I- Free Fall

1. Approximately how far will an object near Earth's surface fall in 3.0 seconds?

a) 9.8 m b) 88 m c) 29 m d) 44 m
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2. An object falls freely from rest near the surface of Earth. What is the speed of the object after having fallen
a distance at 4.90 meters?

a) 4.90 m/s b) 96.1 m/s c) 9.80 m/s d) 24.0 m/s

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3. How far will a brick starting from rest fall freely in 3.0 seconds?

a) 29 m b) 44 m c) 88 m d) 15 m
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4. A ball thrown vertically upward reaches a maximum height of 30. meters above the surface of Earth. At its
maximum height, the speed of the ball is

a) 0.0 m/s b) 24 m/s c) 9.8 m/s d) 3.1 m/s

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5. A ball dropped from rest falls freely until it hits the ground with a speed of 20 m/s. The time during which
the ball is in free fall is approximately

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a) 0.5 s b) 1s c) 10 s d) 2s
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6. What is the speed of a 2.5-kg mass after it has fallen freely from rest through a distance of 12 meters?

a) 15 m/s b) 30. m/s c) 43 m/s d) 4.8 m/s

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7. A ball is thrown straight downward with a speed of 0.50 m/s from a height of 4.0 meters. What is the
speed of the ball 0.70 second after it is released? [Neglect friction.]

a) 0.50 m/s b) 15 m/s c) 9.8 m/s d) 7.4 m/s

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8. A baseball dropped from the roof of a tall building takes 3.1 seconds to hit the ground. How tall is the
building? [Neglect friction.]

a) 15 m b) 47 m c) 30. m d) 94 m
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9. A ball is thrown straight up with a speed of 12 m/s near the surface of Earth. What is the maximum height
reached by the ball? [Neglect air friction.]

a) 0.37 m b) 15 m c) 7.3 m d) 1.2 m

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10. A 15-kg mass weighs 60. newtons on planet X. The mass is allowed to fall freely from rest near the
surface of the planet. After falling for 6.0 seconds, the acceleration of the mass is
a) 4.0 m/s2 b) 10. m/s2 c) 24 m/s2 d) 0.25 m/s2
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11. An astronaut weighs 500 newtons on Earth and 25 newtons on asteroid x. The acceleration due to gravity
on asteroid x is approximately

a) 2 m/s2 b) 0.2 m/s2 c) 0.5 m/s2 d) 1 m/s2

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12. After a model rocket reached its maximum height, it then took 5.0 seconds to return to the launch site.
What is the approximate maximum height reached by the rocket? [Neglect air resistance.]

a) 49 m b) 250 m c) 120 m d) 98 m
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13. A basketball player jumped straight up to grab a rebound. If she was in the air for 0.80 second, how high
did she jump?

a) 3.1 m b) 1.2 m c) 0.50 m d) 0.78 m

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14. An object is dropped from rest and falls freely 20. meters to Earth. When is the speed of the object 9.8
m/s?

a) during the entire first second of its fall c) at the end of its first second of fall
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b) after it has fallen 9.8 meters d) during its entire time of fall
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15. An astronaut drops a hammer from 2.0 meters above the surface of the Moon. If the acceleration due to
gravity on the Moon is 1.62 m/s2, how long will it take for the hammer to fall to the Moon's surface?

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a) 1.2 s b) 0.62 s c) 2.5 s d) 1.6 s

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16. A rock falls from rest off a high cliff. How far has the rock fallen when its speed is 39.2 m/s? [Neglect
friction.]

a) 123 m b) 44.1 m c) 78.3 m d) 19.6 m

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17. A rocket initially at rest on the ground lifts off vertically with a constant acceleration of 2.0 x 101 m/s2.
How long will it take the rocket to reach an altitude of 9.0 x 103 meters?

a) 9.0 x 102 s b) 4.5 x 102 s c) 3.0 x 101 s d) 4.3 x 101 s

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18. In an experiment that measures how fast a student reacts, a meter stick dropped from rest falls 0.20
meter before the student catches it. The reaction time of the student is approximately

a) 0.30s b) 0.20s c) 0.40s d) 0.10s

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19. A stone is dropped from a bridge 45 meters above the surface of a river. Approximately how many
seconds does the stone take to reach the water's surface?
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a) 10. s b) 1.0 s c) 3.0 s d) 22 s

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20. An object falls freely from rest near the surface of the Earth. What is the speed of the object when it has
fallen 4.9 meters from its rest position?

a) 9.8 m/s b) 24 m/s c) 96 m/s d) 4.9 m/s

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II- Free fall (knowledge)

1. A 4.0-kilogram rock and a 1.0-kilogram stone fall freely from rest from a height of 100 meters. After they
fall for 2.0 seconds, the ratio of the rock's speed to the stone's speed is

a) 4 to 1 b) 1 to 1 c) 1 to 2 d) 2 to 1
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2. A golf ball is hit at an angle of 45� above the horizontal. What is the acceleration of the golf ball at the
highest point in its trajectory? [Neglect friction.]

a) 0.0 m/s2 b) 9.8 m/s2 upward c) 6.9 m/s2 horizontal d) 9.8 m/s2downward
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3. A 4.0-kilogram rock and a 1.0-kilogram stone fall freely from rest from a height of 100. meters. After they
fall for 2.0 seconds, the ratio of the rock's speed to the stone's speed is

a) 2 to 1 b) 1 to 1 c) 1 to 2 d) 4 to 1
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4. Objects A and B are dropped from rest near Earth's surface. Object A has mass m and object B has mass
2m. After 2 seconds of free fall, object A has a speed v and has fallen a distance d. What are the speed and
distance of fall of object B after 2 seconds of free fall?

a) speed = v/2 distance = d/2 c) speed = 2v, distance = 2d

b) speed = v/2 distance = 2d d) speed = v distance = d

III- Velocity(knowledge)
1. A stream is 30. meters wide and its current flows southward at 1.5 m/s. A toy boat is launched with a
velocity of 2.0 m/s eastward from the west bank of the stream. What is the magnitude of the boat

a) 3.5 m/s b) 3.0 m/s c) 2.5 m/s d) 0.5 m/s

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2. A river flows due east at 1.5 m/s. A motorboat leaves the north shore of the river and heads due south at
2.0 m/s, as shown in the diagram below. Which vector best represents the resultant velocity of the boat
relative to the riverbank?

a)
b)
d)
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IV- Velocity
1. A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 200 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal.
What is the magnitude of the vertical component of the projectile's initial velocity?

a) (200 m/s)/(sin30) b) (200 m/s)/(cos30) c) 200 m/s x sin30 d) 200 m/s x cos30
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2. A football player kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 25 m/s at an angle of 53 degrees above the
horizontal. The vertical component of the initial velocity of the ball is

a) 15 m/s b) 20. m/s c) 25 m/s d) 10. m/s

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3. An airplane flies with a velocity of 750. kilometers per hour, 30.0 degrees south of east. What is the
magnitude of the eastward component of the plane's velocity?

a) 650. km/h b) 375 km/h c) 866 km/h d) 433 km/h

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4. An artillery shell is fired at an angle to the horizontal. Its initial velocity has a vertical component of 150
m/s and a horizontal component of 260 m/s. What is the magnitude of the initial velocity of the shell?

a) 9.0 x 104 m/s b) 1.1 x 102 m/s c) 4.1 x 102 m/s d) 3.0 x 102 m/s
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5. A cannon with a muzzle velocity of 500. m/s fires a cannonball at an angle of 30. degrees above the
horizontal. What is the vertical component of the cannonball's velocity as it leaves the cannon?

a) 433 m/s b) 500. m/s c) 250. m/s d) 0.0 m/s

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V- Displacement

1. What is the total displacement of a student who walks 3 blocks east, 2 blocks north, 1 block west, and then
2 blocks south?

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a) 2 blocks east b) 2 blocks west c) 8 blocks d) 0

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2. Which two terms represent a vector quantity and the scalar quantity of the vector's magnitude,
respectively?

a) displacement and b) acceleration and c) speed and time d) weight and force
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3. A girl leaves a history classroom and walks 10. meters north to a drinking fountain. Then she turns and
walks 30. meters south to an art classroom. What is the girl's total displacement from the history classroom to
the art classroom?

a) 40. m south b) 20. m north c) 20. m south d) 40. m north

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4. A student on her way to school walks four blocks east, three blocks north, and another four blocks east, as
shown in the diagram. Compared to the distance she walks, the magnitude of her displacement from home to
school is
a) less b) the same c) greater d) can't be determined
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5. The map below shows the route traveled by a school bus. What is the magnitude of the total displacement
of the school bus from the start to the end of its trip?

a) 500 m b) 1,800 m c) 800 m d) 400 m

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6. A softball player leaves the batter's box, overruns first base by 3.0 meters, and then returns to first base.
Compared to the total distance traveled by the player, the magnitude of the player's total displacement from
the batter's box is

a) can't be determined b) the same c) smaller d) larger

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7. A child walks 5.0 meters north, then 4.0 meters east, and finally 2.0 meters south. What is the magnitude
of the resultant displacement of the child after the entire walk?

a) 1.0 m b) 5.0 m c) 11.0 m d) 3.0 m

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8. What is the total displacement of a student who walks 3 blocks east, 2 blocks north, 1 block west, and then
2 blocks south?

a) 2 blocks west b) 8 blocks c) 0 d) 2 blocks east

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9. A car travels 12 km due north and then 8 km due west going from town A to town B. What is the
magnitude of the displacement of a helicopter that flies in a straight line from town A to town B?

a) 10. km b) 20. km c) 4 km d) 14 km
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10. As shown in the diagram below, a painter climbs 7.3 m up a vertical scaffold from A to B and then walks
11.0 m from B to C along a level platform. The magnitude of the painter's total displacement while moving
from A to C is
 a) 18.3 m b) 13.2 m c) 3.7 m d) 25.6 m
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11. Which vector diagram represents the greatest magnitude of displacement for an object?

a)

b) c) d)

Answers
1. Approximately how far will an object near Earth's surface fall in 3.0 seconds?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 44 m

2. An object falls freely from rest near the surface of Earth. What is the speed of the object after having fallen a
distance at 4.90 meters?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 9.80 m/s

3. How far will a brick starting from rest fall freely in 3.0 seconds?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 44 m

4. A ball thrown vertically upward reaches a maximum height of 30. meters above the surface of Earth. At its
maximum height, the speed of the ball is
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 0.0 m/s

5. A ball dropped from rest falls freely until it hits the ground with a speed of 20 m/s. The time during which the
ball is in free fall is approximately
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 2 s

6. What is the speed of a 2.5-kg mass after it has fallen freely from rest through a distance of 12 meters?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 15 m/s

7. A ball is thrown straight downward with a speed of 0.50 m/s from a height of 4.0 meters. What is the speed of
the ball 0.70 second after it is released? [Neglect friction.]
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 7.4 m/s
8. A baseball dropped from the roof of a tall building takes 3.1 seconds to hit the ground. How tall is the building?
[Neglect friction.]
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 47 m

9. A ball is thrown straight up with a speed of 12 m/s near the surface of Earth. What is the maximum height
reached by the ball? [Neglect air friction.]
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 7.3 m

10. A 15-kg mass weighs 60. newtons on planet X. The mass is allowed to fall freely from rest near the surface of
the planet. After falling for 6.0 seconds, the acceleration of the mass is
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 4.0 m/s2

11. An astronaut weighs 500 newtons on Earth and 25 newtons on asteroid x. The acceleration due to gravity on
asteroid x is approximately
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 0.5 m/s2

12. After a model rocket reached its maximum height, it then took 5.0 seconds to return to the launch site. What
is the approximate maximum height reached by the rocket? [Neglect air resistance.]
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 120 m

13. A basketball player jumped straight up to grab a rebound. If she was in the air for 0.80 second, how high did
she jump?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 0.78 m

14. An object is dropped from rest and falls freely 20. meters to Earth. When is the speed of the object 9.8 m/s?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: at the end of its first second of fall

15. An astronaut drops a hammer from 2.0 meters above the surface of the Moon. If the acceleration due to
gravity on the Moon is 1.62 m/s2, how long will it take for the hammer to fall to the Moon's surface?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 1.6 s

16. A rock falls from rest off a high cliff. How far has the rock fallen when its speed is 39.2 m/s? [Neglect friction.]
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 78.3 m

17. A rocket initially at rest on the ground lifts off vertically with a constant acceleration of 2.0 x 101 m/s2. How
long will it take the rocket to reach an altitude of 9.0 x 103 meters?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 3.0 x 101 s

18. In an experiment that measures how fast a student reacts, a meter stick dropped from rest falls 0.20 meter
before the student catches it. The reaction time of the student is approximately
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 0.20s

19. A stone is dropped from a bridge 45 meters above the surface of a river. Approximately how many seconds
does the stone take to reach the water's surface?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 3.0 s

20. An object falls freely from rest near the surface of the Earth. What is the speed of the object when it has fallen
4.9 meters from its rest position?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 9.8 m/s

Ii
1. A 4.0-kilogram rock and a 1.0-kilogram stone fall freely from rest from a height of 100 meters. After they fall
for 2.0 seconds, the ratio of the rock's speed to the stone's speed is
 You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 1 to 1

2. A golf ball is hit at an angle of 45� above the horizontal. What is the acceleration of the golf ball at the highest
point in its trajectory? [Neglect friction.]
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 9.8 m/s2downward

3. A 4.0-kilogram rock and a 1.0-kilogram stone fall freely from rest from a height of 100. meters. After they fall
for 2.0 seconds, the ratio of the rock's speed to the stone's speed is
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 1 to 1

4. Objects A and B are dropped from rest near Earth's surface. Object A has mass m and object B has mass 2m.
After 2 seconds of free fall, object A has a speed v and has fallen a distance d. What are the speed and distance of
fall of object B after 2 seconds of free fall?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: speed = v distance = d

Iii

1. A stream is 30. meters wide and its current flows southward at 1.5 m/s. A toy boat is launched with a velocity
of 2.0 m/s eastward from the west bank of the stream. What is the magnitude of the boat
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 2.5 m/s

2. A river flows due east at 1.5 m/s. A motorboat leaves the north shore of the river and heads due south at 2.0
m/s, as shown in the diagram below. Which vector best represents the resultant velocity of the boat relative to the
riverbank?

You didn't select an answer. The answer is:

IV

1. A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 200 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. What
is the magnitude of the vertical component of the projectile's initial velocity?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 200 m/s x sin30

2. A football player kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 25 m/s at an angle of 53 degrees above the horizontal.
The vertical component of the initial velocity of the ball is
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 20. m/s

3. An airplane flies with a velocity of 750. kilometers per hour, 30.0 degrees south of east. What is the magnitude
of the eastward component of the plane's velocity?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 650. km/h

4. An artillery shell is fired at an angle to the horizontal. Its initial velocity has a vertical component of 150 m/s
and a horizontal component of 260 m/s. What is the magnitude of the initial velocity of the shell?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 3.0 x 102 m/s

5. A cannon with a muzzle velocity of 500. m/s fires a cannonball at an angle of 30. degrees above the horizontal.
What is the vertical component of the cannonball's velocity as it leaves the cannon?
You didn't select an answer. The answer is: 250. m/s