One Dimensional Motion Physics Practice

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Random 10 Questions from the One Dimensional Motion Test Bank

10 - 1D Motion Questions

1 / 10

What does the slope of a position time graph determine?

displacement

velocity

acceleration

The rate at which the position or displacement is changing. This object goes from 16 meters to 8 meters or is going backwards for the 30 seconds. The straight line means the type of motion is constant.

Constant backward velocity

2 / 10

What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

Was moving at a constant rate of -4 m/s velocity for 30 seconds or had a constant backward velocity of 4 meters per second.

Slope on a V/T graph is equal to acceleration. There was no acceleration because the slope was flat, but there was a velocity the whole time.

3 / 10

What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

On a V/T graphs the slope is acceleration. The slope here is sloped so there is acceleration. Another way to think about it is by what is happening in the graph. The object went 0 m/s to 12 m/s during the 30 seconds. They sped up during the entire time.

4 / 10

Pick the right equation:

How far did Tony travel when he constantly accelerated from 5 to 15 m/s in 5 seconds?

How far is displacement or x

5 / 10

A change in displacement over time is ______________.

displacement

velocity

acceleration

distance

v = (Δx)/t

The change in displacement over time is the definition of velocity. See the equation above

6 / 10

Which variable is bold in the following question:

How fast was Sam traveling if he is traveling at 16 m/s after accelerating at 2 m/s² for 25 meters?

A) v_i

B) v_f

C) a

D) t

E) x

F) v

The unit for acceleration is m/s²

7 / 10

What is your displacement after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

0 meters

10 meters east

10 meters west

30 meters east

30 meters west

30 meters

What is your displacement after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

Displacement is vector and a measure of how far you are from start to finish. Take into account the direction.

10 m east becomes (+10)

20 m west becomes (-20)

add them together including the sign ((+10) + (-20))

(-10 meters) or 10 meters west

8 / 10

What is your average speed after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

1 m/s east

1 m/s west

3 m/s east

3 m/s west

1 m/s

3 m/s

What is your speed after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

speed is a scalar so disregard the direction.

v = x/t

(10 meters + 20 meters) / (10 seconds)

9 / 10

15 m east is a _____________.

scalar distance

scalar displacement

scalar speed

scalar velocity

vector distance

vector displacement

vector speed

vector velocity

15 m is a magnitude and east is a direction. This is the vector displacement having both magnitude and direction from the origin to the end.

10 / 10

What is your displacement after going 10 meters east followed by 3 meter west?

13 meters east

13 meters

7 meters east

7 meters west

7 meters

Displacement is a vector that includes direction. Make the direction a sign (east positive and west negative) before you add (10 + (-3)) = -7 meters which becomes 7 meters west

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Random 20 Questions from the One Dimensional Motion Test Bank

20 - 1D Motion Questions

1 / 20

What does the slope of a position time graph determine?

displacement

velocity

acceleration

Constant backward velocity

2 / 20

What is the displacement between 5 and 15 seconds

0 m forward

8 m forward

40 m forward

80 m forward

3 / 20

What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

4 / 20

One ball is thrown up and another is dropped. Which ball will have a greater downward velocity after 2 seconds?

the ball thrown up

the ball dropped

both will be the same

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down.

The ball dropped would have a head start and always be traveling faster downwards

5 / 20

One ball is thrown up and another is dropped. Which ball will have a greater acceleration after 2 seconds?

the ball thrown up

the ball dropped

both will be the same

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down

It does not matter what happened to get it there. Thrown up, dropped, or thrown down they all have different velocities but those velocities change by 9.8 m/s²down

6 / 20

When a ball is thrown in the air straight up, what is the acceleration if still in the air after 2 seconds of its flight?

9.8 m/s/s up

0 m/s

Not enough information to determine

9.8 m/s/s down

The Y velocity continues to change but is 0 m/s at the top of the flight for an instant.

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down

7 / 20

When a ball is thrown in the air straight up, what is the acceleration at the top of its flight?

9.8 m/s/s up

0 m/s

0 m/s/s down

9.8 m/s/s down

The Y velocity continues to change but is 0 m/s at the top of the flight for an instant.

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down

8 / 20

When a ball is thrown in the air straight up, what is the velocity at the top of its flight?

9.8 m/s up

0 m/s

9.8 m/s down

9.8 m/s/s down

The Y velocity continues to change but is 0 m/s at the top of the flight for an instant.

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down anywhere in flight but the velocity does change in the Y axis and is 0 m/s at the top

9 / 20

What is the displacement of a ball thrown up at 25 m/s after 4 seconds in the air? (Note the ball can be below the ground)

131.8 meters down

60.8 meters up

21.6 meters up

56.8 meters down

24.6 meters down

10 / 20

Pick the right equation:

How far did Tony travel when he constantly accelerated from 5 to 15 m/s in 5 seconds?

How far is displacement or x

11 / 20

A change in velocity over time is ______________.

displacement

velocity

acceleration

distance

a = (Δv)/t

The change in velocity divided by time is the definition of acceleration. See the equation above

12 / 20

Pick the right equation and solve the problem:

A duck flew 500 meters in 40 seconds. How fast was the duck flying?

0.08 m/s

12.5 m/s

3.7 m/s

20000. m

13 / 20

Pick the right equation and solve the problem:

How far did Tony travel when he constantly accelerated from 5 to 15 m/s in 5 seconds?

50 m

72.1 m

16.8 m

35 m

14 / 20

What it the direction of 15 meters north?

15 meters

15 meters north

meters

north

north is the direction the 15 m is pointing

15 / 20

What it the magnitude of 15 meters north?

15 meters

15 meters north

meters

north

Magnitude is the number and unit: 15 meters

without any direction

16 / 20

What is your displacement after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

0 meters

10 meters east

10 meters west

30 meters east

30 meters west

30 meters

What is your displacement after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

Displacement is vector and a measure of how far you are from start to finish. Take into account the direction.

10 m east becomes (+10)

20 m west becomes (-20)

add them together including the sign ((+10) + (-20))

(-10 meters) or 10 meters west

17 / 20

What is your average velocity after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

1 m/s east

1 m/s west

3 m/s east

3 m/s west

1 m/s

3 m/s

What is your velocity after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?
Velocity is a vector so direction matters so displacement divided by time. Make the directions into signs.
10 m east is +10
20 m west is -20
now calculate displacement and divide that by time ((+10)+(-20))/10
-10/10 = -1 m/s
turn the negative back into a direction 1 m/s west

18 / 20

What is your average speed after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

1 m/s east

1 m/s west

3 m/s east

3 m/s west

1 m/s

3 m/s

What is your speed after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

speed is a scalar so disregard the direction.

v = x/t

(10 meters + 20 meters) / (10 seconds)

19 / 20

15 m/s is a _________.

scalar distance

scalar velocity

scalar speed

scalar displacement

vector distance

vector displacement

vector speed

vector velocity

15 m/s is a magnitude only but includes a distance over time so is the scalar speed.

20 / 20

What is your distance after going 10 meters east followed by 3 meter west?

13 meters east

13 meters

7 meters east

7 meters west

7 meters

Distance is a scalar that has no direction. You do nothing with the direction and just add all the individual magnitudes up (10 + 3) here.

You can't put a direction on the final answer since it is a measure of how far you went totally and not a direction.

You should not put a direction on the final answer either since this is not a measure of where you are located but just how far you went in any direction.

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