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Physics SPH4U - Kinematics Worksheet

This document contains a physics worksheet on kinematics with multiple choice and short answer questions. The multiple choice section contains 5 questions testing concepts like the relationship between velocity-time graphs and displacement/acceleration, identifying graphs that represent uniform motion, and calculating time to reach a velocity given an initial velocity and acceleration. The short answer section asks students to define scalar/vector quantities, explain uniform motion, and sketch position-time, velocity-time, and acceleration-time graphs for uniformly slowing motion. The problem section contains 3 word problems calculating values like time, acceleration, distance/speed given acceleration and initial/final values.

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Physics SPH4U - Kinematics Worksheet

This document contains a physics worksheet on kinematics with multiple choice and short answer questions. The multiple choice section contains 5 questions testing concepts like the relationship between velocity-time graphs and displacement/acceleration, identifying graphs that represent uniform motion, and calculating time to reach a velocity given an initial velocity and acceleration. The short answer section asks students to define scalar/vector quantities, explain uniform motion, and sketch position-time, velocity-time, and acceleration-time graphs for uniformly slowing motion. The problem section contains 3 word problems calculating values like time, acceleration, distance/speed given acceleration and initial/final values.

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Physics SPH4U - Kinematics Worksheet

Multiple Choice [5]


Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. The area under a velocity-time graph always represents


a. displacement d. acceleration
b. change in velocity e. change in acceleration
c. distance
____ 2. Study the position-time graph pictured below and select the statement that is true.

a. The object accelerates, stops, then accelerates in the opposite direction.


b. The object's speed is greatest during the first segment.
c. The object's acceleration is greatest during the last segment.
d. The object's average velocity is zero.
e. The object travels a greater distance in the first segment than in the last segment.
____ 3. The velocity-time graph that represents "uniform motion" is

a. A d. D
b. B e. E
c. C
____ 4. Consider the following velocity-time graph and select the statement that is true.

a. At no time can the motion be considered "uniform."


b. The object returns to its original position.
c. The object travels in one direction and then the other.
d. The object is accelerating throughout the entire recorded time.
e. The object speeds up and later slows down.
____ 5. If an object accelerates at 6.2 m/s2 [N], how long will it take to reach a velocity of 25 m/s [N] if starting from
rest?
a. 25 s d. 0.25 s
b. 4.0 m/s e. 4.0 s
c. 31 s

Short Answer

6. Describe the difference between "scalar" and "vector" quantities. [2]

7. Explain what is meant by the term "uniform motion". [2]

8. Sketch position-time, velocity-time, and acceleration-time graphs for an object that is uniformly [3]
slowing to rest.

Problem

9. A sprinter who is competing in a 100-m race accelerates from rest to a top speed of 10.0 m/s
over a distance of 15 m. The remainder of the race is run at a constant speed.
(a) What length of time is required for the sprinter to reach top speed? [3]
(b) What is the sprinter's acceleration? [2]
(c) What is the sprinter's time for the entire race? [3]

10. A car is travelling along a highway with a speed of 25 m/s when the driver sees an obstruction
1.80 ´ 102 m directly ahead. It takes the driver 0.80 s to react and begin braking.
(a) How far does the car travel before it begins to slow down? [3]
(b) How long will it take the car to stop once the brakes are applied, provided the car stops [3]
just before the obstruction?
(c) What is the value of the acceleration of the car if it just misses hitting the obstruction? [3]
Assume the acceleration is uniform.

11. Within 4.0 s of lift-off, a space shuttle reaches an altitude of 4.50 ´102 m, uniformly
accelerating during the entire time.
(a) What is its acceleration? [3]
(b) At what speed is the shuttle travelling when it reaches this altitude? [3]
(c) How long would it take the shuttle to travel the next 450 m if it stops accelerating after 4.0 s? [2]

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