Question 1

Drop a rock from a 5-m height and it accelerates at 10 m/s2 and strikes the ground 1 s later.Drop the same rock from a height of 2.5 m and its acceleration of fall is about

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A)  half as much.
B)  the same amount.
C)  twice as much.
D)  four times as much.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C) B

Question 2

The vertical height attained by a basketball player who achieves a hang time of a full 1 s is

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A)  about 0.8 m.
B)  about 1 m.
C)  about 1.2 m.
D)  about 2.5 m.
E)  more than 2.5 m.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Starting from rest,the distance a freely falling object will fall in 0.5 second is about

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A)  1 m.
B)  10 m.
C)  1) 00 m.
D)  none of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

A horse gallops a distance of 10 kilometers in a time of 30 minutes.Its average speed is

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A)  15 km/h.
B)  20 km/h.
C)  30 km/h.
D)  40 km/h.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

If a freely falling object were somehow equipped with a speedometer,its speed reading would increase each second by about

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A)  5 m/s.
B)  10 m/s.
C)  15 m/s.
D)  a variable amount.
E)  depends on its initial speedF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

A bullet is fired straight down from the top of a high cliff.Neglecting air resistance,the acceleration of the bullet in meters per second per second

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A)  is less than 9.8.
B)  is 9.8.
C)  is more than 9.8.
D)  depends on the height of the cliff.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The two measurements necessary for calculating average speed are

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A)  acceleration and time.
B)  velocity and time.
C)  distance and time.
D)  distance and acceleration.
E)  velocity and distance.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

A man leans over the edge of a cliff and throws a rock upward at 4.9 m/s.How far below the level from which it was thrown is the rock 2 seconds later?

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A)  4) 9 m
B)  9) 8 m
C)  14.7 m
D)  19.6 mE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

At one instant a heavy object in air is moving upward at 50 meters per second.One second later its speed is approximately

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A)  40 m/s.
B)  50 m/s.
C)  55 m/s.
D)  60 m/s.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Ten seconds after starting from rest,a car is moving at 40 m/s.What is the car's acceleration in meters per second per second?

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A)  0) 25
B)  2) 8
C)  4) 0
D)  10
E)  40F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

A car maintains a constant velocity of 100 km/hr for 10 seconds.During this interval its acceleration is

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A)  zero.
B)  10 km/hr.
C)  110 km/hr.
D)  1000 km/hr.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

An object falls freely from rest on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is twice as much as it is on Earth.In the first 5 seconds it falls a distance of

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A)  100 m.
B)  150 m.
C)  250 m.
D)  500 m.
E)  none of theseF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 13

If an object falling freely were somehow equipped with an odometer to measure the distance it travels,then the amount of distance it travels each succeeding second would be

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A)  constant.
B)  less and less each second.
C)  greater than the second before.
D)  doubled.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

One half second after starting from rest,a freely falling object will have a speed of about

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A)  20 m/s.
B)  10 m/s.
C)  5 m/s.
D)  2) 5 m/s.
E)  none of theseF) B) and E)
G) A) and B) C

Question 15

When a rock thrown straight upwards gets to the exact top of its path,its

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A)  velocity is zero and its acceleration is zero.
B)  velocity is zero and its acceleration is about 10 meters per second per second.
C)  velocity is about 10 m/s and its acceleration is zero.
D)  velocity is about 10 m/s and its acceleration is about 10 meters per second per second.
E)  none of theseF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

A car accelerates from rest for 5 seconds until it reaches a speed of 20 m/s.What is the car's acceleration in meters per second per second?

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A)  1
B)  2
C)  3
D)  4
E)  5F) C) and D)
G) A) and D) D

Question 17

A hockey puck is set in motion across a frozen pond.If ice friction and air resistance are neglected,the force required to keep the puck sliding at constant velocity is

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A)  zero.
B)  equal to its weight.
C)  equal to its weight divided by its mass.
D)  equal to the product of its mass times its weight.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

If a car increases its velocity from zero to 60 km/h in 10 seconds,its acceleration is

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A)  3 km/h/s.
B)  6 km/h/s.
C)  10 km/h/s.
D)  60 km/h/s.
E)  600 km/h/s.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

While an object near the Earth's surface is in free fall,its

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A)  velocity increases.
B)  acceleration increases.
C)  mass increases.
D)  mass decreases.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

If a rocket initially at rest accelerates at a rate of 50 m/s2 for one minute,its speed will be

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A)  50 m/s.
B)  500 m/s.
C)  3000 m/s.
D)  3600 m/s.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 3: Linear Motion

Drop a rock from a 5-m height and it accelerates at 10 m/s2 and strikes the ground 1 s later.Drop the same rock from a height of 2.5 m and its acceleration of fall is about

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The vertical height attained by a basketball player who achieves a hang time of a full 1 s is

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Starting from rest,the distance a freely falling object will fall in 0.5 second is about

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A horse gallops a distance of 10 kilometers in a time of 30 minutes.Its average speed is

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If a freely falling object were somehow equipped with a speedometer,its speed reading would increase each second by about

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A bullet is fired straight down from the top of a high cliff.Neglecting air resistance,the acceleration of the bullet in meters per second per second

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The two measurements necessary for calculating average speed are

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A man leans over the edge of a cliff and throws a rock upward at 4.9 m/s.How far below the level from which it was thrown is the rock 2 seconds later?

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At one instant a heavy object in air is moving upward at 50 meters per second.One second later its speed is approximately

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Ten seconds after starting from rest,a car is moving at 40 m/s.What is the car's acceleration in meters per second per second?

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A car maintains a constant velocity of 100 km/hr for 10 seconds.During this interval its acceleration is

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An object falls freely from rest on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is twice as much as it is on Earth.In the first 5 seconds it falls a distance of

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If an object falling freely were somehow equipped with an odometer to measure the distance it travels,then the amount of distance it travels each succeeding second would be

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One half second after starting from rest,a freely falling object will have a speed of about

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When a rock thrown straight upwards gets to the exact top of its path,its

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A car accelerates from rest for 5 seconds until it reaches a speed of 20 m/s.What is the car's acceleration in meters per second per second?

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A hockey puck is set in motion across a frozen pond.If ice friction and air resistance are neglected,the force required to keep the puck sliding at constant velocity is

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If a car increases its velocity from zero to 60 km/h in 10 seconds,its acceleration is

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While an object near the Earth's surface is in free fall,its

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If a rocket initially at rest accelerates at a rate of 50 m/s2 for one minute,its speed will be

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