Practice Question – January, 13th

1. A balloon travels upward at 1.0 m/s for half of the distance of its trip. It moves upward at 2.0 m/s for the
other half of the distance of its trips.
The balloon’s average speed for the entire trip is
A. 1.5 m/s
B. less than 1.5 m/s
C. greater than 1.5 m/s
D. 0 m/s
E. Not enough information is given to answer this question

2. A purple car is moving three times as fast as a yellow car. Each car slows down to a stop with the same
constant acceleration. How much more distance is required for the purple car to stop compared to the
yellow car?
A. Twice as much distance
B. Three times as much distance
C. Five times as much distance
D. Seven times as much distance
E. Nine times as much distance

3. The velocity graphs below represent the motion of 5 different objects moving along a north-south line.
Which object changed directions during the represented movement?
A.

B.
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C.

D.

E.

4. The graphs below show the position versus time for three different cars: 1, 2 and 3.
Rank these cars according to the magnitude of their velocities at the time “t” indicated on the graph,
greatest first.
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A. 1, 2, 3
B. 1, 3, 2
C. 2, 1, 3
D. 3, 2, 1
E. 3, 1, 2

5. A purple ball rolls off a horizontal table with an initial speed of 3.0 m/s. a red ball rolls off the same
table with an initial speed of 1.5 m/s. Both balls fly unhindered toward the horizontal floor that they hit
at some horizontal distance from the edge of the table.
How does the horizontal distance for the purple ball compare to the horizontal distance for the red ball?
A. The horizontal distance for the purple ball is twice as much as that for the red ball.
B. The horizontal distance for the purple ball is the same as the horizontal distance for the red ball.
C. The horizontal distance for the purple ball is four times as much as that for the red ball.
D. The horizontal distance for the purple ball is half as much as that for the red ball.
E. We need to know the relative masses of the balls to answer this question.

6. Each of the following graphs represents the position of a car as it moves or stays put along a straight
line. The scales on all the graphs are the same.
Which graph represents the car that is moving fastest at time T?
A.
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B.

C.

D.

E.
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7. According to this equation:

We can determine how far an object, starting from rest, has travelled in the x direction if we know its
constant acceleration and how long it has travelled.
Object M and object N both start from rest and have constant accelerations.
If object M has travelled for twice as much time as object N and object M’s acceleration is three times
that of object N, then how many times further has object M travelled than object N?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 36
E. Same distance

8. From the graph of acceleration below, what can we know for sure about the object whose motion this
graph represents?

A. The object is speeding up

B. The object is slowing down
C. The object is moving northward
D. The object is changing direction
E. The object is accelerating northward