velocity of 100. meters per second at an angle of 15.0° above the horizontal. What are the horizontal (v_x) and vertical (v_y) components of this velocity?

• 25.9 m/s

• 99.6 m/s

• 76.0 m/s

• 65.0 m/s

An object with an initial velocity of 3.50 m/s moves east along a straight and level path. The object then undergoes a constant acceleration of 1.80 m/s² east for a period of 5.00 s. How far does the object move while it is accelerating?

• 6.30 m

• 17.5 m

• 22.5 m

• 40.0 m

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