Exam 2: Kinematics in One Dimension

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A car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate in a straight line.In the first second the car moves a distance of 2.0 meters.How much additional distance will the car move during the second second of its motion?

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A brick is dropped from rest from a height of 4.9 m.How long does it take the brick to reach the ground?

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2-15 The figure shows the speed as a function of time for an object in free fall near the surface of the earth. 2-15 The figure shows the speed as a function of time for an object in free fall near the surface of the earth.   The object was dropped from rest in a long evacuated cylinder. -Which one of the following statements best explains why the graph goes through the origin? The object was dropped from rest in a long evacuated cylinder. -Which one of the following statements best explains why the graph goes through the origin?

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In the process of delivering mail, a postal worker walks 161 m, due east from his truck.He then turns around and walks 194 m, due west from his truck.What is the worker's displacement relative to his truck?

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A ball is dropped from rest from a tower and strikes the ground 110 m below.Approximately how many seconds does it take the ball to strike the ground after being dropped? Neglect air resistance.

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2-9 An object is moving along a straight line in the positive x direction.The graph shows its position from the starting point as a function of time.Various segments of the graph are identified by the letters A, B, C, and D. 2-9 An object is moving along a straight line in the positive x direction.The graph shows its position from the starting point as a function of time.Various segments of the graph are identified by the letters A, B, C, and D.   -What was the instantaneous velocity of the object at the end of the eighth second? -What was the instantaneous velocity of the object at the end of the eighth second?

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2-9 An object is moving along a straight line in the positive x direction.The graph shows its position from the starting point as a function of time.Various segments of the graph are identified by the letters A, B, C, and D. 2-9 An object is moving along a straight line in the positive x direction.The graph shows its position from the starting point as a function of time.Various segments of the graph are identified by the letters A, B, C, and D.   -In a race, Marcos runs 1.00 mile in 4.02 min, mounts a bicycle, and rides back to his starting point, which is also the finish line, in 3.02 min.What is the magnitude of Marcos' average velocity for the race? -In a race, Marcos runs 1.00 mile in 4.02 min, mounts a bicycle, and rides back to his starting point, which is also the finish line, in 3.02 min.What is the magnitude of Marcos' average velocity for the race?

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Alexa's hair grows with an average speed of 3.5 × 10-9 m/s.How long does it take her hair to grow 0.30 m? Note: 1 yr = 3.156 × 107 s.

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A car travels in a straight line covering a total distance of 90.0 miles in 60.0 minutes.Which one of the following statements concerning this situation is necessarily true?

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A train with a constant speed of 16 m/s passes through a town.After leaving the town, the train accelerates at 0.33 m/s2 until it reaches a speed of 35 m/s.How far did the train travel while it was accelerating?

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2-10 A automotive test driver travels due north in a prototype hybrid vehicle at 30 mi/h for 2 hours.She then reverses her direction and travels due south at 60 mi/h for 1 hour. -What is the average speed of the vehicle?

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2-5 A tennis ball is shot vertically upward in an evacuated chamber inside a tower with an initial speed of 20.0 m/s at time t = 0 s. -How high does the ball rise?

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2-8 An object is moving along a straight line.The graph shows the object's velocity as a function of time. 2-8 An object is moving along a straight line.The graph shows the object's velocity as a function of time.   -During which interval(s) of the graph does the speed of the object increase by equal amounts in equal times? -During which interval(s) of the graph does the speed of the object increase by equal amounts in equal times?

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A cheetah is walking at a speed of 1.15 m/s when it observes a gazelle 43.0 m directly ahead.If the cheetah accelerates at 9.25 m/s2, how long does it take the cheetah to reach the gazelle if the gazelle doesn't move?

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At which time or times does the object reverse its direction of motion?

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2-9 An object is moving along a straight line in the positive x direction.The graph shows its position from the starting point as a function of time.Various segments of the graph are identified by the letters A, B, C, and D. 2-9 An object is moving along a straight line in the positive x direction.The graph shows its position from the starting point as a function of time.Various segments of the graph are identified by the letters A, B, C, and D.   -The rate at which the acceleration of an object changes with time is called a jerk.What is the dimension of the jerk? -The rate at which the acceleration of an object changes with time is called a jerk.What is the dimension of the jerk?

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In which segment or segments of the graph does the object have the highest speed?

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What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the ball when it is at its highest point?

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Water drips from rest from a leaf that is 15 meters above the ground.Neglecting air resistance, what is the speed of each water drop when it hits the ground?

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A car, starting from rest, accelerates in a straight-line path at a constant rate of 2.0 m/s2. How far will the car travel in 12 seconds?

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